Re: SWMBO caught me off guard!

["Chris White" <cmw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Sorry, I think you're blaming the inadequacies of current LCD/plasma
> systems onto CRT.
>
> I have yet to see a Plasma or LCD system that is as good as a CRT
> display. LCDs all seem to have a smeary quality about them which CRTs
> do not have, and both LCDs and plasmas seem to emphasise the
> shortcomings of low bitrate mpegs. Often the pictures look posterised
> on LCD/plasma which I can only guess is due to some sort of problem to
> do with the method of making on/off only displays give an illusion of
> continuous tone.
>
> Although most domestic CRT displays don't have as high a resolution as
> the better panel displays, it is quite possible for CRTs to have high
> resolution. You will find that vision control in reputable production
> facilities is done on HR CRT displays, because they are the most
> accurate form of monitoring available. Cheaper panel displays may well
> be used in areas were there is not such a need for good quality.
>
> This is not to say that flat panel displays won't equal CRTs at some
> time, they may well get there in the not to distant future, but the
> aren't there yet.
>
> Bill
>
Bill,

I agree that the image quaility of the good CRT can be better than the
best LCD/Plasma but they are two completely different ways of
displaying the image. The issue with the flat panels is that they are
to good at displaying what the receive, hence you give it an image
that has passed through a high compression digital encoder and it will
show you the inadequancies to the transmission standard rather than
the screen. Some of the lower use Sky channels and freeview channels
are appauling. But it is the compression rate of the MPEG standard
rather than the panel itself

This is why I have put up a high gain antenna to counter act the loss
and interference caused by the off air transmission.

With respect to the blurring of the image I agree that this is a
problem with LCDs and Plasma and why I said in my original post that
they are not so good for sport as their responce rate is to slow.

Chris