obsessed with my new tv/computer monitor, this thing will make me nearsighted Options

[forkee]

whether its watching tv or playing on the computer, i cant seem to get away from its awesomeness, lol. its 23" of widescreen HDTV LCD heaven (1080i) w/tv tuner, 1600:1 contrast ratio, 1366 x 768 resolution, 8ms response time, component, composite, vga, s-video, hdmi inputs. and it was only $350 brand new at staples. i definitely recommend this unit over any other of comparable size, only because of how cheap it was.

http://www.olevia.com/jsp/products/detail.jsp?pid=323v









watch it play saw 3

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v633/for...¤t=IMGP0419.flv

so yea, 2 thumbs up, yadda yadda yadda

i seem to accomplish so much of nothing when im bored

This post has been edited by forkee: Jan 24, 2007 - 4:30 AM

[malpaso]

beautiful one

[Mynzeyes]

nice man.

however:



32" LCD flat panel HDTV FTMFW!!!

[shin]

mine kicked your toshiba's ass john lol. j/p. mine's samsung LNS3241. 3000:1 contrast ratio

[Mynzeyes]

mine kicked your toshiba's ass john lol. j/p. mine's samsung LNS3241. 3000:1 contrast ratio

ooo. perty.

well, i win by default, bc mine is an actual picture of mine in my room. with my surround sound, 360, ps2, and digital/hd cable box.

or something...

dude, i gotta have the nicer tv...bc you got the nicer new car...

just give me this one....please.

[shin]

mine kicked your toshiba's ass john lol. j/p. mine's samsung LNS3241. 3000:1 contrast ratio

ooo. perty.

well, i win by default, bc mine is an actual picture of mine in my room. with my surround sound, 360, ps2, and digital/hd cable box.

or something...

dude, i gotta have the nicer tv...bc you got the nicer new car...

just give me this one....please.

FINE.. ya win cause you have a xbox360 lol.. everything else i have lol.

[Mynzeyes]

FINE.. ya win cause you have a xbox360 lol.. everything else i have lol.

Yesssssss!

W00t!!

Thanks buddy!

[forkee]

what do u guys use for an antenna? my rabbit ears don't work too well and i dont have a coax on the wall.

[shin]

what do u guys use for an antenna? my rabbit ears don't work too well and i dont have a coax on the wall.

depends if your tv have a built in HD tuner.. if you don't you'll need a indoor or outdoor HD antenna depends on where ya wanna place it, or a HD cable box. if ya have no coax, wat do you use? dish?

[Mynzeyes]

what do u guys use for an antenna? my rabbit ears don't work too well and i dont have a coax on the wall.

I use all component(red/blue/green) inputs. My LCD doesn't even have a coax input. My digital cable and Xbox 360 are hooked through the component(r/g/b), and the PS2 is hooked up through an S-Video(yellow) cable.

I have no idea about an antenna though. That's crazy old-school..

[shin]

what do u guys use for an antenna? my rabbit ears don't work too well and i dont have a coax on the wall.

I use all component(red/blue/green) inputs. My LCD doesn't even have a coax input. My digital cable and Xbox 360 are hooked through the component(r/g/b), and the PS2 is hooked up through an S-Video(yellow) cable.

I have no idea about an antenna though. That's crazy old-school..

yea. with component ya get the clearest images and sound possible. i don't have component for my ps2 so i use S-video too.

[Mynzeyes]

what do u guys use for an antenna? my rabbit ears don't work too well and i dont have a coax on the wall.

I use all component(red/blue/green) inputs. My LCD doesn't even have a coax input. My digital cable and Xbox 360 are hooked through the component(r/g/b), and the PS2 is hooked up through an S-Video(yellow) cable.

I have no idea about an antenna though. That's crazy old-school..

yea. with component ya get the clearest images and sound possible. i don't have component for my ps2 so i use S-video too.

Yeah, for the PS2, I use the S-video, then I use component audio(red/white) into my sony surround reciever.

The cable box is run through the red/blue/green video, then optical digital audio, into a converter, converted to coax digital audio, and into the reciever as coax digital.

The Xbox 360 has the red/blue/green video, then optical digital audio into the Sony reciever.

.

And to think, I used to know NOTHING about all this.

[uberschall]

tuner cards ftw!

[Celiracer18]

56" Samsung DLP > all

[Mynzeyes]

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l155/cel...18/IMG_0143.jpg

56" Samsung DLP > all

your mommy and daddy's tv doesn't count. sorry.

[Celiracer18]

Heh you got me there.........

*edit* heres the stuff thats all mine(built and paid for by me). its not really a TV but i consider it better


second 19" acer should be on the way soon



^ way better than any TV if you ask me. BTW the big one has a HDTV tuner in it

This post has been edited by Celiracer18: Jan 18, 2007 - 7:07 PM

[shin]

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l155/cel...18/IMG_0143.jpg

56" Samsung DLP > all

your mommy and daddy's tv doesn't count. sorry.

[Drocay]

I got the top one, in 37. Here it is with XP Pro



This post has been edited by Drocay: Jan 18, 2007 - 7:25 PM

[gt_driFFter]

Wow, a lot of misconceptions, and half-truths floating around in this thread! I'll try to shed some light on some of this stuff.

Contrast ratio's:
One of the biggest marketing ploys that manufacturer's use to try and lure consumers to their products. Now, I don't mean marketing ploy, as in, it doesn't exist, but rather something that's made a big deal out of, when in reality it is extremely insignificant. And it works! People will tote their contrast ratio like it's the best thing since sliced bread!
LCD's, for example, cannot produce a true black, due to flourescent backlights that light up the image, therefore, while an LCD tv may have a high contrast ratio, it may look washed out if the white levels are really high, but the black levels are really low (this is the case with most LCD's). Secondly, Shin, the 3000:1 contrast ratio you were bragging about, is actually a DYNAMIC contrast ratio. Meaning, it was acheived in a laboratory, under perfect conditions, in a room of total darkness. Even the smallest presence of light in a room will make it virtually impossible to distinguish the difference between a tv that has a 5000:1 contrast ratio, and a tv with a 1000:1 contrast ratio. In a completely dark room, yes there would be a mathmatical difference, but you would be hard pressed to notice it without a video measuring device.

question - what do u guys use for an antenna? my rabbit ears don't work too well and i dont have a coax on the wall.

Forkee, any amplified/powered set of rabbit ears with at least 40dB of amplification should work perfectly, granted you're not in a rural area. If your television has a HD tuner built in, a set of powered rabbit ears will even allow you to pull in your local stations in High-Def, for free! When they are broadcasting in hd, that is. Sorry, Judge Judy just hasn't made it to high-def yet . If your TV doesn't have an HD Tuner built in, then you will need to purchase an HD Tuner, in addition to a set of powered rabbit ears. $37 will get you an excellent amplified antenna at bestbuy, while the standalone HD Tuners will run around $180-$200.

with component ya get the clearest images and sound possible.

This is not true. An HDMI cable will give you the best picture/sound as it is an ALL DIGITAL cable. Component video will not even support the highest resolution available, 1080p. Also, component cannot give you ANY sound, seeing it's a video-only cable HDMI is the next step after component, with it also carrying digital, uncompressed sound and video, at once. Up until the most recent version of HDMI, v1.3, there have been a few problems, but 1.3 was designed to remedy these problems.


If anyone has any Audio/Video questions, post them up, or just shoot me a pm. It's not just a hobby, but my job, and career

This post has been edited by gt_driFFter: Jan 18, 2007 - 10:04 PM

[NgoFcukinWay]

^ way better than any TV if you ask me. BTW the big one has a HDTV tuner in it

I have that Thermaltake Armor case and me likeys. what HDTV card are you using? I don't have a TV in my room sadly, so i'm trying to look for a card that i can toss in my case and let it run.