At 10000:1 contrast ratio, 4ms response time, 1080p resolution but running at 1080i through the oldish Cambridge Audio DVD HDMI output, and 450cd/m2 Brightness, the Sharp AQUOS LC-46P7H Full HD 46″ LCD TV gives a great VCD image and average TV image. I haven’t tested it with a DVD disc yet. Image size is about 1/2 or even less than my projected image from the digital projector. The biggest difference would be watching a panavision or 2.33:1 aspect ration image. The height of such an image is about the same as my 14″ CRT! At 4:3, it is slightly bigger than my old 29″ 4:3 Grundig CRT. Considering the Grundig cost just over $10K, this LCD panel is about the minimum size price ratio as I am willing to spend.
Color-wise it’s typical Japanese - too saturated but nothing the adjustment couldn’t handle. 4:3 image converted to 16:9 aspect distortion is better expected. There is no S-Video connection but not too important nowadays.
TV quality is just as poor as most LCD panels that I have seen. Originally, I was thinking of putting the panel more away from the wall where the screen for the projector is to make up for the lost image size but the “digitized” image looked like being shot from Southpark. I had to put it back about 2ft making the front of the panel about 10″ from the wall to get a decent image. So much for that 4H (viewing distance to be 4x the height of the image) theory which I think applies better to projected image than LCD panels. I would say around 6H is more like it.
While more testing is needed, I standby my recommendation of digital projector for the higher image quality.
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