Demi9OD
07-30-07, 09:14 PM
I finally decided to take the plunge to HD recently, and I believe I've narrowed my choices down to these four models (till tomorrow :rolleyes: ). I'm somewhat of a research fanatic, anticipation is half the fun. I've been without any TV whatsoever since January when my old roommate moved out and took the beater 32" SD RCA tube with him.
My background is in computers and I will most likely be building an HTPC based on the ATI 2600xp and an internal Toshiba SD-S802A. I will joyfully toss a Blu-ray player in the HTPC as well as soon as prices get a little more reasonable. Beyond HD DVD I would also be using the HTPC to playback other formats such as Xvid encoded AVIs, not the best quality I know but I have quite a library, ripping was a hobby of mine back in college, ffdshow and avisynth are old friends of mine. I imagine some PC gaming will be done, by friends. I'll stick to my 2ms Viewsonic vx922. Other sources will be a Nintendo Wii and Digital Cable.
Due to budget constraints and viewing distance I first narrowed my choices down to a couple of the 50" DLP models, the Sony SXRD and Sammy LED DLP, but after reading about the more pronounced reliability and upkeep issues, as well as seeing them in person (too "shiny", unnatural colors), I started leaning towards Plasma instead.
I was almost sold on the Sammy 4254 till I started perusing the 3:3 thread on these very forums. Am I correct in stating that both Pio's are the only two models in the title that will pass the 3:2 Film Cadence test? I'm incredibly picky about visual and audio anomalies and inconsistencies, and now that I've read about jutters I imagine I'd have a hard time ignoring them. The Panny is on the list for completeness sake but is probably last on my totem poll right now. The 4280 is outside my price range, but over the next couple months it could drop to something reasonable enough to stomach, if it's worth the wait. To those who have seen both the 4270 and 4280 side by side in a dimly lit environment, are the difference in black levels and shadow details that pronounced?
This will be my first and last HDTV purchase for a couple years, so I want to make it count. Future proofing is important, but it doesn't look like HDMI 1.3 will be that big a deal, and obviously from my above choices 720p should be just fine for my needs.
TIA - Demi
My background is in computers and I will most likely be building an HTPC based on the ATI 2600xp and an internal Toshiba SD-S802A. I will joyfully toss a Blu-ray player in the HTPC as well as soon as prices get a little more reasonable. Beyond HD DVD I would also be using the HTPC to playback other formats such as Xvid encoded AVIs, not the best quality I know but I have quite a library, ripping was a hobby of mine back in college, ffdshow and avisynth are old friends of mine. I imagine some PC gaming will be done, by friends. I'll stick to my 2ms Viewsonic vx922. Other sources will be a Nintendo Wii and Digital Cable.
Due to budget constraints and viewing distance I first narrowed my choices down to a couple of the 50" DLP models, the Sony SXRD and Sammy LED DLP, but after reading about the more pronounced reliability and upkeep issues, as well as seeing them in person (too "shiny", unnatural colors), I started leaning towards Plasma instead.
I was almost sold on the Sammy 4254 till I started perusing the 3:3 thread on these very forums. Am I correct in stating that both Pio's are the only two models in the title that will pass the 3:2 Film Cadence test? I'm incredibly picky about visual and audio anomalies and inconsistencies, and now that I've read about jutters I imagine I'd have a hard time ignoring them. The Panny is on the list for completeness sake but is probably last on my totem poll right now. The 4280 is outside my price range, but over the next couple months it could drop to something reasonable enough to stomach, if it's worth the wait. To those who have seen both the 4270 and 4280 side by side in a dimly lit environment, are the difference in black levels and shadow details that pronounced?
This will be my first and last HDTV purchase for a couple years, so I want to make it count. Future proofing is important, but it doesn't look like HDMI 1.3 will be that big a deal, and obviously from my above choices 720p should be just fine for my needs.
TIA - Demi