Nath
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 Just ordered the exact same tv dave, get mine on thursday. I'll get some before and after pics of my little set up 
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dave17
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Its immense mate, i love it. Make sure you hook your pc upto it aswel, it looks 
let me know if you want me to give u my settings, theyve taken weeks of fine tuning 
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Nath
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 Cheers bud.
I'm putting it above my pc on a wall bracket so I can connect it and use it as a monitor if needed. I just need to shift my room around before thursday, cant say i'm looking forward to that 
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Nath
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Oh and i've already got this baby waiting to get used to its potential:
Samsung DVD-HD950, basically a HD DVD player. Made by Samsung too which is a bonus.
Roll on Thursday
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--Dave--
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how much better will HD DVDs movies look when compared to say a DVD running on a decent DVD player through component inputs?
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John
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HD-DVD movies will look amazing compared to normal dvd's.
The 1080p ones have 4 times as much information as a normal dvd.
That only upconverts though Nath, which isn't quite the same.
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Nath
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No bother, still bound to be an improvement. Had that DVd player for a while so figured it'd be out of date soon enough. Plus for only £120 its still a good player imo.
[Edited on 05-06-2006 by Nath]
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dave17
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Nice Nath, but im going to get this one when i get payed:
Specifications
1080i/720p Up-Conversion
HDMI Digital Output
DVD/CD/VCD/SVCD Playback
DivX(MPEG-4)/MP3/WMA/HD-JPEG Playback
EZ view/Instant Replay/Instant skip
DTS Digital Audio Output (optical & coaxial)
Description
Combining high-end features with stark, minimalist design, Samsung's new DVD-HD860 delivers an outstanding audio visual experience unlike that of any other DVD player. Savour your DVD collection in High Definition quality; no flickering, distortion or jagged images. Samsung Hypervision DVD captures the most detailed images and sounds that a movie can present. You can now enjoy full digital movie quality at home.
our price: £79.99 Delivered
[Edited on 06-06-2006 by dave17]
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Dom
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both of those just have upscalers in them, wouldnt have wasted the cash tbh as the picture wont be any better than (upscalers usually make the picture worse) a typical DVD player 
Should have saved the pennies for a decent DVD player (Arcam, Cyrus etc) with component outputs as it would have given the best possible picture going
[Edited on 06-06-2006 by Dom]
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John
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HDMI will give a better picture than component.
Digital all the way.
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by Dom
both of those just have upscalers in them, wouldnt have wasted the cash tbh as the picture wont be any better than (upscalers usually make the picture worse) a typical DVD player
Should have saved the pennies for a decent DVD player (Arcam, Cyrus etc) with component outputs as it would have given the best possible picture going
[Edited on 06-06-2006 by Dom]
Well its a damn sight better than what I had before so it really doesnt bother me, especially as I got it 7 months ago and got it for a reasonable price. I'm not that 'hardcore' when it comes to this stuff.
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dave17
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Well i havent ordered it, but i think i will as its only cheap and better than the PS2 i use anyway (heard it only runs at 680x420)
IMO i dont think there is much difference between component and HDMI, but i have an HDMI port so might aswel use it 
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by John
HDMI will give a better picture than component.
Digital all the way.
Its doubtful that you will notice any differences between the two connections whilst playing a DVD source (if your using decent quality cables!) - HDMI is only useful (apart from having 7channels of audio) when your playing HD material due to the extra bandwidth over component.
And tbh, different transports and electronics in the DVD player will make up a lot of the outputed picture...
[Edited on 08-06-2006 by Dom]
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Nath
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Wooo got it set up, i'll take some pics in a sec. TBH the quality through the DVD player, upscaler or not, is very good. Can't fault it and its definately good enough for me.
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Nath
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Oh and Freeview works fine even though i'm not meant to be recieving it in my area
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Nath
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Before:
Now:
Loving it
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dave17
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Its an immense tv, i love it
Take the sticker off the side though gay boy 
Il post my settings for you over the weekend mate, their much better over standard
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by dave17
Its an immense tv, i love it
Take the sticker off the side though gay boy
Il post my settings for you over the weekend mate, their much better over standard
Shut it you! I've had it one day, now i'm in Newcastle. I'll sort the sticker when I get back.
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by --Dave--
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Thats how old that photo is
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dave17
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I took mine straight off 
My settings are:
Mode: Movie (turns off dynamic contrast which can get annoying)
Contrast: 81
Brightness: 51
Sharpness: 55
Colour: 54
Colour Tone: Normal
Digital NR: On
Power Saving: Medium
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Nath
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Cheers dave. I'll have a butchers at mine when I get home.
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Nath
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Good settings those dave, does look alot better. Some of the settings were only a few out from what I had it on. Was already using Movie
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dave17
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Good stuff
Just been downloading some 720p HD feeds and playing them, awesome stuff
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Munchie
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just bought the same TV
AMAZING
will get pics in a sec!! will also use ure settings dave
thanks
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