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mswoods1 · 07-21-2007, 08:25 AM

Alright, some notes after writing it:

-Remember, a lot of tech specs may need to be corrected. Please feel free to do so. I just wrote the draft to get everyone started, but I'd like everyone to be involved.

-I wrote the Plasma vs. LCD, and the Blu Ray vs. HD DVD sections almost completely by memory, thus a lot of it may be redundant and incomplete.

-Some of the language needs to be cleaned up and made easier to read. Please feel free to play editor on me.

-I know there are some audio tidbits missing from HD DVD vs Blu Ray section, but I'm not an audiophile and couldn't think what they were.

-I want to add later that a 1080i signal and 1080p signal will look the same on a 1080p set, but couldn't find proper section for it.

-I didn't write much on televisions other than LCD or Plasma because I don't know much about the other types of TVs... but anyone feel free to write more about the other types of TVs.

-There should maybe be a section on audio systems, but I am no audiophile and don't even understand the difference between the new DD+ lossless audio and the old audio. What does lossless even mean? Will lossless make a difference on my analog 5.1 system?

-Need to add some stuff about Profile 1.3 HDMI, but I'm not sure what's the big deal about 1.3 HDMI stuff... if I remember correctly, 1.0-1.2 will handle 1080p fine, and 1.3 is just for future 1440p... but none of our players [blu ray or hd dvd] will handle 1440p anyway. Why is 1.3 important?

-I'm sure there's more, because I just scratched the surface... so let me know what we should add... Blu Ray guys may have some stuff to add because I'm sorta biased towards HD DVD, but I would like the guide to be unbiased.

07-21-2007, 08:25 AM	#2
mswoods1 Say whaaaaaat? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 1,370	Alright, some notes after writing it: -Remember, a lot of tech specs may need to be corrected. Please feel free to do so. I just wrote the draft to get everyone started, but I'd like everyone to be involved. -I wrote the Plasma vs. LCD, and the Blu Ray vs. HD DVD sections almost completely by memory, thus a lot of it may be redundant and incomplete. -Some of the language needs to be cleaned up and made easier to read. Please feel free to play editor on me. -I know there are some audio tidbits missing from HD DVD vs Blu Ray section, but I'm not an audiophile and couldn't think what they were. -I want to add later that a 1080i signal and 1080p signal will look the same on a 1080p set, but couldn't find proper section for it. -I didn't write much on televisions other than LCD or Plasma because I don't know much about the other types of TVs... but anyone feel free to write more about the other types of TVs. -There should maybe be a section on audio systems, but I am no audiophile and don't even understand the difference between the new DD+ lossless audio and the old audio. What does lossless even mean? Will lossless make a difference on my analog 5.1 system? -Need to add some stuff about Profile 1.3 HDMI, but I'm not sure what's the big deal about 1.3 HDMI stuff... if I remember correctly, 1.0-1.2 will handle 1080p fine, and 1.3 is just for future 1440p... but none of our players [blu ray or hd dvd] will handle 1440p anyway. Why is 1.3 important? -I'm sure there's more, because I just scratched the surface... so let me know what we should add... Blu Ray guys may have some stuff to add because I'm sorta biased towards HD DVD, but I would like the guide to be unbiased. __________________ Panasonic PT-AX200U Projector 118" 1.78:1 Carada Projector Screen Toshiba A35 HD DVD Player Pioneer BDP-51FD Blu-ray Player Sony PS3 Xbox 360 TiVoHD (w/750 GB hard drive) Denon AVR-2309CI Ascend Acoustics Sierra-1 Center Ascend Acoustics Sierra-1 Mains Polk FXi A6's (surrounds) BIC Acoustech H-100 subwoofer Tri-Traps and Acoustic Panels by GIK Acoustics HD DVD: 104 Blu-ray: 126 DVD: ∞ Last edited by mswoods1; 07-21-2007 at 08:31 AM.