QUALIA 006 Owner's Thread - Page 52

DOBE,
Real sorry to hear how you feel. I sometimes feel bad when there's no response from a post that I made. I did remember someone responding to your inquiry, and I thought that was an adequate response. If you really want to hear from a 006 owner with large windows concerning PQ, then I will give my 2 cents. Remember that I am just a videophile wannabe, but what I do believe is that any TV out there will have a significant effect when sunlight is projected into their environment. Of course the 006 is gorgeous in low light situations, but is very acceptable viewing during daylight periods. I would feel bad for you (not sorry) if you decide not to buy this fantastic TV based on this experience.

BTW, I don't mean there is no basis for the emitted vs. reflected light argument, only that the Qualia sets a new standard for sustained light output that makes is far less susceptible to this syndrome. IMHO, the Qualia's output renders this argument moot (or nearly so). Run a CRT maxed out and the life will be cut WAY short. I have my Q006 in very bright conditions, while my plasma display is in a room that gets far less sunlight. The plasma actually does worse in bright conditions than the Qualia. Both sets are very dialed in according to DVE. I think the Qualia's anti-reflective screen helps here; the plasma screen reflects "bright spots" in the room more clearly than the Q006.

jb007,

You have to admit we do sound like a bunch of Sony salesmen, but I think that just furthers the point of the quality of the Qualia!

Aside from the fact that people are busy I suspect that your answer depends upon actually seeing your environment. If you feel you have a difficult viewing situation, for any reason, the only reasonable think to do is to arrange a demo in your house unless you have the money to take the chance.

I've seen window views that were not great because of internal reflections from other windows in the house. Even reality can be compromised.

I think the TV looks wonderful in some situations and suspect that it is less so in others.

Dilbert

Does anyone know if it is possible to copy a JPEG (or any other file for that matter) from your computer TO a media card ? I purchased a media card reader today that is supposed to allow reads and writes, but haven't been able as yet to copy a JPEG to a Sony memory stick pro card that I have inserted in the reader and connected via USB to my computer. I want to be able to view JPEGs from my digital camera that are captured on an xD card on the 006, so I uploaded the images from my camera to my computer and now would like to download those images to the Sony memory stick pro card.

I agree with all the other owners - I don't have the extreme lighting issues as DOBE has, but I have had ZERO problems watching the 006 during daylight hours even with a bay window that is directly behind the 006 facing north in which 14 inches of snow on the front lawn were reflecting massive amounts of light into the room on a sunny day. Luckily all the light was not reflecting directly onto the screen but the room was full of light. There is NO set that could perfectly handle the amount of light reflecting in DOBE's room, unless it had a 1000 watt bulb probably, but the 006 does a damn good job in any environment I've seen so far.

The Qualia will look great in a well lit room but my version of well lit may
not be yours. Use judgement.

Dilbert1

nhey,

I think all Sony products want to see the files written in a specific way. That is, all the pictures from my Sony use a very specific file naming system:

DSC00129.JPG

Try renaming your files using this convention and see if that helps...

DOBE -

I'm sorry that you feel the way you do. In my particular situation, I have placed my 006 in a dedicated home theater room so, I hesitated to even fathom a guess as to how the 006 would perform in your particular environment.

That mainly accounts for my lack of response to your query. I JUST DON'T KNOW.
There is nothing sinister here bud.

My other excuse for lack of response is that if I recall correctly, everytime you asked for some info on the Qualia, you listed multiple questions that were extremely lengthy....I mean we're talking War and Peace length. Call me dumb, stupid (after all I did indeed purchase a 13K display that has no return policy) or someone with an exceedingly short attention span.but personally when I see anybody's post of that length I just kind of skim by it to something that is more palatable.

After all this isn't supposed to be work here..... but fun.

I think you honestly just misread everyone.

I truly appreciate you guys taking the time to respond to this issue...that only seems to be a concern to me. I'm partially frustrated by the fact that I can't yet view this display with my own eyes and I can't return the set if I decide it doesn't work in my HT environment. Given that situation, I was really depending on you guys to help me with this major buying decision.

I was just disappointed in the lack of response and drew what I thought was the most logical conclusion. Anyway, your recent responses have fired me up again and I will wait to see this display with my own eyes before I rule it out. It should be coming to Sacramento in the next few months.

If Colortv is out there I would be interested in his opinion on the washout issue. Thanks again.

I do have a habit of being a bit verbose. I try to get my point across clearly... but I guess not succinctly. By the time I'm done I realize, O brother this is too long and what if no one reads it. I will try and keep my posts shorter. This ones fairly short.

DOBE,
Good to hear that you're all fired up again on the 006. I have a feeling that you're gonna get a whole bunch of responses the next time you have another question on the 006!

There ya go bud!
I think you'll get alot more for your money this way.

And if you do revert back, just.... chop em up a bit and feed them to us poor souls in small mouthfuls over the course of several postings.

Works for me.

JimP; I shoot sports... Most of the time my son's baseball team. Here is one of my favorite pictures of my son:

http://www.pbase.com/acm/image/4127219/original

Look close at the ball on the bat

How about some screen shots of the Grammies ... should look fabulous on the Qualia!

Viper,
Beautiful shot!!!!!!! What camera and lens did you use.

nhey,

If you know someone with a SonyCam you could also use their camera to format your MemoryStick. jb007 is correct about the hierarchical file system the camera uses; just double-checked on my wife's camera...

I have several canon 1D cameras (1d =4mg, 1ds= 11mg, 1d MII =8mg)... The picture posted was with 1d 4mg... Picture is blown up in sons room 24X36 and looks like the post (no noise). The lens is the Canon 300 2.8L

Here is a quick picture from the Grammy's... excuse the alignment... taken from my couch with a 70 -200 lens (quick snap)

How about Usher and his girl firend:

Great shot. Love that stop action. Great focus.

Here's the kind of stuff I photograph.

Scanned from a print.

The 006 photo viewer defaults to the standard picture folder, but you can change the folder to any folder on the card. The files don't need to follow any naming convention. So, all you need to do is drag the JPGs anywhere on the memory stick.

JimP;

Looks like you're a pro photographer... I am just an hobbiest... Here's a couple wedding shots of my niece's wedding (since you shoot this type of photos):

http://www.pbase.com/acm/image/8082291


http://www.pbase.com/acm/image/8082228


http://www.pbase.com/acm/image/8082270

ahhhhhhh,
It looks like the ambiance to the Qualia 006 club has been restored.

Everybody interacting and helping each other with a photog aside.

Great stuff guys, very informative.

I had Comcast install both a cablecard and the 6412. They first said No but when I questioned why, they had no reason. Bottom line, it works fine and makes it easier to watch regular cable. In fact, in a split comparison of the 6412 (using component) and regular cable (using cablecard) the picture is much better with the card. If you want both, get pushy.

DOBE, the above post was intended to be a direct response to your question. So, watch out for bright stuff that will be directly reflected in the glass. If you have any posters covered with glass, try placing them where you would put the 006, to see if you need to worry about direct reflections. If this is a serious problem, you need to avoid all screens with glass covers. On some RPTVs, the glass cover can be removed. The surface underneath is typically diffuse, and therefore much less prone to problems with direct reflections. I don't think that removing the glass on the 006 is possible.

Here are a few screen shots of J.LO... For those of you wondering abount the detail of this set... Look at her necklace in the first picture.