Posted by David Ruether on 08/01/07 15:46

"Bob Ford" <imagesinmotion@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:vvfva31hskhvqnrnsqbdkfp72p3mfsaden@4ax.com...
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> I did some looking at Best Buy today.
> At least I now understand the difference between 1080i and 1080p
> From there it still seems it is a matter of personal preference as to
> which benefits you like from LCD to Plasma. Right now I would be
> leaning towards LCD.
> Bob Ford

I'm a sharpness nut (but with minimal artifacting showing!). It
is instructive going up and down the row(s) of 1080p panels
at Best Buy to check white text on black backgrounds. The
results range from smeared mush, through hazy-edges,
oversharpened halos, and stair-stepping (and even aliasing
with color!). Rarely is the text properly presented. The
Westinghouse 42" monitor (no tuner) did this the best of all,
and has an exceptionally sharp picture, but it is not without
drawbacks (it needs care in set up [the factory settings look
terrible], the off-axis performance, especially vertically, is
poor, and there is considerable sample variation), but when
a good sample is properly set up and viewed on axis from
6-7', the picture is amazing. The sound, however, is terrible,
but the RCA outputs can be run to a decent stereo outfit,
also properly set up (ignore the screams of the wife/GF/SO
on both of these - this is important! ;-). BTW, the specs
(other than 720P vs. upsampled 1080p in the larger screens)
appear to be irrelevant in predicting how the image will look.
--
David Ruether
d_ruether@hotmail.com
http://www.donferrario.com/ruether

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