Posts by Scott Wilkinson

Quote: Originally Posted by VTOLfreak  Does the type of power supply matter? I am running class H amps which are class AB with switched-mode power supplies and tracking supply rail voltages. Sometimes the line gets a...

Quote: Originally Posted by DS-21  First, Class D is analog. Second, actually they're not a different story at all. Some people prefer early implementations of Class D (and modern cheap implementations of Class D)...

Let's face it—tubes are big, hot, and delicate, while transistors and their solid-state progeny, integrated circuits, are small, relatively cool, and robust. Yet despite the apparent drawbacks, tube-based audio gear has retained a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Scott Wilkinson  As far as I know, no plasma does frame interpolation. Otherwise, you are correct here; frame interpolation is worst with 24fps movies, and you can turn it off in 120Hz...

Quote: Originally Posted by arnyk  Interesting that DLP merits no mention. I like having a TV where all the pixels are the right color... ;-) DLP merits no mention because I'm asking about flat-panel...

Stacey Spears and Don Munsil, creators of the HD Benchmark Blu-ray for setting up and testing video displays and audio systems, talk about the newly released version 2 of the disc, including an intuitive 2-dimensional menu system,...

Quote: Originally Posted by p5browne  Dang, right during my working hours! You can always catch it after the fact at http://twit.tv/htg or http://YouTube/TWiTHomeTheaterGeeks or here on AVS. The show is usually...

Quote: Originally Posted by losservatore  Yes avoid the use of motion interpolation specially for movies, I found that on lcd the motion interpolation looks way too smooth and totally make the movie look like is recorded...

Quote: Originally Posted by swilber69  I was a staunch plasma guy, even had a Pioneer Elite FHD-1. But I recently traded for the new Elite, which is Sharp's statement technology and -- being Sharp -- is LCD. I did want...

Quote: Originally Posted by vinnie97  ^Samsung F8500 or the Panasonic ZT60 shouldn't be ruled out in terms of bright rooms or overcoming reflection, but the cost is greater. Especially the F8500, which is way...