Re: Ignorant questions
- From: "Adysthemic" <asifidsay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 18:47:48 -0700
"Adysthemic" <asifidsay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Group,
> I just purchased a SONY KD-34XBR960 16:9 HDTV. I set up an antenna and I
> think I'm getting some HDTV broadcasts, but with all the differing formats
> out there I'm not exactly sure wtf I'm seeing half the time. Only a couple
> sporting events filled the screen in a pretty awesome way, in
> "normal" mode setting. Some letterboxed movies are clipped on top AND
sides
> even though they say 16:9 on the
> guide. Some 480i things look better than 720p.You'd think
> 1080i would look the best and fill the 16:9 screen natively
> but doesn't. What exactly "fits" this tv in a "native" way, i.e.
> what format fills the 16:9 screen AND gives the best picture
> quality? I knew my DTV sat feed would look like a 27" set
> natively, except for the letter box movies, some are clipped
> top and bottom and some are clipped on the sides. I've looked around on
some
> forums but it's way over my head at the moment. Can anyone explain in a
> simple getting started way what all these formats are "supposed" to look
> like?
> Thanks,Adysthemic
>
>
Got two movies on DVD today to see if I could even come close to guessing
what the heck I'm going to get when I wnat to watch something. Both movies
were "widescreen".
One fit the screen as it "should". The other, no matter what setting, would
not fit the screen. Is the term "letterbox" 16:9
or can it be anything? Is the term "widescreen" 16:9? How the hell do I know
when looking at the "numbers" on the box, whether it be the guide 1080i 480i
720p, or the DVD
package, what EXACTLY I'm going to see on the screen?
Are there no common standards? Or am I just too dumb to get this? I have a
few days off to read the forums,and I purchased this set because my old one
died XBR2-32, and I got a really good deal on it,1400usd.So far it looks
good but not that much better, in the stuff I've seen.,Adysthemic
.
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