Recent content by Massimo N

I've been waiting for this upgrade a long time. My guess on the delay is hopefully to incorporate HDMI 1.3. The initial reviews of the video scaller (at least in the D2) are very good. Can't wait to get mine upgraded.

Quick impressions of the 3 games I have so far: PGR3 Easily my favorite game, getting the most play time. Graphics are crazy and on-line is a lot of fun and easy to use. The one area of the game, that really surprised me is PGR3 TV. I though this was going to be gimicky, but man this...

1. I am a DLP fan ... as long as it has a fast colour wheel >5x) I have owned both, and I much prefer the image out of the DLP. I believe all 3 projectors your mentioned are 1280x720 resolution so resolution should not play a factor. Al 3 units mentioned are very good for the money and you...

Depending how picky you are, here is a list of things I normally look for in a new display. Not all are specific to an LCD sets. BTW, for my main set, I have a Toshiba 32HL83 LCD TV: - Colour Decoder (does it exibit red or green push) - Contrast (especially on LCD) does it clip the whites...

Do not use the grey step pattern. You will definitely set contrast too high (clipping your whites). Use the THX video 1 pattern (6 white boxes). When you clip your whites, you loose a lot of detail. If you want to test this, after you use the grey bar as a guide, go to the THX test pattern...

I have a DLP Projector (BENQ8700+) and to set the contast, I use the THX optimizer found on many DVDs (ie: Starwar). The first THX video test patterns show 6 white squares. Set your contrast so that you can clearly make out the 6 squares. Set the contrast too high and you will start to clip you...

Mine's 12x20. Currently it seats 3 but I could add a second row easily.

I quickly scanned through the manual, and the forumula to calculate the through distance is This formula is when using meters as the base unit of measure. Minimum Projector distance = LW=1.2244xSD-0.056 Maximum Projector distance = LT=2.4449xSD-0.056 LW (Wide)is not Zoomed LT...

The basic calibration will cause other flaws in the display devise to shop up more. For example, the red push "accenting more red" is caused by the colour decoder in the Sony. I have found with the brightness setting that if your set does not have good shadow detail, to set the brightness not...

I'm not a technical expert, but here my understanding of the DRAM on the GPU. 10MB is quite a bit considering this is ram on the GPU, not like traditional memory. A similar analogy is the L1/L2 Cache on the CPU. My 2300+ AMD64 CPU only has 512k of embedded RAM ... 10MB is HUGE. This...

I know you said you already checked the cables, but it sounds like either bad cables or the cables are not in correctly. Double check the inputs one more time, making sure the cables are securely in both the DVD player and the TV and in the correct input (the red input or ouput sounds like...

As an owner of the Ultimate Toy Box set, I will hold out until the HD-DVD or Blue-Ray version gets release until I re-buy. The UTB set is reference quality as it is.

No projector specific tips, but some very general: Get a calibration disk (AVIA or DVE). 1. Set up the projector so you don't have to use any keystroking. Using this will reduce the picture quality. 2. Use good quality cables and the best input the projector will support (HDMI/DVI, RGB...

What you're seeing is the internal reflections from the lens, mirrors and cabinet. You will notice this on all CRT RPTVs. Some TVs exhibit this more predominantly than other. You should not notice this on a completely black screen. This will show up when there is something else being...

I've had both technologies in a front projection setup, the Panasonic AE300 and now the BENQ8700+. I think LCD has come a long way over the last couple of years, but my preference now is DLP. The differences between the technologies is very dependent on the products you are comparing. In...