[mythtv-users] For those of you interested in a 1080p flat panel

Steven Adeff adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com
Thu Jun 22 20:49:14 UTC 2006


On 6/22/06, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
>
> On Jun 22, 2006, at 11:42 AM, Alex wrote:
>
> > The link also didn't mention HDCP, but I checked the manufacturer's
> > (or at least the marketer's) site and it does support that feature.
> >
> > I can't imagine any consumer-electronics oriented display not
> > supporting HDCP these days.
> > They all do for DVI and HDMI.
>
> True, but it is certainly more comforting to see it in writing.
>
> Also, when a unit is so much cheaper than competing units, one has to
> wonder why, and sometimes the "why" is a surprise  like no HDCP. When
> a specific mention is missing I want to check, just cynical I guess.
>
> The only criticism I could make of the published specs on that
> monitor is that I'd like to see a little more brightness, but the
> stated spec is adequate.
>
> But I'd suggest that anyone thinking of buying any sort of monitor by
> mail-order try and find a local store that's selling the same unit,
> always nice to "see for one's self" things like image quality, which
> have subjective qualities that go beyond the specs.

Westinghouse will soon release their 3rd gen version of the TV, so I
suspect retailers are making room for the new stock.

-- 
Steve
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