LCD and Plasma Bargains

[PostmanPot]

Awesome!

 

[Sensorei]

Don't know if this has been posted yet:
http://www.fotodiscountworld.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/287_289/products_id/1771

Samsung PS-51D490 for R6295. With Game's price beat you can get it for even cheaper.

Damn, that price is crazy! That's more than R5k cheaper than Game's PS51D550 which is a pretty high R11,499.

 

[PostmanPot]

Full HD and 3D marketing gimmick inflates price...



Semi JJ.

 

[ld13]

looks like it guess some one warned them before it hit the fan

Yep, I did. Gave them a call at 8am this morning to get them to double check their facts. They fixed their page chop chop afterwards.

 

[rodga]

Yep, I did. Gave them a call at 8am this morning to get them to double check their facts. They fixed their page chop chop afterwards.

good job

 

[gifs]

Damn, that price is crazy! That's more than R5k cheaper than Game's PS51D550 which is a pretty high R11,499.

The same place has the 51D550 for R9300.

 

[Roman4604]

Full HD ... gimmick inflates price...

Hell no, the currently showing Geo vs Rom RWC replay on SSHD1 is in SD, immediately apparent (even from 3m away on a 40") vs. the normally awesome 1080i FHD RWC picture.

 

[isie]

Yep, I did. Gave them a call at 8am this morning to get them to double check their facts. They fixed their page chop chop afterwards.

Good job
You get this months Noddy Badge

 

[PostmanPot]

Hell no, the currently showing Geo vs Rom RWC replay on SSHD1 is in SD, immediately apparent (even from 3m away on a 40") vs. the normally awesome 1080i FHD RWC picture.

Lmao.

 

[Roman4604]

Lmao.

You obviously have no clue how sharp, detailed & life-like a good 1080i picture can be.

 

[PostmanPot]

You obviously have no clue how sharp, detailed & life-like a good 1080i picture can be.

Lol. Roman, your lack of apparent sense of humour is totally killing my vibe.

My "Lmao" in no way suggested I thought you were fibbing. If you were fibbing, I would have typed at least 50+ words to you.

 

[rodga]

*fibbing

 

[PostmanPot]

*fibbing

Whoops. Thanks. Corrected!

 

[RogueTr00per]

You obviously have no clue how sharp, detailed & life-like a good 1080i picture can be.

PP, this is in fact part of the reason I've been so hooked on FHD. When i saw my one buddy's FHD 42" LG like 2 years ago and he played a blu ray of Planet Earth, I was blown away. It was like looking thru a window and on the other side of that window was snow covered mountains in the most crisp detail u can imagine

 

[PostmanPot]

PP, this is in fact part of the reason I've been so hooked on FHD. When i saw my one buddy's FHD 42" LG like 2 years ago and he played a blu ray of Planet Earth, I was blown away. It was like looking thru a window and on the other side of that window was snow covered mountains in the most crisp detail u can imagine

I have never denied anything in Roman's quote. He is 100% correct. I was simply having a laugh at how thick his skin tends to be insofar as not noticing my attempts at humour.

I own both FHD Series 5 LCD like Roman, as well as HD Ready Series 4 plasma.

My argument to you, is that HD Ready does it too, at a bigger size and cheaper. And better coming from entry plasma than entry LCD. And bigger for a cheaper price.

 

[Roman4604]

My argument to you, is that HD Ready does it too

Not to the same degree ...

FHD on 42": 1920x1080 = ~2M pixels on screen = ~52 pixels per inch
HD Ready on 51" = 1366x768 = ~1M pixels on screen = ~31 pixels per inch
HD Ready on 43" = 1024x768 = <800K pixels on screen = ~30 pixels per inch

The sharpness, clarity, detail on FHD comes from packing more pixels per inch.

 

[PostmanPot]

Not to the same degree ...

What, when you're viewing from 1m?

Again, viewing distance to a large extent negates these paper specs (which I agree with, of course).

FHD on 42": 1920x1080 = ~2M pixels on screen = ~52 pixels per inch
HD Ready on 51" = 1366x768 = ~1M pixels on screen = ~31 pixels per inch
HD Ready on 43" = 1024x768 = <800K pixels on screen = ~30 pixels per inch

The sharpness, clarity, detail on FHD comes from packing more pixels per inch.

Certainly, but to a large extent the benefit is lost from longer viewing distances -- where increased picture quality will provide a better experience than to a large extent unnoticeable extra pixels.

Is this chart fibbing?

 

[gifs]

I am sure this has been posted many times before but some still seem to ignore the fact that the distance from the screen determines if you will be able to see the difference between 720p and 1080p:

http://s3.carltonbale.com/resolution_chart.html

So on a 42" screen, if you sit 2,5m or further away from the screen you will not see the benefit of 1080p above 720p. This graph also assumes you have perfect eye sight.

 

[Roman4604]

Certainly, but to a large extent the benefit is lost from longer viewing distances

Why do you assume most have to/want to sit miles away from their screens? Do we all live in mansions?

Is this chart fibbing?

No just a serious over simplification of the situation. It doesnt not take into account the abilities/perceptions of the individual, its just an average of the masses. Generally people who spend lots of money on hi-def screens are going to be more fussy/aware of picture definition than some arb person who couldn't care if they're watching on a CRT or HDTV.

 

[PostmanPot]

Why do you assume most have to/want to sit miles away from their screens? Do we all live in mansions?

Terrible assumption/generalisation. I live in a 100m2 town house and my viewing distance in lounge-cum-TV room-cum-dining room's viewing distance is 3m.

Anyway, gifs has also pointed out the flaw in your paper argument as I have many, many times before.

I'm not interested in rotating this circle any more.

And my piss poor eyesight certainly cannot compete with that of Superman's.

And I feel it is bad advice advising people that FHD is such an important factor when their viewing distance is far outside those on the chart. This is what you do, Roman.

And this is where entry HDR plasma beats your entry FHD LCD. It's a fact.