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In Reply to: Thanks for the explanation, and the cultural insight! posted by TAFKA Steve on August 04, 1999 at 19:49:16:
***And to answer your other post, I watch movies on a Sony 36" XBR-WEGA direct view set at a distance of 6-7 feet (the home theater is crammed into an 11 x 12 ft bedroom.With bulky WEGA dominating the room, where do you keep all those 1600 LD's plus tapes and DVD's?
***But frankly, I think its picture quality is overrated and next time I think I'll go for a small 16:9 rear projector like the Toshiba TW40F80.
That is a nice set, although it is getting a bit old. It can't take 480p, I believe, and lacks some image processing modes. I would also consider the new Samsung 40" rear projector - very compact for moderate room situations. I am trying to get one.
But really, with all your old movies, why bother with the 16:9? I find that about 98% of what I watch is in 3:4. And I hate to throw away the pixels that are in limited supply. The Toshiba has gray side bars in such case that I don't care for. The Samsung has a panoramic mode that is supposed to work well on most 3:4 material - much better that the simple stretch mode.
***DVDs actually look better on my cheap 17" computer monitor than on the WEGA.
Yes, I can easily believe that. But it should not match its brightness.
Victor.
I hadn't heard of the Samsung, so I may have to check it out. The bulky Sony (Boy, this is one ugly design! It almost killed my friend and I lifting it up onto a 36" high shelf.) sits on a homemade rack that also holds the rest of the A/V electronics. I've also got a pair of Vandersteen 2Ci's and Rat Shack LS-4's in the room, along with a lowly Denon DP-3000/SMEIII/Stanton881S turntable. What saves this room is its ample closet space. The laserdiscs are stored on 2 five-shelf racks that are a bit over three feet wide. Each rack weighs about half a ton, loaded. And I think their gravitational fields are warping space-time in my bedroom. The DVDs are in a smaller wooden rack. But the videotapes are in the living (listening) room shelves, along with the CDs; and the LP boxes are near the floor.To quote Alice Cooper: "Welcome to my nightmare!"
It is quite compact - it is only 14" deep and adds about 2" all around its 40" 16:9 screen. Also comes with a nice stand that they throw in at I believe just $75. The older analog model is fine, but the new progressive scan digital is better, but of course, more expensive: I think it lists for $3500.
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