What would you do? (1 Viewer)

[Kevinkall]

Would you watch HDTV...

in 4:3 mode at 480P

OR

in 16:9 mode at 720P or 1080i

on a 27" HDTV?


Thoughts?

 

[Michael TLV]

Greetings

The 27" is still capable of displaying about 700 lines of h-res compared to 540 ish from a 480p version. More pixels ... and you can still tell the difference.

Of course at 4:3 ... you are also chopping off the sides of the HD image ...

If you prefer this ... then you may also like cropped films over W/S.

regards

 

[Chester II]

Dude,

4:3 480p unless the widescreen version is a stretch "cheat" where the center of the image is hardly stretched but the edges are stretched out. Then it would be a toss up....

Dude,

Chester II

 

[Kevinkall]

I find that watching 1080i/720p in 16:9 mode the most enjoyable. Just wondering what everyone else did.

Michael, would my 27" direct view HDTV benifit from an ISF Calibration? How would I find one locally? Price?

THANKS.

 

[Michael TLV]

Greetings

Benefit yes ... but even a $500 or a $300 TV would benefit from a calibration.

Would it be worthwhile to do it on those sets ...? Depends entirely on the owner.

Cost for tube sets like yours is $225 ... srp ...
Just visit the imagingscience.com site to look for someone local with equipment.

Regards

 

[Kevinkall]

Thanks for the info, I'll look into it.

Also I was wondering what all would be involved? Would it be beneficial to spend $200(+) on professional calibration on a $600 set? Or would my money be better used somewhere else, dvd player etc?

Thanks again!