Your opinion on HD DVD viewing on 34" HD WS Sony XBR970

Alf S · 08-05-2006, 10:24 PM

34"?? Nah...wait it out....stick to SD DVD.

Cees Alons · 08-06-2006, 02:13 PM

It all depends on the distance you're watching that screen from.

Cees

Alf S · 08-06-2006, 09:31 PM

Yup...if your like 2-3 feet away...then MAYBE you would notice differences in SD vs. any form of Hi-Def....beyond that, on a CRT, odds are the diffferences will be slim between SD DVD and Hi-def DVD's.

Steve Phillips · 08-07-2006, 06:15 PM

You will see the difference when sitting at a normal distance. I do. Big time.

Forget the tape measure and enjoy the huge increase in PQ.

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Bob_L · 08-07-2006, 07:01 PM

I have an XBR960 (in addition to a front projector). This is truly a reference-quality monitor and I've seen several of them at video production houses around town (which is where I first saw one and knew I had to have it.)

All the chatter about screen size and NOT being able to garner the benefits of HD is a load of misinformation. On the Sony the difference between SD and HD is abundantly evident at any distance from 0-15 feet, easily. Both increased pixel and color resolution is plain to see.

Cees Alons · 08-08-2006, 01:56 AM

Alf S,

What equipment do you have that you based those experiences on?

Cees

willyTass · 08-08-2006, 06:00 AM

THE XBR960, at best, can resolve 1440 x1000 thanks to it's super fine pitch tube

The xbr970 has no super fine pitch tube so it's resolution is much lower.

Hd-DVD would look better on the970 (compared) to sd-dvd say due to the abscence of mosquito noise, ringing etc, but it wouldn't be a night and day difference not by a long shot

Jason Borchers · 08-08-2006, 04:26 PM

ChristopherDAC · 08-08-2006, 06:19 PM

Even with the LG slim-tune 30FS4D, which is not great as HDTVs go, the difference between broadcast HD and broadcast 16:9 SD is clear. It's an increased sensation of realism in the picture, an increase in clarity.

Incidentally, the shadowmask sampling in a tricolour kinescope is not absolute. In other words, if the electron beam is properly focussed, there can be contrast changes smaller than the size of a shadowmask element. They're not as strong, but the overall effect is of a shelf in response at the spatial frequency of the mask combined with a notch right around it, not a complete rolloff.