Posted by NunYa Bidness on 10/24/05 17:46

On 24 Oct 2005 08:54:06 -0700, "Jordan" <lundj@earthlink.net> Gave us:

>"Edge enhancement drives me crazy. Macroblocking (granted, a problem
>of the Faroudja upconverting chip) is at least mildly irritaitng.
>Chroma Errors (on my Sony) are
>painful. Artifacts abound (with the setup properly calibrated, they
>are somewhat minimized, but still noticeable). "
>
>Hmmm... it sounds like you know what you're doing, but the #1 cause of
>edge enhancement problems is actually having the sharpness set too
>high.
>
>http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6463_7-5085739-4.html
>
>"Sharpness: This adds artificial edges to objects, which sometimes
>helps with soft cable signals but almost always mars the already sharp
>image from a DVD. Reduce it to zero unless you detect visible softening
>along the edges of text; if you do, increase it until the edges appear
>sharp again. "
>
>- Jordan

Good call.

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