HD vids on marketplace

[tris-]

i woke up this morning with an impulse, that i had to buy something. a can of diet coke wasnt enough to satisfy it so i went and bought a 37" HDTV to stick in my pad.
i have a Q regarding the vids though. the tv is very good quality but i noticed some of the vids seem blocky. im pretty sure its not the TV and im thinking its something to do with the videos being compressed in some way?

game demos look leet which is why i think its the vids

 

[Samaroon|Terracotta]

LOL.

Afaik it will prolly be because the vids aren't in HD (duh!). So SD on a HD tele will appear blocky due to SD vids having a lower pixel count compaired to the ammount on your HD TV? Right?

(Fuck I suck at explaining things)

 

[tris-]

my display is 720p and the vid says (HD) next to the title, so im assuming it should be in HD?
i dont have much experience with the videos, the only thing i got was that southpark episode (fun with weapons), but that looks really good too

on my tv earlier i did find a setting which reduces noise of SD sources to smooth it out, i turned that on as my tv pic wasnt so sharp and now thats crystal clear. i probably should look again at the vids.

 

[Yaka]

check on you fave leech sites/places for .wmv movies most come in over a 8gb,
and these look great when fed into a 360 are just hd dvd rips with lower bitrate. NR is considered a bad thing but end of day it up to the peep who likes what he sees.

also check out lyris's handy hdtv set up guide Lyris Lite :: Quick and Dirty TV Setup

if you can hook up a pc then also check
AIM: Gamma Evaluation
Monitor Calibration

 

[tris-]

NR = noise reduction?
why is it considered bad? its got 3 different levels, but if it makes the picture better surely thats good it doesnt cause motion bluring with it on either.

i will check those links out too

oh also, its got a HDMI connector on it. is it worth buying a HDMI cable instead of using the component for my 360?

 

[Ch3tan]

does your 360 have hdmi out tris?

 

[tris-]

i got the white console and it came with hard drive etc.
is it only for elite?

 

[Ch3tan]

No, the premiums now come with hdmi. If yours has it it will be a seperate port under the a/v connection. only premiums in retail in the last few weeks have them.

 

[tris-]

got it about a year ago, oh well. i didnt buy it specifically for HDMI it just happened to come with it

found this site btw http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/musicandvideo/hdvideo/contentshowcase.aspx

has some good videos. if i put my sofa about 2 ft away from the screen its like im really there!

 

[Saggy]

got it about a year ago, oh well. i didnt buy it specifically for HDMI it just happened to come with it

There is no way a year old Xbox360 would have HDMI in it Or are you talking about your TV?

 

[tris-]

my tv has HDMI input, i didnt know how it worked with regards to the 360 its self.

 

[Yaka]

if your tv has vga port get the 360 vga cable

noise reduction is considered bad in the purists view as it blurs most of the time.

there used to be a really good guide on toms hardware about it but cant seem to find it, if you like it may as well keep it on its upto you in the end

 

[Ch3tan]

Gah! Why do people recommend the VGa cable without first checking what the native res of the tv is?

 

[Yaka]

why not

 

[tris-]

calm down ladies, i dont have a VGA port anyway.
the component still looks amazing for me tbh

 

[Ch3tan]

Because his tv might not even support a res up to 720p over VGA. The quality of VGa is good, but with the amount of settings MS now have with firmware upgrades, it is no better than component on most screens.

 

[tris-]

just finsihed my setup today with a glass cabinet. say what you want about japanese low range manufacturers,but the quality was as good as the samsung and sony sat next to it. personally, i think its a pretty pro setup for a scumbag student

 

[cHodAX]

just finsihed my setup today with a glass cabinet. say what you want about japanese low range manufacturers,but the quality was as good as the samsung and sony sat next to it. personally, i think its a pretty pro setup for a scumbag student

Looks nice bud

 

[Clown]

Tris, how tall is each shelf section?

 

[Samaroon|Terracotta]

That's the most horrible wall colour ever, tris-.

 

[tris-]

stfu

it goes great with my blue sofa

may of spoke too soon about the tv, seems to be dead now. the thing just wont power up (yes the fuse works ) hope its not a dodgy batch as im taking it back tomorrow for a replacement.

 

[Ch3tan]

By the way how much did you pay for what, whats the brand and model number. Can you provide a linky of it anywhere? We may be able to find you a better Tv for the same money - especially as it has only lasted a day. Problem wit lots of the cheaper brands is there is no parts available for repair and you end up with a dead tv a few years down the line that no one can do anything with.

 

[tris-]

£470, got £30 knocked off for something or other offer.
MATSUI 37LW507 LCD TELEVISION review cheap prices 37LW507 LCD TELEVISION MATSUI best buy discount online uk shop

i dont know of a tv for that price with a 37" screen. though in the shop, there is a toshiba 37" for 580. may try swing a deal if i threaten a full refund over a replacement.

 

[Ch3tan]

We were selling 37" HD lcd's for £499 a year ago at work mate, they went down to £399 before we stopped selling them. You can get cheaper, and with better brands than matsui too.

I'd have a good look around the internets for prices and models before you go back to that shop tomorrow. See if a full refund isn't the best solution.

For that price the Toshiba should be the 37C3030 model. It's good if you can get them to shave another £50 or so off the price.

 

[tris-]

good stuff, made a note of that. its on their website so i assume they will have it in store too. its just a pain in the ass getting refund as i will have to wait 3 days for the money to go back into my account :/

 

[tris-]

what a fucking pain in the arse.

took it to the shop and it powered on, powered off and then back on again.
bring it home, it powers on, turns its self off then wont power back.
they tell me there is no problem. some engineer is going to come out to check it here, im gonna make sure he confirms it as fucked so i can get a refund. i cba having to goto court to get the money back.

 

[tris-]

update!
went back with backup and swapped it for a 1080p LG

 

[Ch3tan]

Eeek. LG screens are awful.

 

[tris-]

Eeek. LG screens are awful.

nothing wrong with mine fella. me and my dad sat there for an hour or so trying various stuff to push it and today i watched 300 in 720p, was perfect

 

[Ch3tan]

As long as you are happy, the screens I looked at and the reviews and group tests I have read put Lg quite low of the pile though.