RE: What display

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ahh but the issue is getting a good quality image from a Media PC on it ...

...there aren't many "TV" sets that have VGA or DVI inputs.

Also Mike, I agree that when fed shitty, badly compressed sources then CRT
displays mask the faults in the signal much better but right now I'm
watching Terminator 3 off the HTPC through a 32" LCD display (at 1368
x 768
pixels) and there's detail there that just didn't exist running RGB or
s-video into the "old" CRT TV (which my inlaws have proclaimed
themselves
extremely happy with now). I haven't yet tried a Freeview card in the HTPC
but I'm lead to understand that the hike in quality over feeding a
conventional analogue display is quite something.

Add to that the perfect geometry of a pixel based display (you would not
believe just how much a CRT TV image distorts with varying image
brightness). Yes, I know given a really good PSU then that shouldn't happen
but it does, TV's are built cheap nowadays - there's no two ways about it -
and even the good sets (take a look at Loewe) aren't as good as a PC
monitor
for the ability to retain geometry or adjust geometry. Also I now find that
I notice the flicker on even 100Hz TVs but 50Hz TVs flicker very badly and
I
was always very *INSENSITIVE* to TV flicker previously.

Phil




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Griffiths [mailto:mike@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 20 February 2005 01:31
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] What display
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> If depth isn't an issue and you have no needs for a flat
> screen then go for a CRT every time
>
> It will cost you more to run but choose the right one and the
> picture quality will be a lot better
>
> My 2d worth
>
> Mike
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> From: Tim Fletcher [mailto:timfletcher@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 19 February 2005 20:22
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] What display
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>
> Well, I didn't see this coming - I have my new Media PC up
> and running (Save for PVR Grrrrr) and now am thinking about
> changing the display.  I don't
>
> want anything massive (28" ish) and it doesn't have to be
> flat (It will be in a corner so the depth isn't an issue) and
> I would rather spend 3 figures rather than 4, so would I be
> best going  LCD/DLP/Plasmoid or getting a decent CRT?  I
> would appreciate anyones twopenneth.
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> Cheers,
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> Tim.
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