Not sure where to post this. Mod can move as you see fit.
My whole beliefs where turned upside down when I bought this tv. I used
to think that I had to spend a ton of money, get 1080P, get the
tv professionally calibrated for $300 and
have a high contrast ratio to get the 3d pop effect but when
I bought a Sony 55" Bravia SXRD RPTV (KDS-55A3000 )
for only $999 (open item at best buy, brag...brag...)
and it has what I have been looking for, for awhile. The 3d
pop that you see in displays at Best Buy and other stores.
Here is my findings so far.
1. I always thought that to get the 3d pop effect, best buy
and other stores had the televisions professionally calibrated etc...
and the TV's they always used were 40" LCD TV's that sold for
$2000 to $3000. Not being an expert I assumed it must be something
in the more expensive tv's, i.e. very high contrast ratio's, the 1080P
etc....
2. This is not the case. I don't even know what the contrast ratio is on my
t.v. and I don't think it is very high. I was very surprised to watch some
of my archived HD movies from my hard drive, Raiders of the lost ark, Harry
Potter and Pirates of the Carribean. I was pleasantly surprised to see that
all of these had the 3d POP effect and pristine picture despite the fact that
they were recorded off of Dish Network (Lower HD bandwidth than Blu Ray
and HD DVD). The only difference I saw was fast moving action in Transformers
had pixelation, this was the only downside to the Dishnetwork lower bandwidth.
Of course my Blu Ray discs did the same without any pixelation.
3. In reading about this TV and the settings what appears to be the key to getting
the 3d POP effect is My Sony's "Motion Enhancer feature" which is Sony's version of the
new craze in TV, 120Hz de-judder processing. Other televisions have the same technology
but call it something different. Sony calls it Motion Flow, Samsung's is dubbed Movie Plus,
Sharp's is TrueD, and Toshiba's is Film Stabilization, and some work better than others.
Mitsubishi, for , calls its 120Hz processing "Smooth 120Hz,"
Conculsions:
If you are intrigued by the 3d pop effect you see in Electronic Stores on HD Tv's then
the main thing you need to look for when purchasing the TV is some sort of 120 HZ processing
and a dejuddering process.
Now this whole thing brings up a personal preference debate. Many argue that it makes
film look too much like video, and makes it appear in scenes as if someone is next to a
green screen and it appears fakey. I am undecided yet as I have only had the tv for one
day and need to watch it for awhile. So far though I really like having the 3d POP effect.
and with my sony I can turn off the features if I so choose in the future.
Informative Link here:
Six things you need to know about 120Hz LCD TVs - Fully Equipped - CNET reviews
This also makes me question the HD Light debate as all of the recorded
Dishnetwork HD Movies had the same pristine picture quality other than
the mentioned pixelation in fast moving of Transformers.
What is everyone elses thoughts?
My whole beliefs where turned upside down when I bought this tv. I used
to think that I had to spend a ton of money, get 1080P, get the
tv professionally calibrated for $300 and
have a high contrast ratio to get the 3d pop effect but when
I bought a Sony 55" Bravia SXRD RPTV (KDS-55A3000 )
for only $999 (open item at best buy, brag...brag...)
and it has what I have been looking for, for awhile. The 3d
pop that you see in displays at Best Buy and other stores.
Here is my findings so far.
1. I always thought that to get the 3d pop effect, best buy
and other stores had the televisions professionally calibrated etc...
and the TV's they always used were 40" LCD TV's that sold for
$2000 to $3000. Not being an expert I assumed it must be something
in the more expensive tv's, i.e. very high contrast ratio's, the 1080P
etc....
2. This is not the case. I don't even know what the contrast ratio is on my
t.v. and I don't think it is very high. I was very surprised to watch some
of my archived HD movies from my hard drive, Raiders of the lost ark, Harry
Potter and Pirates of the Carribean. I was pleasantly surprised to see that
all of these had the 3d POP effect and pristine picture despite the fact that
they were recorded off of Dish Network (Lower HD bandwidth than Blu Ray
and HD DVD). The only difference I saw was fast moving action in Transformers
had pixelation, this was the only downside to the Dishnetwork lower bandwidth.
Of course my Blu Ray discs did the same without any pixelation.
3. In reading about this TV and the settings what appears to be the key to getting
the 3d POP effect is My Sony's "Motion Enhancer feature" which is Sony's version of the
new craze in TV, 120Hz de-judder processing. Other televisions have the same technology
but call it something different. Sony calls it Motion Flow, Samsung's is dubbed Movie Plus,
Sharp's is TrueD, and Toshiba's is Film Stabilization, and some work better than others.
Mitsubishi, for , calls its 120Hz processing "Smooth 120Hz,"
Conculsions:
If you are intrigued by the 3d pop effect you see in Electronic Stores on HD Tv's then
the main thing you need to look for when purchasing the TV is some sort of 120 HZ processing
and a dejuddering process.
Now this whole thing brings up a personal preference debate. Many argue that it makes
film look too much like video, and makes it appear in scenes as if someone is next to a
green screen and it appears fakey. I am undecided yet as I have only had the tv for one
day and need to watch it for awhile. So far though I really like having the 3d POP effect.
and with my sony I can turn off the features if I so choose in the future.
Informative Link here:
Six things you need to know about 120Hz LCD TVs - Fully Equipped - CNET reviews
This also makes me question the HD Light debate as all of the recorded
Dishnetwork HD Movies had the same pristine picture quality other than
the mentioned pixelation in fast moving of Transformers.
What is everyone elses thoughts?