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Re: Market for new HDTV

fr...@frankcoins.com (Frank Provasek) — Wed, 12 Dec 2009 17:35:54 UT

For the record, I am an engineer and a member of the IEEE Broadcast
Technology Group and worked with television sine 1966, and here is
what I own....
Samsung LN40B540 40-Inch 60 Hz 1080p LCD HDTV $800
Directv HR21 HDTV receiver with DVR
Winegard HD-1080 2-Bay Bowtie UHF and High Band VHF Antenna

Re: 16:9 aspect ratio and StarTrek movie in Blu Ray

jp...@comcast.net (John McWilliams) — Wed, 12 Dec 2009 17:13:51 UT

Leaving aside preferences for a moment, I am still thinking that a
properly formatted movie, originally shot in, say 2.3:1 and being shown
on 16:9 with black bars will be as high a resolution as possible. In
other words, the material is being shown on a reduced sized screen (due
to the bars) and this alone will increase the apparent resolution unless

Re: 16:9 aspect ratio and StarTrek movie in Blu Ray

nom...@hotmail.com (Edmund) — Wed, 12 Dec 2009 16:59:04 UT

I know, that is what one get if some smartasses select a new world wide
NON existing screen format. ( 16X9 )
You mean you want a miniaturized or in case of a wide anamorphic movie
a hardly visible version of the original, OK.
When a new movie is edited the way I suggest, you never know is
was edited in the first place, exept you would enjoy the full resolution

Re: 16:9 aspect ratio and StarTrek movie in Blu Ray

toma...@tomaras.com (Charles Tomaras) — Wed, 12 Dec 2009 15:28:25 UT

You keep using the term EDITED. We don't want movies edited (altered) for
television. We want the original vision of the film maker, not an edited
(altered, hacked up, squeezed, adulterated, dumbed down, compromised, etc)
version of the film. The loss of a bit of resolution in this instance is
preferable over loss of the actual picture composition. If you want to

Re: Most error-ridden article EVER on TV standards

r...@spamless.com (RickMerrill) — Wed, 12 Dec 2009 15:18:07 UT

eh? "parts of the world" are what they call "regions." So the sets you
buy are already tuned to your region. Most sets have a EROM that
remembers the region setting, and a set can usually be
cleared/rebooted... so you can set the region again.

Re: Stand alone ATSC OTA DVR?

ra...@dakine.com.invalid (Rastamon) — Wed, 12 Dec 2009 09:23:03 UT

I plan on using MythTV, but I want to make sure what I get is supported.
The board I want has an Nvidia processor built in and was designed to be
used for HDTV.

Re: 16:9 aspect ratio and StarTrek movie in Blu Ray

nom...@hotmail.com (Edmund) — Wed, 12 Dec 2009 09:08:15 UT

And so do I.
Jep but we talking HD content here and ALL cinema movies are available
in HD ( I guess ) So if these movies where edited the way I suggested I am
pretty sure you will appreciate that too. Max resolution, max screen size
and max movie experience, I could not care less if some 4 X3 content is

Re: Help me buy wall mount for LCD HDTV?

star...@verizon.net (starrin) — Wed, 12 Dec 2009 08:44:57 UT

Lie on the bed and have someone hold a mirror that is parallel to the
spot you would mount the mirror. Tilt the mirror, but keep it
parallel to the wall. Can you see yourself? Do you have to rotate the
mirror to see your self. Same for the TV
Ask Vizio. Ask the store where you bought it.

Re: Help me buy wall mount for LCD HDTV?

ra...@dakine.com.invalid (Rastamon) — Wed, 12 Dec 2009 08:32:55 UT

Your link shows the whole page. I bought this one:
[link]
I think you mean this one:
[link]
Mines tilts down about 20 deg max. I have a 26" Vizio LCD TV, mounted on

Re: Stand alone ATSC OTA DVR?

w.new...@invalid.invalid (Wes Newell) — Wed, 12 Dec 2009 08:25:00 UT

I'm not sure the Intel Atom single core has the power to display HD
unless the video has either some kind of video decode assist. I used XvMC
with the old Duron overclocked to 2000MHz. Without the assist, it took
80-100% cpu power, and only about 50% with it. If you have VDPAU capable
video, the required cpu power is really low and about any cpu would work.

Re: Stand alone ATSC OTA DVR?

mibb...@large (Del Mibbler) — Wed, 12 Dec 2009 06:57:58 UT

m...@privacy.net wrote (in part):
There is no "best," only best for a given situation at a given time.
Ethernet is a versatile approach because it isn't tied to any computer
or operating system. SiliconDust's forum is very active and questions
are quickly responded to by company reps. Software and firmware

Re: Most error-ridden article EVER on TV standards

mutley90210rem...@hotmail.removecom (Mutley) — Wed, 12 Dec 2009 06:19:01 UT

Only on a PC drive. Normal DVD players in my part of the world are
region free.

Re: more HD bullshit

gorta...@gmail.com (Stewart) — Wed, 12 Dec 2009 03:12:21 UT

Oh yeah....my bad! Maybe if Lucky Strike had the legs of Old Gold it
would be easier to remember!

Help me buy wall mount for LCD HDTV?

m...@privacy.net — Wed, 12 Dec 2009 02:36:28 UT

I bought a small 26" Vizio LCD for the bedroom.
I went to monoprice.com to look at wall mounts but
there is a dizzying array of them
I "think" all I need for bedroom use is a mount the
tilts up/down. There appears to be three
choices.....silver, black, and one that has no "no
logo" whatever the heck that means. see link

Re: Stand alone ATSC OTA DVR?

m...@privacy.net — Wed, 12 Dec 2009 01:54:22 UT

Do you feel the HDHomeRun is the best way to go for
tuners??
It is better especially when the video source such as
antenna or cable outlet not close to any computer, yes?
I'm torn between tuners IN the PC or this HDHomeRun
thing. What say you?