bob_brigante wrote:- > NYT's tech guy has a simple guide to TV: > > http://tinyurl.com/66dqea A little wrong on the 1080p stuff. You can't make an LCD panel that is interlaced so all the 1080 line panels are progressive. So there is no money anymore to be saved. I don't even think you can find a DLP anymore that is displaying 1080i (if they ever could). There is no broadcast standard for it but even some inexpensive upscaling DVD players support it. How good the frame assembly is when converting from interlaced to progressive is another matter. It that is too cheap you get "mouse teeth" on frames during a pan. You see this effect sometimes on YouTube videos which are from HD footage. You actually have to have logic that figures out what is the best way to de-interlace the 1080i frame as there are several techniques and you want to use different ones for different circumstances.
The reason some of the lower priced bans can be as good as name brands is because they didn't have to pay to design the set. They basically are assembling a kit and putting their label on it. Vizio just caved into MPEG-LA as they weren't paying royalties on patents which will drive their price up a little. They actually assemble their sets in the US.
