RE: [OT] HD LCD TV - 26" recommendations?

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Properly" is quite easy to define ... When "properly"
set up a display
produces colours that are accurate (i.e. contain the right mix of colours
i=
n
the right proportions) and the relative balance of those colours doesn't
change with varying intensity/brightness.

In that way whatever is displayed on the screen is what the camera saw (or
the producer wants you to see) - no green faces or washed out mega-white
shirts!

The TV "testcards" you see broadcast increasingly rarely nowadays
actually
do have a purpose and that is generally not to ident the station
particularly (although they often do) but are mainly to ensure that things
are actually set up correctly and properly calibrated "down the
line" as it
were ... Have a read of
http://www.pembers.freeserve.co.uk/Test-Cards/#Colour
and you'll see what I
mean.

Phil


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]=20
> On Behalf Of Mal Lansell
> Sent: 11 June 2006 22:14
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] HD LCD TV - 26" recommendations?
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> But what is "properly"?  Surely everyone's perception of=20
> sound and video is subjective.  I just set things up so they=20
> look and sound best to me - I'm quite sure if someone came in=20
> with a load of fancy gear they would set it up differently,=20
> but I might not like the end result!
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> I tend to reduce the contrast, color and bass - most things=20
> come with far too saturated colours and booming bass for my liking.
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> Mal
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> Chris Hunter wrote:
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> > Not only TVs, I guess ... 'must say I used to fall for it too
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> > 'read the reviews in the sources I trusted (for hi-fi it=20
> was HFN&RR &=20
> > the two leading German magazines), made my choice, and=20
> looked for the=20
> > cheapest offer ! ... daft ! Then again, how does one find=20
> someone who=20
> > can do it properly ? For most things, that's really not an=20
> easy one to solve !
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> > Chris
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> > Keith Doxey wrote:
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> > > > From: Chris Hunter [mailto:cjhunter@xxxxxxx
> > <mailto:cjhunter%40dircon.co.uk>
> > > <mailto:cjhunter%40dircon.co.uk>]
> > > >
> > > > Very odd , this ... if it takes that sort of
tweaking,=20
> what does=20
> > > > the average purchaser end up with ?
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> > > > >The out-of-the-box setup is pretty bad PQ wise, but
tweaking a=20
> > > > >few settings, and delving into the odd
engineering=20
> menu, and it's=20
> > > > >absolutely fantastic.
> > > > >
> > >
> > > The "average" purchaser ends up with exactly what
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> paid for....
> > >
> > > a TV in a box from a box shifter.
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> > > Before the advent of the box shifters, TVs were more=20
> expensive but=20
> > > you bought them from a proper "TV Dealer" who
knew=20
> exactly what they=20
> > > were selling. Once you decided on the TV you wanted you
would go=20
> > > home. The dealer would then turn up in a van and install=20
> your TV for=20
> > > you ensuring it was properly set up and they would also=20
> show you how=20
> > > to operate it.
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> > > If you can still find a TV dealer then you can still do=20
> that but the
> > price
> > > will be higher than the same TV from Comet etc.
> > >
> > > Alternatively you can take the other option suggested by
Phil and
> > pay for
> > > someone to set it up properly after you have taken it home.
> > >
> > > Most people have TVs and surround sound systems that are
nowhere=20
> > > near properly set up. Just look how often you see a stereo
system=20
> > > with the speakers about 2 feet apart because it looks=20
> "pretty" !!!!
> > >
> > > Keith
> > >
> > >
> >
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