Refidim Posted March 10, 2007 Posted March 10, 2007 I am running HDMI into a sharp LCD Yesterday. Ch 7 => I robot 576p Ch 9 => Ocean 12 1080i Ch10=> Out of sight 1080i Ch 7 PQ was excellent. Ch 10 and 9 was... DISAPPOINTING On ALL channels there was no difference between SD and HD PQ. Why ?
stopwhinging Posted March 10, 2007 Posted March 10, 2007 Well, firstly - It's a sharp :ph34r: Secondly - it depends on what actual resolution your screen is. Thirdly, it depends on if the program is in native HD or is being upconverted. If it is a native HD program & you can't see the difference - you should have your eyes tested. I saw a stunning example of a HD display the other day - a 65inch Panasonic, at JB's for about $17k - it really was very impressive.
alcoop1503559994 Posted March 10, 2007 Posted March 10, 2007 As posted in other threads, Oceans 12 was rubbish last night. Try watching CSI etc to see proper HD & its capabilities.
anthonysimilion Posted March 10, 2007 Posted March 10, 2007 Or something from the List Of Good Quality HD Programming.
LBM Posted March 10, 2007 Posted March 10, 2007 Ch 7 => I robot 576p No grain = good looking no matter the resolution. I still think that Supernatural even at HR.HDTV @ 700MB with a 5.1 AC3 track looks great. It is the source in question for this comparison. Ch 9 => Ocean 12 1080i Looked rubbish, I almost think it was HD only because of the DD5.1 track that it came with. The end was upconverted here anyway which made it worse. Ch10=> Out of sight 1080i This movie is NOT HD, it is SD only. You can't compare it to anything other than SD material. Just because the network uses a certain resolution, it doesn't mean that the show/movie is high definition. I just wish iRobot was on Ten, it would look like other Will Smith films which are brilliant. Men in Black II is a prime example so imagine how much better a newer show would look. Shame then that Seven bought it (just like The Day After Tomorrow and other movies ruined until the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray release).
ozasis Posted March 10, 2007 Posted March 10, 2007 I, Robot looked awesome in 576p... I'd say it probably would have looked worse in bit starved 1080i...
Champion_R Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 I, Robot looked awesome in 576p... I'd say it probably would have looked worse in bit starved 1080i... Wow, are Seven PR posting here too?
AndrewWilliams Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 I, Robot looked awesome in 576p... I'd say it probably would have looked worse in bit starved 1080i... Maybe on tiny little TVs ( less than 42" )
anonymez Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 I, Robot looked awesome in 576p... I'd say it probably would have looked worse in bit starved 1080i... Do you work at 7 by any chance?
ozasis Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 No, I just own a LCD tv and have been trying to work out if the bad picture quality was my panel's fault or the source. I'm slowly coming to the conclusion that most of the time it's the low bitrate source causing grief rather than my screen. Most of the time channel 7 is also pretty bad at best on my screen, and I was just commenting that "I, Robot" actually looked half decent with very little wrong with the picture - noting (and agreeing with others) that the movies aired at the same time on the other channels were rather poor looking. Fast moving close-ups normally look quite blurred on my screen - however the other night with this movie it was fine. Sometimes I just wonder if Seven were the only ones who made a better choice knowing that their poor bitrate wouldn't be enough to handle good looking 1080i. I know that Nine and Ten have the wow factor attached to the clarity of slow moving shots, but add any kind of fast motion close-ups and you'll get a much poorer image. I still sit on the fence, but until the bitrates are increased I think both formats have advantages...
squared_eyes Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 Maybe on tiny little TVs ( less than 42" ) Since when is 42" tiny???...where do you live!??!...A drive in??
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