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Heres my situation. Im getting an HDTV on friday. Im either getting the Sony KV36HS510 4:3 HDTV. Or the Sony KV34HS510 16:9 HDTV.
Im not getting an HDTV tuner anytime soon. So thats not a concern. Im going to use this HDTV for 3 things. 1) DVDs 2) Videogames (Mostly Xbox and PS2) and 3) Dish Network (normal not HD).
So for MY NEEDS, im trying to decide which to get. But I have a few concerns. Ive noticed that while almost all Xbox, some PS2, and alot of Gamecube, games support progressive scan very few actually support 16:9. So on a widescreen HDTV I would either have a distorted image, or a substantially smaller image than the 36" 4:3. So if im playing Halo on Xbox on the 36" Sony 4:3 would it be FULL SCREEN progressive scan? Or would the image be letterboxed and then window boxed down? I know you have to change the settings in the videogame system to widescreen or 4:3, so my guess would say no. But considering this is a major selling factor for me I dont want to guess on a purchase this big.
I would think that for gaming the 36" would be ideal since thats still the format most games take. And even the ones that are widescreen still support 4:3. What are your opinions? Are there any performance issues I should be aware of?
How do most 4:3 videogames look when stretched to full screen on a 16:9?
The widescreen mode on the 36" HDTV is 33", only 1" smaller than the 34" 16:9. While the 4:3 mode is 8" larger on the 36" 4:3. So for these reasons I think the 36" would be the best for me. But I may not be aware of every performance issue. I would be especially interested to hear from avid gamers who have HDTVs in either 4:3 or 16:9 format.
BTW im picking up the TV this friday at Best Buy. I already bought the 36" one, but im considering paying the extra $180 and getting the 34" widescreen. Im just having a really hard time deciding. Thanks
Im not getting an HDTV tuner anytime soon. So thats not a concern. Im going to use this HDTV for 3 things. 1) DVDs 2) Videogames (Mostly Xbox and PS2) and 3) Dish Network (normal not HD).
So for MY NEEDS, im trying to decide which to get. But I have a few concerns. Ive noticed that while almost all Xbox, some PS2, and alot of Gamecube, games support progressive scan very few actually support 16:9. So on a widescreen HDTV I would either have a distorted image, or a substantially smaller image than the 36" 4:3. So if im playing Halo on Xbox on the 36" Sony 4:3 would it be FULL SCREEN progressive scan? Or would the image be letterboxed and then window boxed down? I know you have to change the settings in the videogame system to widescreen or 4:3, so my guess would say no. But considering this is a major selling factor for me I dont want to guess on a purchase this big.
I would think that for gaming the 36" would be ideal since thats still the format most games take. And even the ones that are widescreen still support 4:3. What are your opinions? Are there any performance issues I should be aware of?
How do most 4:3 videogames look when stretched to full screen on a 16:9?
The widescreen mode on the 36" HDTV is 33", only 1" smaller than the 34" 16:9. While the 4:3 mode is 8" larger on the 36" 4:3. So for these reasons I think the 36" would be the best for me. But I may not be aware of every performance issue. I would be especially interested to hear from avid gamers who have HDTVs in either 4:3 or 16:9 format.
BTW im picking up the TV this friday at Best Buy. I already bought the 36" one, but im considering paying the extra $180 and getting the 34" widescreen. Im just having a really hard time deciding. Thanks