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Our 20-year-old main TV packed up a few days ago, the last Ashes (cricket) test match was looming (we live in England), and my wife and I decided it was time to move into the 21st century, so we bought a Toshiba 27 inch wide-screen LCD TV (named "Editor's Choice in one recent magazines). After struggling with it a couple of days, we're on the verge of returning it.We have three main problems with it (bear in mind we use it with a terrestrial analogue signal--no cable or satellite available where we live):
1. Colors are crude, very primary looking.
2. No matter which wide-screen mode is chosen, images on the sides of the picture look distorted--squashed vertically and distended horizontally. Sort of a fish-eye effect.
3. The wrong things seem extremely detailed--pores on faces look like craters. Other things seem impressionistic--backgrounds seem pixelated.
Are wide-screen LCD TVs yet another example of the triumph of marketing hype over reality? Or are we doing something wrong? Are we alone in thinking we've gone backwards with this technology?
Note: our terrestrial signal (from a roof aerial) is so-so. Some channels are pretty decent, some suffer from a slight ghosting.
Cheers,Ivan
"What's neo-realism?" "No money."
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Topic - Just bought our first wide-screen LCD TV--and we hate it - bigi 02:46:04 09/10/05 (71)
- Re: Just bought our first wide-screen LCD TV--and we hate it - LarryI 09:46:58 09/12/05 (5)
- disagree - Joe Murphy Jr 18:07:21 09/17/05 (4)
- Re: disagree - LarryI 09:05:47 09/20/05 (3)
- false contouring - Joe Murphy Jr 11:11:20 09/20/05 (2)
- Re: false contouring - LarryI 07:05:57 09/21/05 (1)
- something wrong? - Joe Murphy Jr 18:18:08 09/21/05 (0)
- Thanks,everyone--we've returned the LCD, bought a CRT, and now we're happy (nt) - bigi 11:43:35 09/11/05 (7)
- Re: Thanks,everyone--we've returned the LCD, bought a CRT, and now we're happy (nt) - rico 09:19:33 09/12/05 (2)
- ISF tech? - bigi 10:57:00 09/12/05 (1)
- Re: ISF tech? - rico 06:49:43 09/13/05 (0)
- Great news -- I'm glad that worked out - Charles Hansen 19:15:35 09/11/05 (3)
- Thanks, Charles - bigi 01:46:26 09/12/05 (2)
- Re: Thanks, Charles - Charles Hansen 09:47:40 09/12/05 (1)
- I'll stop by and say hello (nt) - bigi 09:53:09 09/12/05 (0)
- It's YOU, It's Not Your New LCD Televsision - Taz, PA-C 06:34:52 09/11/05 (0)
- Re: Just bought our first wide-screen LCD TV--and we hate it - Audio Pharaoh 02:57:57 09/10/05 (6)
- That's not what most video journals are recommending - bigi 03:49:47 09/10/05 (5)
- And LCD runs second to - mt10425 04:25:31 09/10/05 (3)
- Meanwhile, in the wings.... - DevillEars 05:21:20 09/10/05 (1)
- Re: Meanwhile, in the wings.... - mt10425 06:22:51 09/10/05 (0)
- Re: And LCD runs second to - Sherlock 07:43:54 09/10/05 (0)
- LCDs and DLPs - E-Stat 06:47:39 09/10/05 (0)
- Re: Just bought our first wide-screen LCD TV--and we hate it - PAR 05:30:40 09/10/05 (1)
- moving too fast? - Joe Murphy Jr 19:50:57 09/18/05 (0)
- Re: Just bought our first wide-screen LCD TV--and we hate it - Matts_ 05:58:19 09/10/05 (0)
- Some good advice below - Auricle 07:27:02 09/10/05 (3)
- Re: Some good advice below - DaveInVA 09:07:29 09/10/05 (1)
- Re: Barco . . . I can't blame you - Auricle 04:54:34 09/12/05 (0)
- Read pp 20-30 here.......pretty amazing technology - Sherlock 10:02:37 09/10/05 (0)
- Found that out too.... - Sean 07:28:32 09/10/05 (2)
- Just as in audio..but this time.. - Audio Pharaoh 07:48:22 09/10/05 (0)
- Love that PS! nt - clarkjohnsen 09:19:56 09/10/05 (0)
- Wait for LG LCoS - Sherlock 07:38:43 09/10/05 (13)
- toshiba and canon are coming out with new technology - Jwm 05:46:21 10/14/05 (0)
- You Nuts ????? - 3Fates 08:59:49 09/30/05 (3)
- Wrong - Sherlock 09:41:08 10/11/05 (2)
- Cedia pics here - Sherlock 19:09:29 09/10/05 (0)
- Here is the PR.........wait for the smaller ones upcoming - Sherlock 07:41:14 09/10/05 (6)
- LOL. More marketing crap... - PorkPieHat 10:22:35 09/10/05 (5)
- Wrong! - Sherlock 10:27:03 09/10/05 (4)
- I see nothing about... - PorkPieHat 11:39:47 09/10/05 (0)
- And furthermore... - PorkPieHat 12:00:23 09/10/05 (2)
- Re: And furthermore... - uw312@aol.com 12:14:23 09/10/05 (1)
- Here's why. - PorkPieHat 12:31:08 09/10/05 (0)
- Re: Just bought our first wide-screen LCD TV--and we hate it - Budrew 08:07:35 09/10/05 (0)
- Now is the time to correct your mistake. - GTF 08:15:16 09/10/05 (0)
- Re: Just bought our first wide-screen LCD TV--and we hate it - Scott_N 08:59:38 09/10/05 (0)
- Re: Just bought our first wide-screen LCD TV--and we hate it - sam9 09:07:23 09/10/05 (0)
- It depends - Tom Brennan 09:40:06 09/10/05 (1)
- Re: It depends (agreed) - John Chleapas 20:28:56 09/10/05 (0)
- Re:Buy the new Sony 42" LCD Rear Projection set...... - reb 10:30:49 09/10/05 (1)
- Re:Buy the new Sony 42" LCD Rear Projection set...... - garth 11:13:19 09/10/05 (0)
- All of the new technologies *suck* compared to CRT - Charles Hansen 10:57:02 09/10/05 (6)
- if you say so. - mac  07:17:45 09/19/05 (0)
- Right on Chas. Thanks (nt) - PorkPieHat 11:43:35 09/10/05 (0)
- Re: All of the new technologies *suck* compared to CRT - SamS 13:06:11 09/10/05 (0)
- Try a quality front projector and good screen - Drew 13:42:59 09/10/05 (2)
- Glad you like it, but... - Charles Hansen 15:51:51 09/10/05 (1)
- Re: Glad you like it, but... - Sherlock 20:00:22 09/10/05 (0)
- You are SO Wrong - Jon L 11:28:27 09/10/05 (1)
- Settings and Source. Exactly. It's not the TV or the technology.n/t - SE 11:37:23 09/10/05 (0)
- Take it back for one very important additional reason! - jsm 11:55:52 09/10/05 (0)
- I don't care for LCD either. - Jack Seaton 12:38:51 09/10/05 (1)
- Re: I don't care for LCD either. - john curl 13:28:03 09/10/05 (0)
- IMHO, if you watch an HD broadcast, you see incredible results with LCDs... - Ian Mackenzie 13:23:24 09/10/05 (0)
- Digital LCD TV and analog signal - KT88 13:36:13 09/10/05 (3)
- That's the best explanation I've received so far - bigi 13:55:14 09/10/05 (2)
- Re: That's the best explanation I've received so far - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 15:01:00 09/10/05 (1)
- I'm already sure it's the signal that's the problem - bigi 02:34:57 09/11/05 (0)
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