The BEST Tweak I've Made So Far
05-17-01, 04:12 PM
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Originally posted by ckolchak
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10-17-01, 11:02 AM
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Originally posted by Thunderball
Maybe that's the thing. I have a 32" Wega,and my blacks are pretty black. In the dark, the only thing I can see is the cabinet(who the hell thinks SILVER is a good idea for a TV!
) I'm pretty good to go
Maybe that's the thing. I have a 32" Wega,and my blacks are pretty black. In the dark, the only thing I can see is the cabinet(who the hell thinks SILVER is a good idea for a TV!
) I'm pretty good to go
Wegas good!
10-20-01, 03:28 PM
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Stumbled upon this. Idea seems okay, not for me though. But what do you do with different aspect ratios? You have one for the standard widescreen of 16:9 or so and another one for the 2:35:1? And then you have your standard 4:3 ones without mattes?
10-21-01, 01:06 AM
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I tried it on my 27 inch tv. It does make a difference. Picture now has a nice letterbox frame around the picture. When there is a bright scene, you usually get the edge of the letterboxed picture to widen a few scan lines, dark scenes a little wider picture. The mattes give it a constant dark even black letterbox top and below. I can now boost up the contrast. No blooming
10-21-01, 09:27 PM
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I discovered this for myself with my Star Wars bootlegs that had the burned in subtitles. Besides blocking out the subtitles, I found the movie had a much better 'look' to it. I continued to use it on all my movies. This was with my old 27" tube TV. Now that I have a 36" Wega with enhanced mode, I no longer do this, but I highly recommend it.
10-22-01, 04:25 PM
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I'm going to give this a try using some black static vinyl. I think I'll cut some strips for 2 different aspect ratios. 2.35:1 and 1.66:1 (which I think is actually more common than) 16:9.
While it in no way enhances the picture quality, my "tests" made it look like I was watching a 16:9 tv instead of a letterboxed 4:3 tv. My 36" tv doesn't hold black well so when scenes change between dark and light the bars change in intensity.
I don't think doing this stops blooming. It'll HIDE any blooming at the letterbox edges, but blooming will still occur within the picture. I doubt anyone suggests cranking up the contrast at any time.
While it in no way enhances the picture quality, my "tests" made it look like I was watching a 16:9 tv instead of a letterboxed 4:3 tv. My 36" tv doesn't hold black well so when scenes change between dark and light the bars change in intensity.
I can now boost up the contrast. No blooming
10-24-01, 12:16 PM
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Tried the static vinyl last night. The stuff I got was a pain to work with. The back side had some sort of adhesive that, while it didn't leave a residue, made it annoying trying to line up. I wanted to use something like this because I have a direct view, and I didn't think a panel would work with the curved screen. I finally got it watchable but I noticed it wasn't even across. I say stick with the panels even with a direct view.
