Black bands and Widescreen TV

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Genesis:
They don't make 65" direct-view tubes :)
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That is true, but then again my family room is a small, cozy 14x10 area that doesn't require, and couldn't support that large of a screen.
 
My wife and I bought a 43in Hitachi WS HDTV a few months ago and I love it. I really wanted a 36" non-projection TV but the ones we found were twice the price. It did bug me at first that on some movies we still got those darn black bars. I have come to accept that.

However, I have recently seen some LCD projection TV's in the stores. I recall them being Sony's. They were more expensive than a regular projection tv but much less than a Plasma or LCD screen. Anyone know whats the difference with these?
 
cstreu1026:
However, I have recently seen some LCD projection TV's in the stores. I recall them being Sony's. They were more expensive than a regular projection tv but much less than a Plasma or LCD screen. Anyone know whats the difference with these?
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Be aware that both LCD and DLP screens, as well as plasma displays, will exhibit "motion artifacts" (which the referenced web page DOES NOT adderss) with rapidly-moving images.

Some of this is that their response is fast enough to "capture" the artifacts that are in MPEG source material (which DVDs and Digital HD signals such as frmo Direct IV is) contains, and part of it is produced from the LCD technology and its "shutter" effect which is used to actually produce the image.

This typically is not visible with tube systems (direct view or projection) because the phosphors decay somewhat-slowly - as a result the motion artifacts are much less visible.

Whether this bothers you is a matter of individual preference; take some high-action DVDs with you when you go to look at the LCD panels and make them play your material on the display BEFORE you buy. Then decide.

DLP displays have a bit more brightness and arguably better color saturation than the LCD projection systems. Neither can match the black levels of a conventional set and most cannot match the contrast ratios either.
 
Sorry, the link I provided was a glossy marketing page versus super indepth technical article. It seemed more approriate to the question asked.

All the reasons you mention above are some of the reasons I went with a directview crt. My family room is 14' wide and 10' deep. The builder built a TV nook next to the fireplace that extends out past the main perimeter of the house. This allows me to slide my HDTV to almost flush with the wall. Also the entire left side of the room is all windows ( almost like a sunroom) with southern exposure. I have no curtains on the windows since the back yard is so green and the trees provide plenty of privacy. Also along that wall I have a love seat and a recliner so a wide viewing angle is required.
 
boomx5:
I have a Mitsubishi 65' widescreen and some of my movies still have a bar on top and on bottom.

65' now that is a big television. I have the Mits 65" WS and find it to be a great pleasure for viewing. There is a forum out there that is a very good source of information on all subjects relating to television, video, high-definition, antennas and stereo equipment. I spent about as much time there researching and educating myself about high-definition television as I now spend here researching diving. Try www.hometheaterspot.com it will give you a wealth of information about all subject matter.

Please be carefull though as home theater can be highly addictive and rather expensive. Don't be drawn in to the dark side, remember this comment?

"Scuba diving is not that expensive all you need to buy is your own fins, mask and snorkel."

First the television, then the high-end DVD player, then the surround sound speakers, new furniture and finally a calibration for your television because as we all know the manufacturer just gets it in the ball park. To view a finely tuned RPTV you need to have an expert calibration. Trust me on this it does make a world of difference. Those with a Mitsubishi model may wish to do a search on that board for Chuck Williams.

Good viewing,

Mitten Diver
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Calibrating the MITS is not that difficult, and if you know what you're doing it can be done yourself. You CAN get into the mode required to do the micro-convergence adjustment, and the rest isn't difficult either if you buy the Video Reference disk.
 
Genesis,

While it may be easy to do some of the tuning on the Mits it does require someone to load a new file to fix the red push in these televisions. I am not an expert in this subject matter, but I can attest to the calibration that was done on my set by Mr. Williams. Feel free to check the previous web site as all of the manufactureres have an individual area for posting in. You will find that like in diving there are people better qualified than I to give people advise.

Mitten Diver
 
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