[mythtv-users] Which TFT to get?

[Ben Edwards (lists)]

On Fri, 2006-03-17 at 15:39 -0500, White Joe wrote:
>  
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> > [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Brian Wood
> > Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 3:24 PM
> > To: Discussion about mythtv
> > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Which TFT to get?
> > 
> > 
> > On Mar 17, 2006, at 12:25 PM, White Joe wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Mar 17, 2006, at 11:45 AM, Ben Edwards (lists) wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Was recently in a shop and was a very nice Multimedia TFT
> > >> with very
> > >>> good
> > >>> depth and colour saturation.  Generally all the TFT screens
> > >> I watched
> > >>> video on made everything look flat and washed out.  It
> > >> tends to be the
> > >>> ones with a shiny, rather than a matt, finish that are good for
> > >>> watching
> > >>> TV on.  I think?
> > >>>
> > >>> So do people have any recommendations.  What makes/models 
> > are good.
> > >>> Preferably widescreen.
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >> Hmmm... Very dangerous to make suggestions, you will be 
> > blamed if it
> > >> doesn't work out, but:
> > >>
> > >> I bought a "Hisense" TL-3220HD 32" LCD from TigerDirect.
> > >>
> > >> Nice unit. 1200:1 contrast, 800 cd/m2 brightness, 8ms.
> > >> response. Take
> > >> these specs with a bit of a grain of salt because everyone measures
> > >> them differently,  but it does look very good and I don't see any
> > >> motion artifacts while watching it.
> > >>
> > >> Unit has HDMI, VGA, component, composite and S-Video inputs. It has
> > >> built-in NTSC and ATSC tuners (separate RF inputs). Does 
> > PiP, split-
> > >> screen etc. 1366x768 resolution (16x9) It has the HDCP for "content
> > >> protection" decoding. It will do 1080i but not 1080p. It has a USB
> > >> connector but I can't figure out what it is for, the manual doesn't
> > >> even mention it. Built-in (cheesy) speakers, SPDIF output.
> > >>
> > >> My main complaint is that I have not found any "universal" remote
> > >> that knows the codes, but a learning remote does work. The included
> > >> remote is supposed to control other units as well as the TV but it
> > >> basically sucks.
> > >>
> > >> But if the worst thing about it is the remote it can't be too bad.
> > >>
> > >> Oh yeah, $999.
> > >
> > > What sort of setting are you using the TL-3220HD in, Brian?  Are you
> > > using as a TV?
> > 
> > 
> > I'm using it as my Living Room TV set. It's being fed by my MythTV  
> > system's 6200 card via the VGA input. I'm running the computer's  
> > output at 1024x768. The myth system has analog cable and SD  
> > (composite) satellite going into it.
> > 
> >   For HD I have an antenna connected to the ATSC RF input for the  
> > (one) digital OTA station in the area, and I have the HDMI output of  
> > my DishNetwork receiver connected to the HDMI input for 
> > satellite HD.  
> > I do not do any HD with the Myth system (yet).
> > 
> > It's not perfect, but as far as color quality, blacks etc. it is  
> > quite watchable. I worked in the broadcast business for 30 
> > years so I  
> > am probably more picky than most about image quality, but I also  
> > realize that I can't afford an Ikegami HD monitor. The thing that  
> > bugs me most about LCD sets is "smearing" from slow response times,  
> > and there is almost none of that visible.
> > 
> > I think the actual panel on this Chinese-built set was made by LG  
> > (Korean).
> > 
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> 
> Thanks, that's pretty much what I am looking to do.  If you are "in the
> business" picky, then it is probably something that I can live with.
> "Smearing" (thanks for the word) bugs me too.  I first noticed it during
> the battle scene in "The Phantom Menace" and have hated it every since
> -- no matter the medium.

What I have noticed is that my £200 20" Samsung 913v is way better in
terms of smearing/artifacts than a £400 17" LCD TV.  This is why I am
planing on going the monitor, not the TV route. 

Ben

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