Mini DVD to Analog via Victoria's Secret

[davester]

Felix wrote: She said she likes the way the bra makes the girls perk up.

Does that mean she swings both ways? Now we really want pictures!

More seriously, if you use a D/A converter to get the picture to the TV, absolutely make sure that you get one with S-video or component video connection if your TV is so equipped. Absolutely do not use the composite (single yellow RCA plug plus red and white audio plugs) or you'll be sorry.

As far as modern vs old TV is concerned, the old-fashioned CRTs still have much better picture quality (for high quality sets like Sony) than any of the new plasmas or LCDs, so long as you stick with standard def TVs less than about 32" or HDTVs less than about 40". The new ones are thin and light but they still haven't gotten the picture quality up to snuff.

[guitarist]

davester wrote:
still have much better picture quality (for high quality sets like Sony) than any of the new plasmas or LCDs

Any of them, really. Even with all those disclaimers and qualifiers reducing it to impractical insensibility, it's still very bold! I've heard of pulling facts and statistics out of thin air before, but that's impressive, bravo!

[Lux Interior]

In regards to the picture quality; you also should consider that a SDTV signal usually looks worse on an an HDTV than a SDTV.

My 36" WEGA was awesome! The digital signals (SD) from DirecTV were typically crystal clear. However, I did not want to lug a 250 pond TV across the Atlantic (or even across the room!), so I got a LCD HDTV.

The same DTV SD signals just looked like crap relative to the WEGA.

[Racer X]

:cursin:WHERE IS THE VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[davester]

guitarist wrote:
[quote=davester]
still have much better picture quality (for high quality sets like Sony) than any of the new plasmas or LCDs

Any of them, really. Even with all those disclaimers and qualifiers reducing it to impractical insensibility, it's still very bold! I've heard of pulling facts and statistics out of thin air before, but that's impressive, bravo!
I thought most people understood this to be true so I didn't bother posting a link. The late Sony XBRs and Samsung CRTs blow all the LCDs and plasmas out of the water when it comes to picture quality. Much better black levels, no motion artifacts, wide viewing angles, etc, etc. Ditto for monitors. There are plenty of review sites that explain this. Here's one: http://www.practical-home-theater-guide....rt-tv.html . However, the argument is moot since all of the high quality CRTs have been or are in the process of being discontinued because nobody wants one of those giant boxes in their living rooms and the screen sizes are limited. We are exactly in this situation. I just got rid of my excellent Sony XBR HDTV 36" CRT and traded for an LCD HDTV because the S.O. did not want that monster in the family room any more. I like having the smaller box but the picture is definitely not as good and motion artifacts are significant.

[Racer X]

high end digital imaging is still done with CRT screens. Very expensive ones now.

My IT dept wanted to get me a LCD to replace my Mitsubishi Diamondtron MultiSync 21" CRT, and I told them not until I quit, or it fails and can't be repaired.

[Felix]

Looks like a possible solution is the video converter from Monoprice.

Seems as if a lot of people have this situation. Apple should specify that it is DVI-D, and not just DVI on the box. Boobs like me think DVI is DVI, and only after much research realize there are different flavors.

Thanks again for all the input. I'd post some photos to show my appreciation, but the wife and her friends put on the veto.

[guitarist]

davester wrote:

I thought most people understood this to be true so I didn't bother posting a link. The late Sony XBRs and Samsung CRTs blow all the LCDs and plasmas out of the water when it comes to picture quality.

As you said..."as long as you stick with standard def TVs less than about 32" or HDTVs less than about 40".... "

This narrowly-defined artificial restriction conveniently rules out pretty much all plasma HDTVs, leaving only LCDs to compare to. Not a realistic guide. The sweet spot home consumers aim for in 1080i or 1080p HDTVs it would be fair to say, is more likely between 42" and 50". But sure, as long as you stick within a narrowly defined-limit of eight inches, I imagine you can inflate that into a generalization about the virtues of 20-year-old Sony CRTs,which I'm sure are very good, within their size range and corresponding contrast and DPI. I'm sure he'll enjoy true HDTV when he gets an opportunity to take advantage of it.

In the original post, his comparison wasn't to a high-end plasma or LCD HDTV, his comparison was to a "flat screen" TV he saw while staying at a hotel.

Not the same thing as watching a Blu-Ray disc on a 50" plasma at a Sony store, for example, or seeing a 42" Panasonic Viera, standard-definition doesn't really compare, the best of the new HD models are a pleasure to behold, even if it's not to buy one, but to appreciate the image.

Of course, it's subjective, He might see a breathtaking HD image that's clearly more precise and beautiful, but still be completely certain, for personal reasons, that his own TV is better.

"My IT dept wanted to get me a LCD to replace my Mitsubishi Diamondtron MultiSync 21\ CRT, and I told them not until I quit, or it fails and can't be repaired. wrote:

Racer X, I used to have one of those exact models. Expensive as hell, those things, and weigh as much as a car. Great for graphics work. Not notably better than similarly-priced modern LCD displays. The publishing and print work I do is critical, but I'm not working for the Smithsonian, or the Louvre, just books and magazines. it sounds like your attachment is more sentimental than visual. Great brand, pretty decent technology for its time, I used mine for years before I happily moved to other types of displays.

I suspect you won't have to throw a fit and quit your job (the Mitsubishi Diamondtron will perish long before that) though your petulant grandstanding sounds impressive, makes me glad I'm self employed!