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Well first and foremost what content was playing on each of the sets? Best Buy is notorious for running compressed satellite standard definition broadcasts on their HD sets. Second, the Sony is a 1080p monitor while the Panasonic Plasmas are 720p so that will also make a difference. I've...

Today at CC. They had them directly above the Sony Bravia2s and I have to say that I found them to be oversaturated red. Of course they may not have been calibrated which to me doesnt make sense in a showroom, but the Sonys looked much more natural looking. The Aquos were seemed a bit murkier in...

I've been cruising the stores looking for the new Sony KDS-R60XBR2 and have yet to see one in person. A couple of store have the A2000 running and it looks pretty nice although I don't prefer it to the KDL-46XBR2 Bravia LCD. Is there much of a difference between the XBR2 and the A2000?

If its not a problem with DVD's and is only happening to specific games, dont you think it's just the way the game was made? Its hard to say without actually seeing it myself but I'd imagine that viewing SD content (gamecube and PS2) on full rez 1080p monitor would display the deficiencies of...

It's been said time and time again that LCD's are the worst sets in the blacks level department, that is the amount of range and detail you will see in black or very dark areas. I don't know if it's unfixable from a settings standpoint but it may just be the way your monitor displays those...

My number one recommendation to anyone looking to buy a new tv at this time is to make sure to buy a 1080p set. There are going to be a lot of people tempted by the massive price cuts on all of the 720p sets but unless you are willing to continue the cycle of constantly upgrading every couple...

I've heard of people skipping the Sub, but the center?? That's where like 70% of all sound comes from in movies nowadays. Why not just do a 2.0 setup if that's the case?

Those prices look more like what I would have expected them to be! I'll take the TH-103PZ 600 thank you very much.

That would be very cool if it turns out to be true.

Those won't be near 4k. I saw a Pioneer Elite Plasma 1080p that was 10k.

I don't think it really matters what you plan on watching the most, you should just get a monitor that is up to par with technology. This will enable you to enjoy all content for years to come. Personally, I am not a big fan of DLP's. They are pretty good for their price but I think both...

Not true. As far as I know most HD broadcasts are 1080i, not 720p anyway. It just depends on the standard individual broadcast companies set as their HD broadcast standard. Either way, your set will do the frame conversion internally and display in its native resolution. I don't know...

I'll disagree with that statement as well. A few years back, before I knew anything about HT/audio, etc. I ran into a couple guys running this scam here in Los Angeles. At the time, my roommate had an old Pioneer receiver and some medium sized JBL floorstanders. We had blown the tweeters...

I have to admit, the best LCD I've ever seen is the new Sony Bravia XBR2.

I don't necessarily think it's a bad thing to have grain visible on a transfer, personally, the problem is the grain may be more apparent on HD video than it would be projected from the print. That's why digital noise reducers are used. I like grain and think it looks organic, unlike HDCAM 23.98...

Film grain has more to do with either, lighting on set or enhancement during transfer. Grain is inherent with the medium and it seems to be more apparent in higher resolution (HD) but there are very expensive devices that reduce the appearance of this grain during transfer and/or DI scans.

This makes sense to me, although I've never actually seen a direct comparison between a 4k scan downrez versus a 2k scan of the film print, that this would be true. Only problem is that not all films are scanned and graded at 4k rez and thus only a limited number of films would ever benefit...

It appears that Rotel only sells through authorized dealers, unless I am mistaken. If that is the case what would be a fair price for this particular model? Does anyone know about obtaining this receiver via online merchants? Thanks, any advice would be appreciated.

He's focusing on the economical aspect of the technology and not the technology itself. whether the blogger understands it or not everything will eventually shift to HD; television shows, commercials, movies on tv, DVD's etc.

Perhaps I overlooked someone's response, but has anyone pointed out that 1080p is 1920 x 1080 resolution?

It's inverse 3:2 pulldown. 1080i 59.94 really = 1080i 29.97. I agree with Ron that the best content will be 1080p24 as it runs at 23.98 fps, the same frame rate that the film was originally shot.

I am a Colorist.

Of course, you weren't wrong or presumptuous or anything. It was me that was vague. I'm not viewing "telecine." Telecine is a process. Once the process has taken place I'd be viewing video, which is not what I have been saying at all. What I do view is AGAIN, "35mm film." I view it on a 10...

Yes, I know what I am saying... it is you that is misunderstanding. I look directly at 35mm film, that is processed negative, on my 10-bit monitor, run by my Thompson Spirit 2k Datacine. The process is called telecine. I didn't say I was viewing film-based content, I said I was viewing...

It's not possible to view film on a video monitor? Is that what you are contending? That unless you are viewing a projection of film, then you aren't viewing film? I brought up looking at 35mm film on a 10 bit monitor in 23.98 PsF as the basis for comparison for viewing HD content, in this...

I really don't understand where this "I need to correct everyone, cause I know everything attitude" comes from. There really isn't a need for it here. I said I look at 35mm film (that being the source) in 23.98 PsF (that being the reference) on a 10-bit color monitor. I'd really like to know...

I wouldn't buy one. That's my last word on this topic. Viewing 35mm film in 23.98 PsF is part of my job.

It makes an improvement, but is it worth the investment? A high end processor is not worth the investment in my opinion because true HD equipment is here. If you're not concerned with buying equipment that you won't be using for very long to maximize your soon to be outdated library it's a...

" The advantage that DVD's have, both hi-def and standard def, is that when they are mastered to DVD scenes are compressed at varying levels in order to maximize space on their discs. The end result is usually really nice looking even though it's all been considerably compressed from the...

You aren't going to get better picture quality from your DVD player that compares to high definition content. The advantage that DVD's have, both hi-def and standard def, is that when they are mastered to DVD scenes are compressed at varying levels in order to maximize space on their discs. The...