As the title asks. Ive heard it a million times but ultimatley im goin to get a LCD and im goin to play my ps2 on it. ATM i would be happy with a 20" or a 40" since my tv atm is like less that 12" [Horizontal, about 15 diagonal] So the deciding factor here becomes; which size is more bareable for SD?
It depends alot on the televisions itself. First of all a HD-tv will be broadcasting in either 720P or 1080P Which means they will spread the lower resolution (480P) all over the screen. Thats why SD-sources can look poor on a hdtv. The lower resolution is spread all over the pixels, there are way more pixels on a HDTV so it cannot tell all pixels what to do and therefore the screen and the device will have to 'improvise' (simply said) Some pixels will turn into colors around them or become a little jaggied. It depends on the screen your buying how this will eventually work out. Some HDTV's have good software for up and downscaling while others just blow. Generally speaking I'd say a smaller screen with the SAME resolution as the bigger one is better. Its because it has the same amount of pixels spread over a smaller surface, making each individual pixel less noticable and therefore reducing noticable jaggies. However, again, this depends on the quality of the screen. Ofcourse it depends on the size of your room but I myself would go for something in the 30-40' category rather then 20'.
^You mean UPscaling. Some HDTV's have a special Processor that cleverly upscales 640x480 resolutions to 1280x720p or 1920x1080p. But yeah TC, it soley depends on the TV, look for those that have "processor" whatever "Improves TV picture at any resolution" bla bla bla.
...... it soley depends on the TV, look for those that have "processor" whatever "Improves TV picture at any resolution" bla bla bla.jasper061992
In my quest for a decent tv i cant say ive seen a tag line of that sort before. What am i lookin for exactly? is it the Pixel Plus/Bravia engine type or something else?
Excatly what you mentioned. I think those are the features that tries to enhance SD content delivered to the HDTV. The process is upscaling low resolution content more correctly than just traditionally blowing up low resolution and stretching it onto the HD screen. If you can find one at a decent price that includes the bravia engine or whatever, go for it. It should display SD content near at its best when upscaled to a HDTV.
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