Norde
12-07-07, 02:21 AM
The following is from the very complete Ultimateavmag review of the Mitsubishi 46144 .
"But if you feed the set a standard definition, 4:3 program upconverted at the source to 720p or 1080i/p, the only options available are Standard and Wide Expand. Under these conditions, Standard will produce an undistorted image for 4:3 material. But a 4:3 letterboxed SD image, played back at 720p or 1080i/p in Standard, will appear in a letterbox window within a 4:3 area at the center of the screen (black bars on all sides). Wide Expand will expand it to fill the screen from left to right, but with unacceptable distortion. The only way to get it to fill the screen from left to right without distortion is to change the resolution of the source to 480i/p and select Expand."
I had been about to get this display, but this is a deal breaker for me. If I am correct, the reviewer says the set will not zoom a digital signal without distortion, but will zoom an analog signal. I visted a store today and while the Sony XBR could handle the digital zoom, the Mitsubishi couldn't. (It was a struggle to get the salesman to admit he couldn't do it on the Mits.). Both could handle an analog zoom.
With the forthcoming abolition of analog signals, wouldn't this feature be mandatory in higher end sets?
Can anyone direct me to a listing of plasma and LCD displays that will zoom a digital signal?
"But if you feed the set a standard definition, 4:3 program upconverted at the source to 720p or 1080i/p, the only options available are Standard and Wide Expand. Under these conditions, Standard will produce an undistorted image for 4:3 material. But a 4:3 letterboxed SD image, played back at 720p or 1080i/p in Standard, will appear in a letterbox window within a 4:3 area at the center of the screen (black bars on all sides). Wide Expand will expand it to fill the screen from left to right, but with unacceptable distortion. The only way to get it to fill the screen from left to right without distortion is to change the resolution of the source to 480i/p and select Expand."
I had been about to get this display, but this is a deal breaker for me. If I am correct, the reviewer says the set will not zoom a digital signal without distortion, but will zoom an analog signal. I visted a store today and while the Sony XBR could handle the digital zoom, the Mitsubishi couldn't. (It was a struggle to get the salesman to admit he couldn't do it on the Mits.). Both could handle an analog zoom.
With the forthcoming abolition of analog signals, wouldn't this feature be mandatory in higher end sets?
Can anyone direct me to a listing of plasma and LCD displays that will zoom a digital signal?