So... how well does your setup resolve 1080p really?

Ok, after the debate in spotmatic's thread about which projector is the sharpest n 1080p material I started this thread to save spotmatic's thread from being brutally high jacked.

First we need to set the output resolution to 1920x1080p@75Hz.
Then we need test patterns that are native 1080p.
I use Philips Test Pattern Generator for this.

You can find it for free here:
http://www.benchmarkhq.ru/fclick/fclick.php?fid=263

After installing the program do this:

1. Select resume.
2. Set the program to full screen.
3. Under program settings set to use 16:9 screen ratio.
4. Go to User Def Resolution.
5. Select Vert Resolution Bars and 1:1
6. Take pictures of your center, top, bottom, left, right sides and also the corners.
7. Select Hor. resolution Bars and 1:1
8. Repeat step 6.
9. Upload the pictures to imageshach.us uncompressed.
10. Post the links to respective picture here.


After following those steps you will truly know how well your setup resolves 1080p@75Hz.


Lots of pics to shoot but that is the only way we can know for sure how well either projector resolves 1080p.
As soon as I have anything nice in my theatre again to setup I will post some pics but right now I don't have the time to put something together.

So who will be the first to step up and take this challenge on?

Ok, let's make it 72Hz then.

You also need to specify which camera you are using and what lens and settings you have on it.

Why does it make little sense to do it like i described it?
Also no cheating with vertical size.
Measure the picture height so you get whatever value you would get if you divide your screen width with 1.78.

And the camera should be set to take the pictures at 5 Mega pixels.

Ile:
Nice picture, can you also follow the instructions outlined in the first post and use Philips Test Pattern Generator?



Mark:
I think most monitors out there are calibrated well enough to tell the difference between black and white and be able to determine how well the lines are resolved don't you?
Of course this is not the final word on this and of course you can't tell everything from a screenshot since there are so many things you have to factor in such as camera, skills, lenses and so on but what you CAN do is tell the difference between the people with sets who knows how to handle a camera which unfortunately rules me out...


Gino:
I really hope you have replaced those god awful thomson focus yokes in your sets or else I seriously doubt you can get close to the true performance the P19lugs would give in a better unit such as the 1209, 1209s or 909. =)




So nobody wants to follow the simple steps I lined out?
Pity, it sure would give a good idea of things.

I really hate people who doesn't bother to read the first post in a thread and just think it's a good idea to post a witty response about something not having a damn thing to do with the subject at hand.
This thread was started because people were/are hijacking spotmatic's 909 thread with bickering about which projector is better like some 5 year olds in a sandbox.

You seem to completely have missed the point of this.
The ONLY way you can determine if one projector does 1080p better than the other is by looking at static resolution test patterns which reveals how well the projector is capable of resolving the resolution it is being fed.
You won't tell how well a projector performs by posting hundreds of meaningless screenshots from stills of a motion picture!
If you are skilled with the camera you can make the Barco 801 look like the bell of the ball. Compared to some dope who has an 909 and doesn't know how to take pictures.

This thread was intended for people who WANTS to participate and know how to install a program and take som pictures and upload them to imageshack for the rest of us to see.
It was NOT intended for jerks talking a bunch of bs about only watching test patterns all the time on their projector.
That's just childish and infantile behavior and doesn't really bring anything new to the table.
So if you want to participate, great! Be my guest.
If you don't want to participate. Then DON'T!

Getting really tired of some people's elitist conduct on this forum...


So please next time you feel the urge to add to your post count by writing something completely uninteresting and with no face value to the topic at hand.
Bite your hand and move along and resist the urge of being "witty".