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So a couple days ago I finally pick up my new TV.. 47 inches of 1080p goodness. This was an upgrade from a fifteen-year-old 27" SDTV that didn't even have S-video inputs.. just composite (one) and RF. I can't believe I've been missing out on so much all these years with this huge rack of...

So I'm about to get my new TV here in a couple days.. Westinghouse LVM-47W1. I've got a Sony DVP-NS575P progressive-scan DVD player. But it's a lower-end model, and I've heard mixed reviews about it's pro-scan capabilities. So I'm considering just forgoing the pro-scan on the DVD player and...

This occurred to me the other day.. I have the ability to display any picture I want on my television. So why pay for DVDs or whatnot with test patterns on them, when I could just display my own test pattern? Especially since I'd want to calibrate my new TV whenever I get around to buying...

I've been trying to figure this out lately, what with all the hubbub about upscaling and so forth. I know everybody makes a big stink about how an upconverted signal is "1080i/p" or whatever, but the original source is still just 480p. How much better can an upscaled image look when the...

Yes, yes.. I still have an ancient TV.. hehe. It's an old Sanyo something-or-other. So old it doesn't even have S-video inputs, so everything is through composite. Normally, everything is perfectly fine, but today I noticed some color bleeding while I was playing my PS2, the new Outrun...

This is in regards to the new audio formats for the next-gen video discs (HD-DVD and Blu-Ray). Will they still work with "old" equipment? My reciever now can process pretty much everything I throw at it by today's standards (DD, DTS, Pro Logic, da woiks). Will it still be able to decode...

For some reason, this thought popped into my head the other day, and I started thinking. Is there really a huge advantage to a 1080 television over a 720 one? On the downside, I don't have either one to actually compare.. Still running on my ancient SD television. But I do have ways of...

Yeah, I know this TV ain't the über-high-end, but I don't have a lot of space, and don't have a lot of money, and the TV is pretty much the only thing I haven't "upgraded" yet in my home theatre. I've got the fancy 5.1 surround system, I've got the fancy feature-laden pro-scan DVD player, and...

I saw something the other day that got me thinking... I was browsing through HDTVs on some website (Best Buy or something, I don't recall), and I saw this description of a television's resolutions: (it was a direct-view CRT, incidentally) 720 progressive (interlaced), 1080i, etc. Now, at...

Interesting article in the Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article_email/0,,SB112363894801609440-H9jfoNklal4mpysZHqHaKWIm4,00.html It seems that the backers of HD-DVD are starting to waver. Releases for this holiday seasons have been scaled back quite a bit, and it looks like...

Just read this article posted on another forum, regarding copy protection on HD/BD players: http://engadget.com/entry/1234000403050209 Apparently, it holds true for ALL HD-DVD/Blu-Ray players/discs that use Intel's HDCP encryption. Basically, in order to protect the digital content, the...

Well, my Panasonic A110 finally gave up the ghost the other day, after seven long years of faithful service. So, after getting and returning a less-than-stellar JVC, I picked up a Sony DVP-NS575P, after reading some positive reviews (and the service plan to cover the not-so-positive reviews...

Heya, folks. :) I asked a different question once before, primarily about hookups and so on.. this time it's settings. :) What are the actual difference between Pro Logic II "Movie" and Pro Logic II "Music"? (Besides the obvious fact that one is made for movies, and the other for music)...

I asked about this in the Amp section, but it was geared more towards my reciever, and for all I know it may just be a cable thing.. Anyway. On the HT end, everything works fine.. the DVD player (Panasonic A110) is connected to the reciever (Sony STR-K750P) via digital coax. DD, DTS...

Been going around on this for a few days now, on various forums and such, and realized that I probably needed a specialized forum for the tough questions.. so I found this place.. hehe. :) First, a little background into the question: For most purposes, my setup and system work quite...