Official Sharp AQUOS LC-80LE844U Owners thread - Page 18

lol sorry but you are incorrect. I dont want to derail the thread, but this does have some relevance. that 1920x1080 after the ; is to illustrate what a fully resolved resolution of 1080i refers to. it is still interlaced, hence, not progressive.

some decent information here about what fully resolved 1080i is might help.

Our 844 arrived yesterday. Huge and amazing. Watched a bit of this and that: Hugo 3D (wow), hockey, CNN, Discovery. So far so good. No problems detected, not even on the hockey white screen.

Tons of learning, haven't touched the settings yet. As for the defaults, so far I like the standard mode. Dynamic is too bright, movie mode seems too dull. I will try and post pics tomorrow. Loving the set; not too big at all

Congrats. Movie mode with the proper adjustments is the best pq in the consensus of the 844 and 632 crowd. There is a 632 settings thread with several settings posted. Try some of those and give each one a few days for your eyes to adjust. Remember torch mode is not a setting :-)

I did just that in a dark room so I could see every smudge - used an LED flashlight - no cracks visible.

Also the area behind the V shaped white lines (fairly large area) is a shade darker than the rest of the panel (e.g. with a uniformly white screen). I wonder if this has something to do with a malfunctioning or cracked full-array backlight?

Looks great!

What stand and center channel speaker are you using?

Thanks.

Bob

^^ looks awesome dude. Can u comment more on pic quality. U say that blu ray looks amazing. Is it better or as good as the other top of the line sets( hx929,sammy 8000's,elites,etc.)? I wanna know if it has that"eye popping" feeling when your viewing the tv? Last years 80" sharp looked great, and I hope this tv is a cut above that.

I beg to differ. A fully resolved 1080i (not a video shot originally in 1080i like most camcorders or live TV broadcasts) would refer to a 1080i signal which CAN be fully resolved by using 3:2 pulldown to FULLY recreate the 1080P signal. Of course, as we all know now all Hi-Def sets display their native resolution regardless of whatever signal is fed to them. In this case, all signals are upconverted to 1080P (not necessarily well, though).

In Broadcast terms, 1080i is interlaced = 1440x1080
1920p (24,30,60p) =1920x1080 (progressive)

Wow, I'm learning so much in this thread. And here I thought I knew the following:

1080i means 1920 x 1080 interlaced
1080p means 1920 x 1080 progressive

The frame rate (24, 30, 60p) is irrelevant to the resolution.

I guess I was completely wrong all these years.



I really just want to know the best place to purchase an 844. I'm really looking forward to having one of these huge TVs in my home.

Suzook - on the settings referenced above did you start with the Standard Mode or the Movie mode before applying them? The second group of settings I assume are yours since someone else is listed for the first group but it doesn't say which basic setting you started with.

Yes you are right..pardon my typo.
1080p means 1920x1080 progressive.

Interesting - I did the settings originally under Standard and now just tried it under Movie (exact same settings) and the Caucasian skin tones (what I usually use to judge) look washed out - maybe it has to do with my location where people have a bit of a tan year round. In video editing I have used my kids skin tones (what they actually look like under different lighting conditions) to judge the color saturation and white balance - I figure if their skin tones look realistic then the rest sort of falls into place. As I mentioned in a previous post a lot of this is very subjective - their is no right or wrong answer - just the person's preference who is viewing the material (and no, I hate the "torch mode" - sort of makes everything look like a CSI Miami episode).

Can somebody please measure the base of the tv by itself? These are the measurements of the 80" 632 series and im curious if they are using the same base. Thanks.

Width ~28 15/16"
Depth ~16 15/16"
Height ~5/8"

Well, I guess that will make 3 of us. And, for the record, I certainly don't like the showroom torch mode, but.....I am capable of setting the brightness, contrast, backlight etc. to where it pleases me and makes for relaxed, long term viewing without having an ISF calibration. I think the real value of a professional calibration is in setting the color balance and gamma across the entire scale. As I expressed in an earlier post on another thread, I just can't get used to the 6500K settings. The whites just aren't white enough and everything tends to look like sunset. I did spend several hundred dollars a few years ago for CalMan software and the XRite i1 Display 2 sensor. Four or five hours later, my set was set up but I honestly wasn't that thrilled. So long as there is no obvious color tinge and skin color looks like skin color I think the vast majority of viewers will have no complaints with a TV set up by a video enthusiast with some experience (30 years in my case).

Thanks Bob!

The stand I'm using now is actually from my previous Sony 70" SXRD, I still love the stand and I can't seem to find a better replacement at the moment.

The speakers I am using at the moment are called Neeper Acoustics - Perfection One, and I'm not running any centre at the moment. Love these speakers!

Thanks!

I can't really say it's better or not better, but I can tell you that when watching bluray movies, it does give me that wow factor, the PQ and the sheer size! I'm sure other commpetitors will have its pros and cons, but the major downfall, in my opinion, is when I watch sports. Not sure if I have the settings correct, but even at factory settings, it's still poor. Other than that, I think the TV is great even when watching regular HDTV.

Thanks for the reply...so with sports, is it the motion blur that bothers you? Have you tried turning off or lowering the aquo motion or setting it to off?For me, as long as blu ray and hd tv look great, I can live with the other issues...More pics when u can my friend and thanks again!

What happens when you watch sports? Do you get lag or tails? I thought the 240hz would help that.

Are you certain of these measurements? I see that you used tildes so they are approximate, but the reason I ask is that in the user manual for the 632 as well as the 844, the dimensional diagrams near the end have the following:

Width: 29 1/32" (737 mm)
Depth: 17 3/32" (434 mm)
Height: Not specified

I was measuring the space on my current TV stand to be sure that the 844 will sit comfortably on it, and it will be tight at the back. But, if the reality is that the base is only 28 15/16", it has a tiny bit more breathing room.

I think the 844 base is the same as the 632.
Here is a link to the owners manual. The dimensions are on page 95.
http://files.sharp.ca/Downloads/ForH...0LE844U_OM.pdf

Is the base on the 844 perfectly rectangular, or does it taper off from front-to-back?

I can't tell from the photos in the thread.

Thanks.

Thanks. I didnt measure the 632 stand personally i got those measurements from the 632 owners thread. Looks like the stand is a tiny bit bigger than what i posted originally.

Im curious to know as well. Im thinking about upgrading from my 73" mits dlp. I know lcd wont be as fluid as my dlp but im curious as to peoples comments on fast motion. A large percentage of use for my set is sports.

+1

With hockey being 90% of my TV viewing and the only reason I still have a cable subscription, this would be a deal breaker.

The 844 base is rectangular. I will try and attach a photo to see if it helps.

Thank you so much for taking a picture of the base detached from the TV.

I really appreciate it.

You are welcome. I know you had hoped to have a little bit of breathing room on the back but it is 29-1/32 inches both front and back.

There is a slight taper on the height/thickness of the base in that it slopes a little bit from he centre to the front and from the centre to the back.

Depending on my distributers backlog, mine should be here early next week

S~