Ric Easton
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One of these days the wife is gonna break down and let me get a widescreen rear-projection TV. Probably when our area finally starts broadcasting HDTV. I can't wait to see what my DVDs will look like on one of these babies...
But here's the rub...
We watch an awful lot of material on VHS, mostly time shifting and archiving our favorite shows. How awful are these old VHS tapes going to look on a new Widescreen TV? We sit about 10 feet away and are now looking at a 36 inch 4x3 display. How big can we go, without the picture looking unwatchable? (I realize that this is a rather subjective question) I was hoping to get something in the 54 inch range. Do these sets come with built in line doublers? Are they any good?
As I get closer I'll also wanna talk about those annoying grey bars Vs stretch modes, etc. I really want a big widescreen set, but I also want to be able to watch my old episodes of the 80's Twilight Zone and Max Headroom!
Any comments or insights would be greatly appreciated.
-Ric
But here's the rub...
We watch an awful lot of material on VHS, mostly time shifting and archiving our favorite shows. How awful are these old VHS tapes going to look on a new Widescreen TV? We sit about 10 feet away and are now looking at a 36 inch 4x3 display. How big can we go, without the picture looking unwatchable? (I realize that this is a rather subjective question) I was hoping to get something in the 54 inch range. Do these sets come with built in line doublers? Are they any good?
As I get closer I'll also wanna talk about those annoying grey bars Vs stretch modes, etc. I really want a big widescreen set, but I also want to be able to watch my old episodes of the 80's Twilight Zone and Max Headroom!
Any comments or insights would be greatly appreciated.
-Ric