OT: Digital TV is almost here

[Masbee]

http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=158204

2010?

 

[Denny Crane]

2010?

The technology and specs are the same since then.

Maybe 240Hz is new.

 

[Denny Crane]

BTW, plasma is 600Hz

 

[mook]

I dumped Directv. Get NBA League Pass on my laptop. Get latest and greatest movies/Breaking Bad/Game of Thrones via, well, ahem. Anyway, it's such a short list of programs that it's stunning to me I used to drop $60/mo on that crap. Netflix is a bargain though.

I did miss most of the Olympics, though. I regret that. Would've been nice.

My next plan is to hook up a PC to my tv. It'll be nice to have that always connected to my home entertainment system for viewing pics, Pandora, listening to music collections and torrenting. I suppose I could do all that in theory through my PS3, but whenever I try it becomes a pain in the ass. There's something solidly simple about a Windows OS, a tv set and an HDMI cable.

 

[Masbee]

BTW, plasma is 600Hz

Right. Getting my 60 and 600's mixed up.

Most signal input to TV's is 60hz with the option for 24fps or 24hz as previously discussed.

LCD's run the dispaly output at 60, 120 and 240hz and Plasma's at 600hz, but as before, those numbers are misleading in that a crap Plasma at 600hz has a worse picture than a decent LCD at 120hz, and the very best (and $6,000+ LCD's) at 240hz match or exceed the picture quality of 600hz Plasma's. These numbers are just not that illuminating.

 

[Masbee]

Any tips on how to check if my TV, BluRay, and Receiver can do the same?

I have:
Sony Bravia 60'' LCD TV
Onkyo TX-NR609 Receiver
Panasonic DMP-BDT210 BluRay

BluRay goes thru receiver then to TV.

You can try the check for 24fps compatability tips listed in post #6 at this link. If it doesn't work, also try connecting your Blu-Ray direct to the TV, and re-running the test.

http://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/topic/21870-24-50-60-hz-and-what-it-all-means/

Also, you can go to AVSforum and searching for you TV and BluRay players and seeing what other owners of those products have to say about how to set it up to work and if it works well. As I said, some products support the feature but don't implement it well, in which case, there is no point in setting it for 24fps if it doesn't improve the picture:

http://www.avsforum.com/f/166/lcd-flat-panel-displays

http://www.avsforum.com/f/149/blu-ray-players

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

^ thanks!

 

[Wheels]

ESPN3 not running must watch games might hurt this cause for some.

ESPN Prepping Its Talent For A Twitter Shitstorm After Deciding To No Longer Air Must-Watch Games On ESPN3

http://deadspin.com/espn/

 

[Bob Dobalina]

ESPN3 not running must watch games might hurt this cause for some.

http://deadspin.com/espn/

This stinks. I use my Xbox 360 all the time during college football season.

 

[Wheels]

yeah def sad about this one. Was gonna look into it more for live sports this season