[mythtv-users] LCD HDTV recommendations (that are Myth friendly)...

[Daniel Agar]

> On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 10:29 AM, Andrew Close <aclose at gmail.com> wrote:
>> hey all,
>>
>>  i've been given the 'ok' from the CFO to upgrade our 10yo CRT to a
>>  modern day LCD HDTV.
>>  currently, 95% of what we watch is SD content captured by Myth.  the
>>  other 5% is DVD and Internet content.
>
> That would be me as well.
>
>> i know that a lot of the
>>  earlier HDTV's really struggled to make SD video watchable.  is that
>>  still the case?
>
> I can't offer an informed opinion.
>
> ...
>>  Sharp Aquos LC52D64U 52-inch 1080p LCD HDTV ~ $2,149.06
>
> Every Sharp I have seen scales SD horribly.
> My buddy just got one < 1 year old and it looks like crap.

Isn't the TVs ability to scale SD content kind of irrelevant for myth use?
Myth scales the content to the native resolution of the set. I have a
Sharp 37" 720p lcd, and analogue cable captured through the Sharp's tuner
looks significantly worse than the same source captured by my pvr 150 and
played back in myth.

>
> I bought a Philips 42" 1080p LCD TV (42PFL7422D/37) and have been
> exceptionally happy with it's SD display.
>
> When I was looking for these, I created a DVD out of my most commonly
> watched TV and made them play it for me.  So he had to move the DVD
> Player from TV to TV.  I think that would be worth your while and his
> pain :-)
>
> HTH,
> Dave
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