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sethnwoodman /forum/post/15530011
I gotta tell ya man, look for the 650 on sale. It is so much better than the 550 and you can get it for a VERY similar price.
And from what I understand, the gaming mode doesn't seem to do anything... idk I have never had any sort of controller lag on my 42" LG that we payed under 900 dollars for. So I highly doubt either TV would suffer from such an effect. Here is a bit more information on the Toshiba's up-conversion processor, if you will:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10123330-1.html
article isn't about that specific set, but does explain what their SRT function is all about.
Here is what gamimg mode is supposed to do on the toshiba.
Gaming Mode™ enhances your gaming experience by reducing game controller delay. When activated, Gaming Mode™ allows the video signal to bypass select picture circuitry to shorten the overall signal to screen time. There is an approximately 33 millisecond response improvement for 60Hz models, and a 48 millisecond response improvement for 120Hz models.
There were a few things about the cnet review I would take issue with. I started a thread recently about that review if you want to read my post. Myself and probably any every other owner of a toshiba with srt would disagree with that part of his review. Below is my previous response about that review.
Is this guy a professional reviewer? It almost seems like he is biased.
The bad:
Inaccurate primary color of green and cyan; subpar uniformity; proprietary upconversion circuit introduces edge enhancement; lackluster design
Subpar uniformity? Virtually every lcd tv on the market including the ones on his list suffer from this including a lot of the samsung and sony tvs. Its their panel in the toshiba. There are hundreds of posts about flashlighting and clouding issues on the sony and samsung threads.
The proprietary upconversion circuit he is referring to is the srt feature. He obviously didnt know how to use it. It can introduce noticeable edge enhancement when your setting is too high but in moderation it does improve 480/720 and dvd picture.
Lackluster design? Why because it doesnt have toc ( which a lot of people hate), or scarlet around bezel ? It has a very nice black relatively thin bezel. Whats wrong with that? The controls are easily accessible on the side and you can actually see them to use them unlike the samsung 630 I had.
Here is something else he wrote:
"As do most LCD HDTVs available in 2008, the 46XV545U has a native resolution of 1080p. However, at this screen size it's very difficult to tell the difference between 1080p and lower resolutions. "
That is a ridiculous statement- is he blind?
I think any review is only as good as the reviewer and the cnet reviewer in my opinion wasnt very good.
Btw. I set my dvd player to 480 and I let the tv do the upconversion.
