Comments on: Chicago Tribune Asks The HD Guru

By: Scale Model Ship

Scale Model Ship — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:04:40 +0000

Scale Model Ship

These cases, it turns out, are subtly but critically different from the “price gouging” alleged in the wake of Katrina and Rita. The refiners and dealers who raised prices after the hurricanes disrupted gasoline refining had not created the situation…

By: Srrat

Srrat — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 01:44:01 +0000

I was surprised about your comment relating satellite “low-def” I was considering the Dish Network because they have the highest number of HD stations. Would like to see comments from those that have satellite HD, also what is the the resolution of the satellite broadcasts?

I have read all of your information and have found this site to be very helpful, thanks.

By: azazello.

azazello. — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:31:50 +0000

Hi!Q
Great site!

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 20:55:13 +0000

Following up on Nick’s question from Dec. 1 –

1.Does the Panasonic 50PX600U pass the deinterlace and 3:2 pulldown test?

2. Does the Pioneer 5070HD allow display at 72 HZ ?

1. Yes (deinterlace); no (3:2 test)

2. Yes

The HD Guru

By: Marvin

Marvin — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 02:06:23 +0000

I am testing the top rated JVC LT-46FN97 LCD. It does not accept a 1080P input directly, but upscales all input signals to 1080P, for whatever that is worth.

Will this set(or similar sets) display a true 1080P signal if and when a 1080P signal is broadcast over the air?

Thanks,
Marvin

By: Jonathon

Jonathon — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:59:06 +0000

I just bought the Sony KDF-50E2000 LCDRP Tv in september and got hold of your article in October and could not believe what i was reading.
Now i want to go HD DVD and spoke with another guy about this, should i still go ahead with my purchase or would it not make any sense as my tv failed both tests.
Planning on buying the 2nd Gen 720p dvd player.
Many thanks
Jonathon

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Although your Sony does not have the best signal processing in industry, the image you will see on HD DVD will be better than anything broadcast , thanks to its higher bit rate. You should experiment to which way it looks the best, setting the output of the player to 720p or setting the player to 1080i and letting the Sony HDTV downconvert the signal. By the way the new Toshiba HD DVD player (HD-XA2) will have the Silicon Optix HQV chip which will properly convert native 1080p recording to 720p output.

The HD Guru

By: nelson webb

nelson webb — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 22:03:24 +0000

how expensive are the 3 replacement bulbs in the CRT? how long do they last on average?

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I haven’t purchased “guns” (CRTs) in awhile. If I recall correctly it used to be $75-$300 per gun plus about $300-$400 labor. My advise is ,if the set is over 7 years old don’t put any money into it. If it is younger the most I would invest is $500 in repair, remember you when get a 5 year old set repaired ,you end up with a 5 year old working set, something else can fail.’

Half brightness (the industry standard measurment) is 15,000 hours with the set properly adjusted .

The HD Guru

By: Richard T.

Richard T. — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 20:20:07 +0000

My father has an HD-TV with an HD receiver, he wants a dvd/vcr recorder. Can he get a dvd/vcr recorder that does not have an HDMI connection and still be able to record movies from his HD programs onto his dvd/vcr recorder and if so what is the hook-up procedure?

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Probably, he would need to take the standard def output of his cable box or TV (usually labeled monitor out on TV) and connect it to the DVD recorder. Most DVD recorders accept S-video and composite a few acceopt component.

The HD Guru

By: JAY GONZALEZ

JAY GONZALEZ — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:04:13 +0000

1st, Id Like To Thank You For Getting Back To
Me So Soon, That Was Awesome… Thanks.
I Have A Couple Of Other Questions,If U
Don’t Mind.

1. Honestly, When Do You Think We Will See The
1st Available Channel Broadcasting 1080P ?

2. Why Is It That Box Stores Push The Sale Of
HD Cables If Honestly The Customer Does Not
Need Them, Unless They Are Watching Scrambled
Channels Like HBO, Ect… ?

3. I Read A Part In One Of Your Articles On This
Site. It Had Mentioned That Satalite Is
Probably The Worst Picture Quality For HD.
I Wanna Know Why You Think That, I Have
Direct TV, And I Must Admit, It Does Look
Better Than The Picture Quality Coming From
Cable At My Friends Houses, Watching The Same
Source. Is It Really Worse ? I Watch A
FootBall Game, Live In HD, And It Looks
Amazing,,, If It Is Worse, Is There Anything
I Can Do To Get A Better Picture ? Without
Going To Cable.

By: Steve A-

Steve A- — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 04:59:49 +0000

I just found your site. It’s extremely informative and unbiased. Thank you for that. I’m in the market for a new T.V. to replace my old 36″ rear projection. I sit anywhere from 8′ to 13′ away and the T.V. sits above my fireplace. The center of the screen is 75″ high. I have been debating over the Sony KDLV46XBR2 and the Sharp Aquos LC46062U. Both are around the same price and are both 1080P. After reading your site I’m wondering if I should worry about the 1080P since the viewing distance is farther than 8′. The room is well lit with 2 sky lights. Any recommendations?

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You are too far away to see all the detail within a 1080p display. Sharp uses 3M Vikuiti on all their LCDs resulting in significant drop off in brightness as one moves off center(as well as a color shift), considering your vertical viewing angle I can not recommend any of their LCDs for your application.

Have you considered shades for your skylights for daytime viewing and 50″-60″ (768p) plasma?

The HD Guru