OT - Plasma TV question

"Newps" wrote:

Dan Luke wrote:




The SB was on ABC, so it was 720p. There's not a *lot* of apparent
difference, but to me the 1080i that CBS, NBC and PBS broadcast looks
superior.

Really? Watching the NFL HD games on Directv this year I liked the
Fox broadcasts better. The ESPN games on Sunday nights were better
than the CBS version also.

I'm talking about OTA, mostly, which is better than the heavily
compressed satellite feed.

Still, apples-to-apples via DirecTV, I like CBS the best and ESPN the
least; no contest. The 1080i looks sharper and "deeper" to me.

What kind of set do you have?

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So, I guess the question is: Did you post the message that I quoted, or is
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former and as such, *someone* has the date set wrong on their computer...
Interestingly, the date on this post of your's is correct...

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Dan Luke wrote:
"Matt Whiting" wrote:


After watching the NFL and the Olympics on plasma HD, I'd hate to go
back to SD.

HD can spoil you quickly. Some people say the improvement is like
going from B&W to color TV. I wouldn't go that far, but I will say
it's a huge improvement, and the nice thing is that you don't need
satellite or cable to get it from the networks in most places.

That's for sure. I watched the SB at a friend's house and they had
just bought a new Sony rear projection HDTV with 1080i. I think it is
52" in size, but I'm not 100% sure on that. What a difference
compared to the old CRT set they had on the other side of the room.


The SB was on ABC, so it was 720p. There's not a *lot* of apparent
difference, but to me the 1080i that CBS, NBC and PBS broadcast looks
superior.


It was a lot better than conventional TV. It'll be really nice when
1080p is fully deployed.


Matt

"Peter Duniho"
Not only that (which is a good thing to keep in mind), while it's true
that "HD" describes a range of resolutions, and while the best resolution
in the "HD" specification has 1080 lines (interlaced or progressive scan),
finding HD content at that resolution is incredibly difficult right now.
The primary argument for getting a display with that resolution *today*
would be that one expects to use it as a high-resolution computer display
as well. For straight video content, something capable of 720 lines (eg, a
1024x768 resolution PC-compatible display) is going to handle the bulk of
the HD content available, and even that likely to be available in the next
year or so.

HD signals (720i) are 720 x 1280. Without scan converting the image to fit
the width of an XGA screen or projector, the horizontal edges will be
slightly truncated. Purists object to scan conversion (with some
justification) because it can introduce artifacts into the image or
otherwise have some innaccuracies.


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David Dyer-Bennet wrote:

Matt Whiting writes:


I'm still using a 20 year old CRT as one on of my TVs.


Huh; mine turns 20 this year, some to think of it. And it's the first
and only TV I've ever owned in my life (I'm 51 now).

I have a 32" that I bought ~4 years ago, but I still have one of the two
that my wife and I bought during our first couple of years of marriage
so I know it is at least 20 years old. The first one we bought 23 years
ago died a few years back. Amazing how long those old CRT sets lasted.
Hopefully, the new flat panels will be similar.

I'll have a large screen HDTV before year-end, but I'm still
contemplating the options. I like the idea of a projection system, but
they still don't have the brightness and clarity of some of the
projection and flat panel TVs. Decisions, decisions...


Matt

Jay Honeck wrote:

I'm guessing you'll wire the whole thing up with Monster Cable products
too. Have fun.


I was truly enjoying that exchange, until the very end. Then you went and
piqued my curiosity yet again.

What's wrong with "Monster Cable" products??

There is nothing wrong with them other than often being unnecessary and
always being unnecessarily expensive. Unless you have a very long
analog signal run, you really don't need to spend the bucks for these
cables. And if you have digital, then it matters even less ... much less.


Matt