It looks amazing on HD and with DVD from HTPC, except in dark scenes. I was really hoping the blacks would do it for me, but not even close. As Les said in another thread, it's many levels away from true black.
I'm not sure what the subjective effect of the eyes' nonlinear response to brightness is, but I'm guessing halving the black level might still not do it. But assuming it did, that would take a doubling of contrast ratio. On top of that, I think I'd want at least double the brightness to be happy, to match the vividness I now enjoy on my RPTV. That's another doubling of contrast ratio, putting it at over 2000:1. Maybe a Thumperized Black DMD with the greater mirror rotation will do it.
I saw Daen McManis' G15 a few weeks ago, which I'd say was a touch brighter and had somewhat lower black level, which is to say, better contrast than I saw last night. It measured 500:1, so I wonder if something was amiss in Les' setup. Perhaps some of the halo light was reflecting from the light-colored floor/ceiling/walls onto the screen.
Also there are comments about the Seleco's 200DM's great blacks. and I believe its contrast spec is less tahn the LT150's, but it's not quite as bright.
So maybe it was a setup problem (I don't think it's the pj because Les has two and they looked identical), and perhaps Thumper's mods will do the trick.
Either that, or wait however long it takes for digital to improve, or perhaps I'm condemned to a CRT.
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Noah
I'm not sure what the subjective effect of the eyes' nonlinear response to brightness is, but I'm guessing halving the black level might still not do it. But assuming it did, that would take a doubling of contrast ratio. On top of that, I think I'd want at least double the brightness to be happy, to match the vividness I now enjoy on my RPTV. That's another doubling of contrast ratio, putting it at over 2000:1. Maybe a Thumperized Black DMD with the greater mirror rotation will do it.
I saw Daen McManis' G15 a few weeks ago, which I'd say was a touch brighter and had somewhat lower black level, which is to say, better contrast than I saw last night. It measured 500:1, so I wonder if something was amiss in Les' setup. Perhaps some of the halo light was reflecting from the light-colored floor/ceiling/walls onto the screen.
Also there are comments about the Seleco's 200DM's great blacks. and I believe its contrast spec is less tahn the LT150's, but it's not quite as bright.
So maybe it was a setup problem (I don't think it's the pj because Les has two and they looked identical), and perhaps Thumper's mods will do the trick.
Either that, or wait however long it takes for digital to improve, or perhaps I'm condemned to a CRT.
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Noah