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Playstation 3 Hardware \ Free PS3 when you buy a Fulld HD sony TV

Melad136
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my sharp's black levels are amazing they are quite close to some good plasmas ofcourse the 10,000:1 contrast ratio doesnt hurt lol
22/12/2007
Sydney
Entice
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I love your Sharp, maybe my one can say hi to your one They can be friends! And my X can hold hands with Michael's W and they can be BFFs
23/12/2007
Cambridge Uni!
fd3s
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sharp are supposed to be the leaders in LCD technology.
23/12/2007
Melbourne
Mobe1969
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You know, the thing is I can't pick the black level issue during daylight, and obviously store conditions. Makes it hard evaluating this issue in stores. During the day when the ambient light is much higher I can't notice at all, and the blacks look real black. I might need to start viewing with more ambient light in the room. With the CRT rear pro I had to keep everything really dark to watch properly.
23/12/2007
Brisbane, Queensland
Entice
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fd3s said: sharp are supposed to be the leaders in LCD technology.



Yep, I agree 150% with you there

Mobe1969 said: You know, the thing is I can't pick the black level issue during daylight, and obviously store conditions. Makes it hard evaluating this issue in stores. During the day when the ambient light is much higher I can't notice at all, and the blacks look real black. I might need to start viewing with more ambient light in the room. With the CRT rear pro I had to keep everything really dark to watch properly.



I just hate it when I watch a movie at night with no lights on, looks like you're looking at a reflective piece of black cardboard.
23/12/2007
Cambridge Uni!
Winnie
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I'm pretty sure it's better for your eyes to watch TV with some light anyway.
23/12/2007
Melbourne
hugo
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Anyone seen a new phillips lcd.

We got the last model with the ambilight or whatever it is that comes out the back of the tv and flashes against the wall in whatever colour is on screen, it's pretty cool.

However I was pretty disappointed in the picture quality of it (it was 720p).

Was at Harvey Norman the other day and they had the latest model which actually looked pretty good.

Not sure what they were doing though as they had the same Bravia X 1080p there as me but there display of the hd channel looked almost blurry which I've never encountered.

23/12/2007
Hobart, Tasmania
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The new Philips Aurea is a gimmick invention that sets the new TV aside from the rest. Basically the lighting tricks the eyes into believing that the colour red is even redder, blue and bluer and so on... Scientists have proven that the Ambilight tech actually helps aid vision and to not strain your eyes when watching TV for too long.

I would not buy the Aurea because it is bloody expensive, $5000 for the 42 inch and you only get average specs such as 1080p, 8000:1 contrast and 3 HDMI ports.

If you're rich then you'd get the Aurea because it is really amazing when you look at it, but what is the point of buying a good looking TV when the screen itself is just average?

Hugo, HD channels don't always show HD contents, and I'm sure the TV that you saw had the "noise reduction" function turned on, which blurs EVERYTHING. It's ironic right? Ha! Noise reduction actually makes more noise on the screen.
23/12/2007
Cambridge Uni!
dude__
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My mate is shattered - didn't know about the promotion and bought his new TV one day before the start date!
23/12/2007
SA
Luke4123
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lol I saw this news in the Sunday Mail today.
23/12/2007
Iη ƒ®ønt õf mÿ PS3 [ßrisbane]
Mobe1969
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I discovered that turning the Power Saving option on really improves the black levels a lot. I need to watch some more and tweak some more. But so far it looks better.
23/12/2007
Brisbane, Queensland
Mobe1969
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dude__ said: My mate is shattered - didn't know about the promotion and bought his new TV one day before the start date!



Seriously, tell him to go back to the store and complain. They knew about it. They should be able to on the spot refund his money and generate a new invoice. I'd press them for that.
24/12/2007
Brisbane, Queensland
ZOIDBERG
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trentstant said:

ZOIDBERG said: crap!!! I just bought a sony tv!


Are you from australia? If you are and "just bought one" (today) ring up and claim one!!!



Nah I bought 2 of them on the 12th
24/12/2007
Planet Earth, New New York
Entice
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Michael, the power saving option darkens the picture drastically it also decolourises the picture as well.

My backlight is only 2 and my colour option is down to 45, also turn off Noise Reduction, turn Gamma to Medium and decrease sharpness to 0.
24/12/2007
Cambridge Uni!
Mobe1969
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I'll see how I go with the backlight reduced. I checked it in bright scenes also, and it looked good to me (compared to the CRT rearpro). I'll post back after I've watched some more movies, and possibly tinkered some more.

I ran through the THX optimizer patterns as well.

I have my backlight on the lowest setting.
24/12/2007
Brisbane, Queensland
Luke4123
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So has anyone bought a Full HD Sony TV yet?
24/12/2007
Iη ƒ®ønt õf mÿ PS3 [ßrisbane]
Mobe1969
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Luke4123 said: So has anyone bought a Full HD Sony TV yet?



Yeah, I have.
24/12/2007
Brisbane, Queensland
ZOIDBERG
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I have bought 2 of them but before this date!!!
24/12/2007
Planet Earth, New New York
stonecold
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How will LCD TV's improve in the next 12months?
24/12/2007
perth
chucky110
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they prolly won't improve, there is nothing to improve on as they are pretty good now
24/12/2007
Melbourne, Victoria
Davismi
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I just bought a 46inch X Series, all i gotta do now is send of for my PS3 and then i'll have 2 of them.
24/12/2007
Melbourne
goks
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stonecold said: How will LCD TV's improve in the next 12months?


there Response time just will go faster from 8ms in most to 6ms to 2ms in some it just mean No ghosting, no blurring, just fluid clarity for LCD. plasma don't really have issus with Response time. so right now in flat panel world it like pick blu-ray vs hd-dvd. LCD vs Plasma
24/12/2007
melbourne, victoria
stonecold
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goks said:

stonecold said: How will LCD TV's improve in the next 12months?


there Response time just will go faster from 8ms in most to 6ms to 2ms in some it just mean No ghosting, no blurring, just fluid clarity for LCD. plasma don't really have issus with Response time. so right now in flat panel world it like pick blu-ray vs hd-dvd. LCD vs Plasma


Thats the thing I hate about my TV the response time 8ms. Computer monitors these days have a 2-5ms response time so it has to improve!
24/12/2007
perth
fd3s
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small lcd screens with slow response rates is acceptable eg 24" 8ms but when they get around 32" with the same response then it get noticable.....

lcds have a sharper image which is a big plus in my eyes
25/12/2007
Melbourne
Mobe1969
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stonecold said: How will LCD TV's improve in the next 12months?



LED backlighting. It will allow the backlight to be controlled over small areas of the picture - so if one bit of the picture is black, it can just turn off the backlight on that area, leave it on on other areas. Normal backlights illuminate the entire picture.

BTW, I definitely prefer the picture at night with Power Saving mode on. Way, way better. I watched 28 Weeks later last night with it on, followed by Office Works, and had no issues at all with the black levels or the light levels. During the day it is a bit dark though.

I've put the light sensor on as well, which is supposed to adjust the backlight automatically depending on ambient light (so make it brighter during the day), but I can't seem to see if it works (I was shining a torch at the sensor in the dark, to see if it increased the brightness, but it didn't appear to. I only have a LED torch though and maybe not bright enough.
25/12/2007
Brisbane, Queensland
 
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