I just bought this
polycounter lvl 19
sony bravia 40" KDL40V2500
Why?
1080p
I am now officially poor for the rest of time.
I wonder how shite a Wii will look on this.
(I must say, it actually looked bigger in the store, which is the opposite to what people say)
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It feels good to buy a big tv doesnt it
I had a 19" for like 6 years
Frank the Avenger
but yeah, i don't think the wii will look good considering its standard def, 480 upscaled to 1080i/p is going to be ugly, it may look semi-ok if the wii does progressive (anyone know if it does?). but the 360, ps3, hd-dvd/blu-ray should look sweet.
Nice purchase, I just don't think your wii is going to look as good as you're hoping. That is unless Sony puts an upconverting circuit in their tuner. Some manufacturers do that.
Nice TV, Hawken. I bought my new set last May, before the second gen XBRs were released, so I have to slum it with 1080i
About the Wii, I can't imagine it not supporting progressive scan. Even the GameCube had progressive output options (think you had to hold/press the B button on load or some such, been a while.)
Wii Standard vs. Component
I bought an EDTV 2 years ago. I'm dope like that.
Very happy but shit my pants every time I check my bank balance.
Will have to check out this component thing for Wii. Don't actually have a Wii but plan to buy one when mario comes out. I got a VGA cable for my dreamcast, hopefully that will make a slight difference for me, desperately hoping it doesn't suck too much, DC is my religion.
Do you have HD transmissions in your area? (Over the air, or through cable/satellite) If so, you'll see the difference between the 1080 content and the lower content like the Dreamcast and the Wii. That's when the quality on the lower resolutions gets disappointing.
With either a component or D-Terminal cable which your JPN tele should support you'll get a decent picture from your future Wii.
Just to confirm, the Wii does support 480p output on nearly all games. Just check the back of the game box or google.
Also your DC should look very nice through VGA as 1024*768 is a supported resolution on your tele.
Do you have HD transmissions in your area? (Over the air, or through cable/satellite)
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I got the set up and running this morning and sat in front of it for about 5 hours not moving a muscle.
Japan is surprisingly late on joining the digital broadcast revolution, some 5 years after the UK started digital broadcasts. The upside to this is that all digital TV is broadcast in HD. There was some law passed that made all the TV stations use 720p / 1080i cameras and broadcast equipment.
In short, all the TV stations are in 720p!
I am thinking about getting cable now... seems worth it.
I'll post some shots later but so far I've tested all my consoles on the TV. The S-Video SNES came out the best, the dreamcast and NES are AV... pretty sucky! I hope the postman delivers my VGA cable soon!!
S-Video appears to be really accurate, giant pixels but no blurring, which is what I wanted. Time to break out some SNES games
seriously, it was the cheapest in the store, and I got a discount.
actually my photos of it suck, so one day I'll show it off but not now.
"component" is the same as "s-Video"?
"composite" is the same as "AV"?
getting a bit confusing, in the states do you call it component?
If so, the component cable has been around since the SNES came out.
S-video is the 5 pin connector (video) and you might get red/white (audio) leads on the same cable. Better than composite but not fantastic.
RGB scart (not the same as a basic scart cable. Only 9 of the pins need to be present for the lead to be RGB. If all are wired the cable will be able to pass composite, s-video and RGB signals as well.) is the best connector for standard tv's. The cable also carries audio.
RGB scart is mainly only used in PAL lands and the JPN/US Wii's don't suppord RGB ;( )
Component has red, green and blue cable. (you might get red/white audio on the cable as well.) It will carry an interlaced or progressive signal. You should always use a component cable if the device you are using supports it and can't output over a digital cable (dvi, hdmi).
D-Terminal (only available in japan) is the same as a component cable but all the cables are combined into one single cable.
Depending on your tele vga might look better than component. Just try both and stick with the one you prefer.
sorry for the question but:
"component" is the same as "s-Video"?
"composite" is the same as "AV"?
getting a bit confusing, in the states do you call it component?
If so, the component cable has been around since the SNES came out.
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composite is the most basic type of signal, it is used in those channels you cna get over the air or through the composite yellow cable. composite was originally made to allow transmission of the signal using low video bandwidth. all color and luminance is compressed into one signal. however when the tv seperates and uses the signal, info is lost and you get a lower quality image.
s-video seperates the color and the luminance into two seperate signals, gives sharper picture than composute.
component sends the red and blue signal seperatly, then luminance is carried in the green able. the actual green color is inferred using the other two colors.
component is the best of the analog signsl, but hdmi is currently the best signal at all to use.
I bought a Sony KDS-50A2000 a few months ago, and I love that. Not as crisp an image as LCD/CRT, but worth it. Larger screen size and pretty cheap.
it was on sale?
seriously, it was the cheapest in the store, and I got a discount.
actually my photos of it suck, so one day I'll show it off but not now.
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aha, good deal then.
It does have 2 of something called mini D-sub though.
http://www.gmanx.com/album/IOM_News/DSC00298.JPG
I'm producing online news video for our local newspaper. I'll be checking them out pretty soon..
My bravia has no component ports and obviously no scart either.
It does have 2 of something called mini D-sub though.
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Scart is/was a japanese standard as well. But it is wired up differently.
If the connectors have screw holes next to them they are vga.
If the connectors have slits for a connector to be clipped on then they are D-Terminal. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Terminal
hmm, they are D4 though, that means 720p on a 1080p TV. bah. Apparently they are for connecting component cables.
Gmanx, what size are those? Mine doesn't have the side ports.
I tried to take a photo of my TV but because it is made from dark matter, the camera couldn't focus properly.
ironic eh? taking photos of a 1080p tv with a camera set to 768p
Very nice. Beats my no TV setup hands down.
any chance of a "back" shot of this beauty? Interested to see how it differs. Apparently my japanese remote is different too, it's the old sony black brick design
I don't know what size/model mine are yet.. The office is currently being wired, so I can't get in.
It's got a good selection of ports. HDMI and RGB are where it's at
notice you kept your 1080 sticker on
any chance of a "back" shot of this beauty? Interested to see how it differs. Apparently my japanese remote is different too, it's the old sony black brick design
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Taken it off since then! It looked kinda cheap.
Not the best quality sorry.
1080p ridge racer is nice, the $40 HDMI cable wasn't
I don't know how much the PS3 cables go for on there though. They may not have the same savings.
So you going to be getting the Wii still? I think the resolution is the only thing saving the PS3 to be honest.
Back on subject - anyone knows of a nice 720p projector? Around the 1000USD mark? With component, hdmi and vga inputs (+ the classic composite). I sortof like the idea of an 'immaterial' TV...
Congrats on the purchase Hawken btw!
Also, once you decide on a model, you may want to check CompUSA if you have one near you. They are closing half their stores and they have LCDs and Projectors pretty cheap right now (in store only).
and yes, avsforums are excellent forums for info. i'm going there when i start building my handmade subwoofer and enclosure.
I want a front shot of that female ps3 player.
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no can do, shes my friend from EA