Re: How many here even have Hi-Def?


"ryan" <subwooferboy@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> if you're looking for size and good value, check out a DLP rear projection
> set. try mitsubishi and samsung. circiut city has a nice 42" DLP on sale
> for around $2200
>
> if you're going to go rear projection, i would definately go DLP. this is
> the same techology george lucas used on the last star wars movie (in
> digital theaters that is).


uhhh, no. In theaters that would have been front projection, which is very,
very different. On rear projection, the contrast is never, and I do mean
NEVER, right.
If it appeals to you, and you want a box the size of a Volkswagen in your
living room, that's fine, but rear projection is the worst picture quality
of all HDTVs.




>
> some HDTV tips. this is a common oversite but go into your dvd players
> menu and make sure you tell your dvd player that your tv is a 16x9 or
> widesreen if you have one. you will get a much better picture from dvd's
> that have been "enhanced" for widescreen or some call it "anamophic". look
> on the dvd movie sleve to see, most have been enhanced for widscreen or
> anamophic (same thing, just different wording).
>
> for projection sets keep the room as dark as possible, this is true for
> all tv's by the way. then, go into your tv's menu and turn the contrast or
> "picture" setting down. most sets come with this setting turned up to 100%
> to make them look good under the bright lights of your tv retail showroom.
> with this setting left all the way up, it will burn out your set faster
> and it will also "wash out" the picture. you can do it by eye but i
> recommend getting a set up dvd called "video essentials" to set up all
> your tv controls the correct way. and if you want to go all out, have it
> done professionaly by a certified ISF technician. he can not only take
> care of the user settings but with special equiptment, go inside the
> service manual and set color temperature and tweek everything up the
> correct way to industry standards.
>
> when a tv has been set up properly, you will not believe the results but
> like i saidk, you have to keep the lighting as low as possible in the room
> or the picture will look too dark. it will look dark at first even with
> the lights off but you will also notice that colors are richer looking and
> other improvments. once you get used to the new "accurate" picture,
> anything else will seem sub-standard.
>
>
> "Howard Roseman" <hroseman@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:cT2Me.222152$5V4.14906@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>> > I have a Mitsubishi rear-projection hi-def box purchased in 1999. I
>> saved
>>> > money, just like with cars, by buying the 1998 model while the new
>>> > ones
>>> > were
>>> > coming out.
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Rear projection is something I will never, ever have. While the HDs are
>>> light years form what the standard TVs were, the contrast is never
>>> right.
>>> There are still some myths floating around about plasma screens, but
>>> they
>>> are much improved, and probably do represent the future.
>>>
>>
>> There are much fewer RPTVs made now, but they were big at the end of the
>> century!
>>
>> My TV has a few more years left yet, and then it will be plasma, LCD,
>> LCOS,
>> or some variant of those. This will coincide with an explosion in the
>> amount
>> of HD programming available.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>


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