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In Reply to: Loewe Aconda 38", for $2000.00, with slight blemish, Should I go for it? posted by g_greenamyer on January 30, 2006 at 21:05:50:
has the very same picture tube as the Loewe (the tubes for both sets were manufactured, I believe, by RCA/Thompson in the U.S.).The picture from my set was (still is) exceptional. High contrast, excellent colors, great resolution. The trouble is, I could never figure out how to input a line-doubled NTSC signal (say from a DVD player) and have it display in the proper aspect ratio on the screen. The image was always flattened, with large black bars at the top & bottom. The aspect ratio control was no help--it doesn't function at all on a progressive scan signal. When it did work (on interlaced signals), it was practically useless--no matter which setting you picked, the picture would always be partially cut off, either on the sides, or top & bottom.
The RCA has a built-in line doubler, but it's crappy--huge motion artifacts, and obviously no 3:2 cinema pulldown.
I even managed to have an RCA-authorized tech come out and look at the set (under warranty), but he couldn't solve the problem, either.
I would check the Loewe to make sure that you can: 1) input progressive-scan signals properly, with the correct aspect ratio. And, 2) what kind of aspect-ratio control/video scaler comes with it, and does it work on progressive signals?
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