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Matt.H · 6th October 2005, 10:50 PM

Does anyone know their stuff with these? i'm thinkin of getting one and just dont know what to go for. I want a 20" screen. but they do a 4:3 and 16:9 ratio. what is the difference in these apart from one beind widescreen. someone told me that the 4:3 would have a tiny pcture when watchin films...is this right?

Also when it come to resolution, contrast etc what should i be lookin for?

These are what i have been lookin at.
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3

cheers.

Luke Emmott · 6th October 2005, 11:25 PM

Don't buy from RGB!!! Bunch of idiots! Ive had a few customers with burnt fingers from them.

As for the TV, i'd go with 16:9.

Luke

GTR Fan · 6th October 2005, 11:54 PM

Am i the only one in the world who thinks cathode ray give better colours espicially dark ones

Nick MW · 7th October 2005, 06:19 AM

I would go 16:9 every time if you can justify the extra expense. Most films and an ever increasing amount of terrestrial broadcasts are widescreen.

Cathode ray is a better picture still IMO, but the LCD is worth the sacrifice just for the space saving and appearance.

moleman · 7th October 2005, 06:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTR Fan

Am i the only one in the world who thinks cathode ray give better colours espicially dark ones

No. You can't beat CRT, but they are so damn big.

Bassman · 7th October 2005, 03:24 PM

Ina nutshell you don't want to buy a 4:3 screen for TV or film use as pretty much everything is now in 16:9 format (unless you like the letterbox black bars

).
For LCD you want a screen with a high contrast ratio but just as important is the lowest pixel latency you can find. In general there are two areas that LCD's loose out to Plasmas and CRT (other than the fact they have square pixels). Firstly the blacks are not very black (and consequently the darker greys tend to merge into one on the cheaper panels). Secondly the pixel latency means that you get motion blurring and general loss of definition in smooth fade colours.

The best commercial panels I have seen (I don't get to see the domestic stuff) are the latest Sharp ones.
One other point, you may want to consider ensuring is that anything you buy supports HD (interface wise) as it's comin' over that thar hill

Finally if you are absolutley anal about the picture quality over everything else then I'm afraid you will still have to buy yourself a 100Hz flatscreen CRT.

Luke Emmott · 7th October 2005, 09:51 PM

Looking at the sets and price range he's chosen, I don't think he's TOO fussed on what he's getting

Luke

roguejackal · 7th October 2005, 10:04 PM

Id agree with the last 2 posts, though cant see any point in buying any sort of new tv that is not HD ready unless its a cheap portable

6th October 2005, 10:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
Matt.H Matt.H is unaware they can edit their status GTR Register Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Swad, Near Burton on Trent Cars owned: Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 16v Sport Posts: 15	LCD TV's Does anyone know their stuff with these? i'm thinkin of getting one and just dont know what to go for. I want a 20" screen. but they do a 4:3 and 16:9 ratio. what is the difference in these apart from one beind widescreen. someone told me that the 4:3 would have a tiny pcture when watchin films...is this right? Also when it come to resolution, contrast etc what should i be lookin for? These are what i have been lookin at. Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 cheers. __________________

6th October 2005, 11:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Luke Emmott Luke Emmott is unaware they can edit their status GTR Register Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Kent Cars owned: Nissan Navara Outlaw and Honda CTR Posts: 1,193	Whatever you do... Don't buy from RGB!!! Bunch of idiots! Ive had a few customers with burnt fingers from them. As for the TV, i'd go with 16:9. Luke __________________

6th October 2005, 11:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
GTR Fan GTR Fan is unaware they can edit their status GTR Register Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 575	Am i the only one in the world who thinks cathode ray give better colours espicially dark ones __________________

7th October 2005, 06:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
Nick MW Nick MW is unaware they can edit their status GTR Register Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Beds Posts: 1,588	I would go 16:9 every time if you can justify the extra expense. Most films and an ever increasing amount of terrestrial broadcasts are widescreen. Cathode ray is a better picture still IMO, but the LCD is worth the sacrifice just for the space saving and appearance. __________________

7th October 2005, 03:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
Bassman Bassman is unaware they can edit their status GTR Register Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Farnham, Surrey Cars owned: L322 Range Rover Vogue, Saab 900 2.0T SE Convertible Posts: 1,385	Ina nutshell you don't want to buy a 4:3 screen for TV or film use as pretty much everything is now in 16:9 format (unless you like the letterbox black bars ). For LCD you want a screen with a high contrast ratio but just as important is the lowest pixel latency you can find. In general there are two areas that LCD's loose out to Plasmas and CRT (other than the fact they have square pixels). Firstly the blacks are not very black (and consequently the darker greys tend to merge into one on the cheaper panels). Secondly the pixel latency means that you get motion blurring and general loss of definition in smooth fade colours. The best commercial panels I have seen (I don't get to see the domestic stuff) are the latest Sharp ones. One other point, you may want to consider ensuring is that anything you buy supports HD (interface wise) as it's comin' over that thar hill Finally if you are absolutley anal about the picture quality over everything else then I'm afraid you will still have to buy yourself a 100Hz flatscreen CRT. __________________

7th October 2005, 09:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
Luke Emmott Luke Emmott is unaware they can edit their status GTR Register Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Kent Cars owned: Nissan Navara Outlaw and Honda CTR Posts: 1,193	LCD Looking at the sets and price range he's chosen, I don't think he's TOO fussed on what he's getting Luke __________________

7th October 2005, 10:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
roguejackal roguejackal is gutted the GTR is going GTR Register User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Suffolk Cars owned: GTR32, Ford Transit 2.4TD Splitter Van, Land Rover Discovery Posts: 498	Id agree with the last 2 posts, though cant see any point in buying any sort of new tv that is not HD ready unless its a cheap portable __________________

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