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clappj 02-18-04 10:53 AM


Originally posted by Lastblade
What is the screen door effect on a LCD?
The pixels on LCD TVs are round rather than square, so if you place your head about 6 inches from the screen, you can see the "screen door effect."

The good news, with a 40" to 60" TV, there's no reason to get anywhere near that close! Unless you've lost your remote that is. ;)

Gromit 02-18-04 12:52 PM


Originally posted by BigDave
I own the Samsung 46" DLP and it's great for games. The only problem is if you use the Xbox dashboard a lot. It runs at 480i and the component inputs on the current DLPs are two 480p/720p/1080i and one 480i/480p. I have mine on the higher-end compoent since I don't use the dashboard at all.

I have seen the rainbows, but it's few and far between. I can see them if I do a quick glance at the screen, but it's never been a problem. Unless you see them with direct viewing, the DLP is a great tv to have.

The newer Samsungs will have all video modes available on all of the component inputs.

Of course, that doesn't help you, but if I buy one in the next few months, I should be set. :)

BigDave 02-18-04 01:10 PM


Originally posted by Gromit
The newer Samsungs will have all video modes available on all of the component inputs.
It doesn't really affect me too much now since I have a DVI DVD player.

480i/480p input --> PS2
480p/720p/1080i --> Xbox (no dashboard)
480p/720p/1080i --> Gamecube
DVI --> Samsung HD931

I do have to deal with not having another DVI input for the upcoming HD-Tivo, but a switcher should fix that.

Corky Roxbury 02-18-04 01:18 PM


Originally posted by clappj
The pixels on LCD TVs are round rather than square, so if you place your head about 6 inches from the screen, you can see the "screen door effect."

The good news, with a 40" to 60" TV, there's no reason to get anywhere near that close! Unless you've lost your remote that is. ;)

The screen door effect can be seen by most idiots(videophiles my self included) at least 10 feet, like I said most "normal" people will never see it


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