Home Theater/HDTV/et al...

Tu_triky wrote:Haha...fair point...although the Ayanatics have been dead for a conspicuously long time now....that thread is nothing like it once was... :sweat:

Ever since they were rebuffed for trying to start a flame war, they picked up their toys and went to another sandbox.

Oh well.



Back on topic:

Don't know if you read Consumer Reports, but they like the Samsung and Sony LCDs the best in the 40" and 46" categories.

bmwracer wrote:
Ever since they were rebuffed for trying to start a flame war, they picked up their toys and went to another sandbox.

Oh well.



Back on topic:

Don't know if you read Consumer Reports, but they like the Samsung and Sony LCDs the best in the 40" and 46" categories.

Yeah Sony's are more expensive that most but the prevailing winds say that they are better than most.

I'm prolly going to end up with a Sony flat panel...which means LCD since they gave up making plasmas a while back.

Tu_triky wrote:I'm prolly going to end up with a Sony flat panel...which means LCD since they gave up making plasmas a while back.

Don't know how you feel about rear-projection TVs, but there's a lot of good deals to be had for those...

Maybe because they're going the way of the dinosaur.

bmwracer wrote:
Don't know how you feel about rear-projection TVs, but there's a lot of good deals to be had for those...

Maybe because they're going the way of the dinosaur.

Yeah they are a lot cheaper for more real estate too....I'm just sick of lugging around a set that's heavy...obviously it won't be as heavy as the one I'm replacing but still...thin is in.

Tu_triky wrote:thin is in.

That seemed to be the catchphrase at CES this year. :)

bmwracer wrote:
That seemed to be the catchphrase at CES this year. :)

With those OLED Displays it's no wonder.

Fry's has 42" and 50" Panasonic plasmas for $1400 and $1900, respectively, compared to two Samsung 40" and 46" LCDs for $1700 and $2200...

The difference?

The Sammys are 1080p, while the Pannys are both 720p. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:Fry's has 42" and 50" Panasonic plasmas for $1400 and $1900, respectively, compared to two Samsung 40" and 46" LCDs for $1700 and $2200...

The difference?

The Sammys are 1080p, while the Pannys are both 720p. :sweat:

Oh I see...you gotta go 1080p especially with the switch happening in 2009....I have direct tv and even by mid 2008 most metropolitan markets will be offered even local channels all in HD over satellite. All I would have to do is get a new direct tv tuner and add 10 bucks a month to the bill and I'll get more than 85 channels of HD content as of now and counting.

Tu_triky wrote:Oh I see...you gotta go 1080p especially with the switch happening in 2009....I have direct tv and even by mid 2008 most metropolitan markets will be offered even local channels all in HD over satellite. All I would have to do is get a new direct tv tuner and add 10 bucks a month to the bill and I'll get more than 85 channels of HD content as of now and counting.

Actually, 720p is fine for most (all?)... That's still better than the current 480i (SD) that everyone's using now... But the current industry has 1080p (1920X1080) available... And as you've seen at D-Addcits, some people are posting up HD versions of some dramas and the HD players can go up that high.

bmwracer wrote:
Actually, 720p is fine for most (all?)... That's still better than the current 480i (SD) that everyone's using now... But the current industry has 1080p (1920X1080) available... And as you've seen at D-Addcits, some people are posting up HD versions of some dramas and the HD players can go up that high.

That's true...I figure might as well go 1080p instead of saddling yourself with 720p when current and future HDMI devices will soon be adopting 1080p as the mainstream standard. Moreover, most high end TVs have the video processing power to upscale to 1080....but more importantly if you're going to use your comp as a monitor which I probably will I think it's better to go with the higher res.

Tu_triky wrote:That's true...I figure might as well go 1080p instead of saddling yourself with 720p when current and future HDMI devices will soon be adopting 1080p as the mainstream standard. Moreover, most high end TVs have the video processing power to upscale to 1080....but more importantly if you're going to use your comp as a monitor which I probably will I think it's better to go with the higher res.

Exactly.

With the HDTV being able to run 1920X1080 that's as good if not better than most/all PC monitors... And typically, picture-in-picture is available, so you can watch dramas and post on J-D simultaneously... On a big honking screen. :mrgreen: :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
Exactly.

With the HDTV being able to run 1920X1080 that's as good if not better than most/all PC monitors... And typically, picture-in-picture is available, so you can watch dramas and post on J-D simultaneously... On a big honking screen. :mrgreen: :victory:

:hehe: Too funny. I don't know if I'm that "involved" but I'll keep that suggestion in mind. :hehe:

Tu_triky wrote: :hehe: Too funny. I don't know if I'm that "involved" but I'll keep that suggestion in mind. :hehe:

I'll bet Wyn-chan does that... How else can she down so many dramas and post here, too? :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
I'll bet Wyn-chan does that... How else can she down so many dramas and post here, too? :hehe:

Unless there's......two of her.

Tu_triky wrote:Unless there's......two of her.

She did make a reference to Sybil recently. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
She did make a reference to Sybil recently. :beaten:

Haha......

What's up with Canon's SED technology...it's sounds dead on arrival...everybody has shifted the conversation to OLEDs as the next gen tech beyond Plasma and LEDs

Tu_triky wrote:What's up with Canon's SED technology...it's sounds dead on arrival...everybody has shifted the conversation to OLEDs as the next gen tech beyond Plasma and LEDs

I dunno... Canon's been talking about that for several years now, yet nothing... :sweat:

I hope it flies, since some of the performance numbers are pretty amazing, like a contrast ratio of 50K:1 and 0.2ms response time... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface-conduction_electron-emitter_display

Also, Canon is one of my fave Japanese companies... Yeah, that make a difference. :beaten: :crazy:

bmwracer wrote:
I dunno... Canon's been talking about that for several years now, yet nothing... :sweat:

I hope it flies, since some of the performance numbers are pretty amazing, like a contrast ratio of 50K:1 and 0.2ms response time... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface-conduction_electron-emitter_display

Also, Canon is one of my fave Japanese companies... Yeah, that make a difference. :beaten: :crazy:

It is impressive but as far as contrast ration OLEDs are talking about a million to one....kind of leaves Canon in the dust.
:sweat:


They should stick to making good cameras...I have one :P

Tu_triky wrote:It is impressive but as far as contrast ration OLEDs are talking about a million to one....

Since we're talking Sony, that might be the cost ratio over existing technologies... :sweat: :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
Exactly.

With the HDTV being able to run 1920X1080 that's as good if not better than most/all PC monitors... And typically, picture-in-picture is available, so you can watch dramas and post on J-D simultaneously... On a big honking screen. :mrgreen: :victory:

I never tried the PIP, but as a monitor, it works fine. :)

The only problem is text. At 1920x1080, you have to constantly zoom the text, using CTRL+Scroll wheel, to read web pages. (I'm at 9' with a 46" screen) Works great for movies and dramas. You can watch the high res stuff in h.264, without hiccups. Plus there are tons of filters and up scalers for the PC. So no need to buy a new DVD player.