should I buy this??

On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:20:37 +0100, Dudley Simons
wrote:

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Dudley Simons wrote:
At first appearance the auto selection of format appears to work pretty
well and there is a manual screen ratio button - ARC, on the remote
which gives you true 4:3 and 16:9.

So the 16:9 has black bands top and bottom? ;-)



and the problem is??

In 4:3 you get an image with black all around it. In widescreen you get
a black band top and bottom but to be honest that doesn't bother me.
However, watching a 4:3 distorted up to widescreen really would bother me.

I know that having the black around the image is a waste of screen space
for which I have paid, but given that the LG is primarily to be used as
a computer monitor and I will only be using it as a tv occassionally,
and previously I would have had to watch a small cheap Goodmans portable
(RIP) up in the bedroom, the LG meets all of my needs. Using the LG as
your main telly in a larger than average modern living room might be a
bit more of a problem though.





regards



Dudley
You shouldn't be getting black all around a 4:3 picture, only at the
sides. Unless of course you are shring a 16:9 picture that already
has black bars top & bottom.

Marky P.

Marky P wrote:
On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:20:37 +0100, Dudley Simons
wrote:

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Dudley Simons wrote:
At first appearance the auto selection of format appears to work pretty
well and there is a manual screen ratio button - ARC, on the remote
which gives you true 4:3 and 16:9.
So the 16:9 has black bands top and bottom? ;-)


and the problem is??

In 4:3 you get an image with black all around it. In widescreen you get
a black band top and bottom but to be honest that doesn't bother me.
However, watching a 4:3 distorted up to widescreen really would bother me.

I know that having the black around the image is a waste of screen space
for which I have paid, but given that the LG is primarily to be used as
a computer monitor and I will only be using it as a tv occassionally,
and previously I would have had to watch a small cheap Goodmans portable
(RIP) up in the bedroom, the LG meets all of my needs. Using the LG as
your main telly in a larger than average modern living room might be a
bit more of a problem though.





regards



Dudley
You shouldn't be getting black all around a 4:3 picture, only at the
sides. Unless of course you are shring a 16:9 picture that already
has black bars top & bottom.

Marky P.




now you've started me doubting my memory (

If I get time to play with it later I'll check and pay more attention )


Dudley

On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:34:19 +0100, Dudley Simons
wrote:

Marky P wrote:
On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:20:37 +0100, Dudley Simons
wrote:

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Dudley Simons wrote:
At first appearance the auto selection of format appears to work pretty
well and there is a manual screen ratio button - ARC, on the remote
which gives you true 4:3 and 16:9.
So the 16:9 has black bands top and bottom? ;-)


and the problem is??

In 4:3 you get an image with black all around it. In widescreen you get
a black band top and bottom but to be honest that doesn't bother me.
However, watching a 4:3 distorted up to widescreen really would bother me.

I know that having the black around the image is a waste of screen space
for which I have paid, but given that the LG is primarily to be used as
a computer monitor and I will only be using it as a tv occassionally,
and previously I would have had to watch a small cheap Goodmans portable
(RIP) up in the bedroom, the LG meets all of my needs. Using the LG as
your main telly in a larger than average modern living room might be a
bit more of a problem though.





regards



Dudley
You shouldn't be getting black all around a 4:3 picture, only at the
sides. Unless of course you are shring a 16:9 picture that already
has black bars top & bottom.

Marky P.




now you've started me doubting my memory (

If I get time to play with it later I'll check and pay more attention )


Dudley

Check the settings on the freeview box. If the monitor is 16:9 (or
near enough) the box should be set for 16:9 (or wide)

Marky P.

In article ,
Marky P wrote:
You shouldn't be getting black all around a 4:3 picture, only at the
sides. Unless of course you are shring a 16:9 picture that already
has black bars top & bottom.

That's the problem with these cheapies. Only a choice of 4:3 or 'wide'. So
you can't optimise for widescreen shown over 4:3.

--
*The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

In article ,
Dudley Simons wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Dudley Simons wrote:
At first appearance the auto selection of format appears to work
pretty well and there is a manual screen ratio button - ARC, on the
remote which gives you true 4:3 and 16:9.

So the 16:9 has black bands top and bottom? ;-)

and the problem is??

In 4:3 you get an image with black all around it.

Sounds like something is very wrong.

In widescreen you get
a black band top and bottom but to be honest that doesn't bother me.
However, watching a 4:3 distorted up to widescreen really would bother
me.

With a true 16:9 set you should get all the picture with no black bands.
But then you gets what you pay for...

I know that having the black around the image is a waste of screen space
for which I have paid, but given that the LG is primarily to be used as
a computer monitor and I will only be using it as a tv occassionally,
and previously I would have had to watch a small cheap Goodmans portable
(RIP) up in the bedroom, the LG meets all of my needs. Using the LG as
your main telly in a larger than average modern living room might be a
bit more of a problem though.

How is the linearity as a computer monitor?

--
*Letting a cat out of the bag is easier than putting it back in *

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Dudley Simons wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Dudley Simons wrote:
At first appearance the auto selection of format appears to work
pretty well and there is a manual screen ratio button - ARC, on the
remote which gives you true 4:3 and 16:9.
So the 16:9 has black bands top and bottom? ;-)

and the problem is??

In 4:3 you get an image with black all around it.

Sounds like something is very wrong.

In widescreen you get
a black band top and bottom but to be honest that doesn't bother me.
However, watching a 4:3 distorted up to widescreen really would bother
me.

With a true 16:9 set you should get all the picture with no black bands.
But then you gets what you pay for...

I know that having the black around the image is a waste of screen space
for which I have paid, but given that the LG is primarily to be used as
a computer monitor and I will only be using it as a tv occassionally,
and previously I would have had to watch a small cheap Goodmans portable
(RIP) up in the bedroom, the LG meets all of my needs. Using the LG as
your main telly in a larger than average modern living room might be a
bit more of a problem though.

How is the linearity as a computer monitor?



if you can point me towards a link for suitable/approved test grids I'll
download some and take a look as soon as I get the desk cleared of CRTs
and hooked up to the PC.

I assume that linearity in a monitor is how accurate it is in
geometrical terms - looking for geometrical aberrations within images
known to be correct?


regards


Dudley