Are lcd's any good for normal SD tv?!
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tobias123 said:
As said above, the scaling of the panel wil effect picture quality, some people use HTPC's instead for superior freeview picture quality (you can use scaling on the PC side) I tried playing Ice Age 2 just now with scaling disabled (stretch mode only) and it looked terrible, compared to ffdshow scaling to 1680x1050.
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From what I've read so far, Plasma are better than LCD and Panasonic boxes (DMREX85) are best at upscaling SD to HD.
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DVD Cinema said:
You can't get a true HD Plasma though, at least not for sensible price. All are below HD specs and not true 1080P, which some LCD's are (Sharp XD1 range) most plasma are 1024x720 or something like that. Also have screenburn with Plasma.
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squiffy said:
It's true, Plasmas are dearer, as they tend to start at 37in for a start.
I thought Plasmas were 1024 x 1024 now.
Anyway, it's not always down to just resolution and Plasma has plenty of that for HD.
I haven't got either an LCD TV, well only my pc monitor, or a Plasma, so I'm open minded. It's just what I've read up on really.
first of all, dont just read spec sheets when picking a LCD TV, get down to a decent shop (one where they can be bothered to set them up properly) and spend a hour or 2 checking them out. Im not a fan of the samsungs, yes for the price there pretty good, but SD tends to look really false on every panel iv seen, the HD stuff looks OK though.
All depends on your budget= panasonic, philips and sony do some really nice LCDs, I have a panasonic tx32 and its really good with SD, the buitl in freeview looks fantastic. allthough if you can afford it a nice pioneer plasma will kick them all in to touch,, i just wish i could afford one
All depends on your budget= panasonic, philips and sony do some really nice LCDs, I have a panasonic tx32 and its really good with SD, the buitl in freeview looks fantastic. allthough if you can afford it a nice pioneer plasma will kick them all in to touch,, i just wish i could afford one
tobias123 said:
The 5000:1 samsung contrast ratios are dynamic, just a marketing gimmick. Their real contrast ratio is no where near that. I have a samsung and if your watching a dark scene with dynamic contrast ratio enabled, and there is a flicker of light it's like watching a nuclear explosion it's so bright. If your worried about contrast ratios, plasmas and crts have an infinte contrast ratio.
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Generally Plasmas handle SD images better... tis true.
But the latest LCDs do a pretty good job. As GoatBoy says, the more you spend, (generally) the better SD picture handling you get.
The Sony V, W and X series are especially talented.
But the latest LCDs do a pretty good job. As GoatBoy says, the more you spend, (generally) the better SD picture handling you get.
The Sony V, W and X series are especially talented.
I have the Sony V series, which is meant to be one of the better ones.
With a decent high quality feed, for example the BBC Planet Earth or whatever it was called looked incredible in SD.
However, give it a low bitrate feed & you can tell the difference! **** in & **** out is basically the rule.
You also need to consider the size of screen you get, & the distance you sit from it. Most people seem to overlook this part & get the biggest screen possible, & wonder why it looks pants at 3 ft viewing distance!
With a decent high quality feed, for example the BBC Planet Earth or whatever it was called looked incredible in SD.
However, give it a low bitrate feed & you can tell the difference! **** in & **** out is basically the rule.
You also need to consider the size of screen you get, & the distance you sit from it. Most people seem to overlook this part & get the biggest screen possible, & wonder why it looks pants at 3 ft viewing distance!