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Your picture is either centered or not centered. If your overscan is 4%, it's 4%. If it's 5%, it's 5%. One of the first things I did after hooking up the LG/Zenith player to my RPTV, was center the image and adjust overscan to my liking, which is about 4.5%. The player could crop 0 or 20 pixels...

With the Zenith player, if you want to watch the occasional 4:3 dvds (like some tv episode box sets) on a 16:9 display that locks in Full mode with 1080i, in the proper aspect ratio, without any color bleeding, then you just need to use the Zenith SV output, and switch to the respective input on...

Ditto what Rick said. I've been there, and what no one has mentioned so far is that you get used to watching regular tv fill the screen of your 4:3 36" set. Nice big picture in the beginning compared to your old 27" or whatever, but after a while it just seems normal size. Then you pop in a...

They're both new models. Maybe somebody has one at home, but not both. If somebody saw both, they saw one or both in a store only. You can't trust what you see in a store, only what you see at home after adjusting the settings properly using an HT guide like Avia. The brand most RPTV owners...

Not that I think the Toshiba is any better, but $4,200 CDN for the 65HDX82 is a major bargain. I've seen it for $6,000. Run and buy it.

Why should someone be so surprised that depending on the circumstances, the Sony 715 yields a better picture than the RP91? The chroma bug on the Sony players is not as evident as it is on some other players. Reviews so far by owners of the 715 indicate that the chroma bug is there but hard to...

Are you using the manufacturer specs, and did you take a close look at the tvs in the store? I only mention it because these tvs are not cubes. I don't know about the Tosh, but the Sony 51" has a spec of almost 25" deep, but most of it is only 23", the "lip" along the very bottom at the front...

Just checking.... you do realize that the tv can be tilted and flipped any way necessary to get it down the stairs?

16/9=1.78 Your 51" screen is 44.5" wide. A 1.85 dvd with no overscan should be 44.5"/1.85=24" tall, but your screen is 25" tall, so that means 1/2" bars on top and bottom. If you see no bars with a 1.85 dvd, that means your overscan is at least 4%. You do see bars, so your overscan is less than...

Why are the scan lines less visible on an analog set that does the squeeze?

x-y scaling can also be used to reduce overscan. Reportedly, it's normal for rptvs to have 6% to 10% overscan out of the box. Skilled tweaking of the convergence might reduce it to 5%, any lower and you start to have geometry and convergence problems. x-y scaling on the player makes adjusting...

Well, it depends. I have noticed the street price for higher end Sony products, like the 900v and the ES line is higher in Canada. The full list price is usually similar though. I know that for a while, in Dec '01, their HW40 line was cheaper in Canada because Sony lowered the list price in...

The Sonys will not be a problem. You liklely won't have to do anything at all whether you watch an anamorpic dvd or a non-a dvd. Check if the model you want has what Sony calls "auto ID1 detection". Sets so equipped will do the squeeze when it senses an anamorphic signal, and will not do the...

I'm sorry, but this is a common misconception. I'm sure others will confirm that there are many non-HD, non-progressive scan sets out there, that have component inputs. Right now I have a dvd player connected to my Sony Wega 36FV26 via component, it's not a progressive playeer or a progressive...

I'm not questioning the HT mag numbers, but simply out of curiousity, I and perhaps others, would be interested to know how they measured and/or quantified the improvement of S-Video and component over composite.

Actually, I agree with you 100%. :) When I said that our ears are the weakest link, I meant from the standpoint that our ears can't pick up some of the differences that can be detected on "an arbitrary scientific scale", different ears will have different interpretations of the same sound, and...

It does not matter if your signal is progressive or not. A component connection carries three times the chroma resoultion of an S-Video connection, giving you crisper and more vivid color. The quality of your tv may affect how noticeable the difference is. I see that some on this forum have...

Most people would agree that beyond a certain price point, the law of diminishing returns applies, and the extra money spent does not justify the relatively minor improvement in quality or performance, whether the difference can be heard or not. The problem is that people can't agree on where...

Michael, I have to admit you do a fantastic job presenting the the argument for 4:3. :) You certainly made an informed decision based on your viewing habits when you bought your set. I believe I did the same when I bought my widescreen. Sometimes things get a little emotional because we love...

Michael, I know your tv very well! :) The 53" Sony, right? "HiScan" model I assume. Seriously, I think it's a nice tv.:) I almost bought one myself, but decided on the 51" Sony widescreen instead. For me it was the right decision. Our tvs are very similar on the inside. However, mine displays a...

4:3 material does not look like shit on a widescreen. It can look as good or better than as if displayed on a 4:3. Quality is more important than size. So, a 53" 4:3 set displays 16:9 material of about the same size and quality as a 48" widescreen, only with bars above and below the image. Fine...

If you do go 4:3, anamorphic squeeze is a must IMO. But what's this about footprint? It's not a problem if you design the whole room around the tv.:) That's the only way to go! It's almost a must if you also want your 5+ speakers and sub positioned properly. Plan the layout of your tv, couch...

I don't think anybody was preaching that everyone should go with a 16:9 set. Gil asked on which set will 16:9 material have a greater visual impact. The question itself indicates that 16:9 material is important to Gil. Obviously 16:9 material looks best on a 16:9 set, just like 4:3 material...

Sorry Brian, I'm probably the one guilty of causing the confusion. I think everyone would agree that simply put, HD sets display twice the number of lines in the same amount of time, so it's harder to see the lines. Toshiba and Hitachi :)

OK, I’ll try to stay on topic. Brian’s question - Why do DVDs look better on an HD set, even when using an interlaced player? What happened to the scan lines? Movies are stored on DVD in interlaced format, 480i. Conventional analogue TVs also display images in an interlaced format, 480i. If no...

DVD/HD definitely have a greater visual impact on 16:9 sets. Like Jan, I would rather not compromise on my most important viewing which is DVD. We could argue about the quality of 4:3 material on 16:9 sets, but that was not the original question. I believe the most important factor, which Jan...

I'm going to paste a few posts made on another HT forum that explains how Sony HD sets handle and display various signals. I would provide a link to the thread but I'm not sure of the rules around here. I figure it's OK to copy and paste the post as long as I give credit to the author. I'm...