HD-DVD officially dead (finally!)

[nat]

So does mine. It doesn't seem to matter whether it's on or off-- it doesn't appear to do anything, ever.

[Joe Redifer]

3D comb filters only work with 3D movies (glasses required).

When I was shopping for an SDTV for my old-skool game systems, I wanted a TV with all types of connectors, including component.  What I found was that a lot of new TVs had RF, composite and component.  No s-video!  That pissed me off.  I was finally able to find a nice 20" Toshiba with all four connections.  It kicked the hell out of the Sony I tried in component picture quality (which also lacked s-video).  This TV looks 20 times better with SD game systems via component than the Sony 34XBR960 could ever possibly hope to.

[Kitsunexus]

So does mine. It doesn't seem to matter whether it's on or off-- it doesn't appear to do anything, ever.

How do you turn it on??? o_0

[Necromancer]

How do you turn it on??? o_0

Buy it flowers, take it out to dinner and a show, talk dirty to it, etc. - you know, all the regular ways.  Failing that, check the setup menus.

[nat]

Yeah, my LCD HDTV has an "Advanced Video Settings" menu where I can toggle 18 different kinds of visual "Noise Reduction" in addition to the "3D Comb Filter," "Blue Screen," and change the "Color Temperature."

[Joe Redifer]

Always leave that noise reduction shit off.

[nat]

Always leave that noise reduction shit off.

Agreed. There is even one of them.. "Spatial" or "Temporal" or something that seems to make the video out of sync with the audio. It's horrible. And none of them actually make the image look better. The "Speckle" reducer, which I guess is supposed to reduce film grain, makes edges fuzzy like they're moving all the time.

I turned all that shit off quickly after getting the TV.

[ceti alpha]

Always leave that noise reduction shit off.

Agreed. There is even one of them.. "Spatial" or "Temporal" or something that seems to make the video out of sync with the audio. It's horrible. And none of them actually make the image look better. The "Speckle" reducer, which I guess is supposed to reduce film grain, makes edges fuzzy like they're moving all the time.

I turned all that shit off quickly after getting the TV.

It's amazing how that crap never works, and in fact, makes things even worse. Even "voice enhancement" features on cordless phones suck.

[Kitsunexus]

Well there is no colorcomb filter setting in my TV's menu, but the noise reduction works GREAT! Also I found out to leave the color temperature on normal, it looks shit otherwise.

Also, why the f*ck have a "FREEZE" button if the thing is NOT A TIVO??? o_0

[nectarsis]

^ To study the nipples on porn actresses of course

[quoth09]

Always leave that noise reduction shit off.

Actually on my 36" Sony Wega that I had, depending on what I was doing, I would turn the DNR on it to high or middle for some games or movies, and it would make them look better. That TV was nice. Now I'm wishing I had just kept it.  I had all the settings to my liking and had 2 main modes I used: one vibrant mode for games and so on, and one calibrated mode set pretty close to NTSC J for movies. Turbo games looked great on it, as did PS2 and other systems, with no need for adjustments. It was just too damn heavy though. I don't find lifting 250lbs with another person, 'fun times'. I could always grab a 27" model of the same TV, but honestly I have my eye on another one that I test modeled before the unit I have now (the one I actually wanted), and I can get it for the same price or cheaper after shipping and with warranty, than people are selling the 27" of my old one used.

[Keranu]

Hey quoth, would this happen to be the same TV you had? My brother is picking it up this Sunday .

[SNKNostalgia]

The comb filter really does help on my Sony 27". It is from 2003-04 or so. When using composite say with a NES, it does wonders by trapping in the color bleeding and enhancing the resolution almost to S-video. Works great for my digital cable also using composite. This TV also has S-video which almost looks as good as component, especially with my Sega Saturn. Component looks next to perfect from what I see.

It depends on the model of the TV. I have no settings menu stuff for comb filter of DNR. It does have one for Vertical Edge Enhancement which just makes outlines thicker and makes text look like ass. I never use VEE or VM as the TV menus says. My parents have a slight different model of the same TV just about and has the same good results. I have used the service code and turned off the comb filter before and made it look worse. I hope this TV lasts another 15 years at least problem free.

[Necromancer]

It was just too damn heavy though. I don't find lifting 250lbs with another person, 'fun times'.

Agreed, those Wegas can be a real bear.  The worst CRT that I ever moved was a 40" Mitsubishi; I don't know exactly what it weighed, but the dude had it in an alcove over his fireplace.  Fun times indeed, lifting one of those pigs up to shoulder height and holding it there while hooking everything up.

[Michael Helgeson]

My tv in my bedroom I use for my gaming and movies is a Apex 24 inch monitor with 3 composite av in,1 s-video in,and one av out. Quoths seen my tv in action plenty. Gaming on it is tops.Both composite and s-video are very clear and vibrant. Not a tv Id get rid of easily. If it starts to have issues Ill get it repaired first.