[mythtv-users] Which TFT to get?

[White Joe]

> -----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.

jw