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Bronze Member Username: Angelog
Post Number: 66
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 11:45 am: |
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Doug,
>> Shaking white lettering
It sounds like to me that there is some issue of "field order" if the shaking doesn't occur on pause. Maybe there is something screwing going on in some phase of the 480i to 720p conversion.
I would try several different options/combinations of settings on the TV and the DVD player (i.e. experiment with different output resolution settings on the DVD player..) but in the end, it may just be an artifact of your combination.
Remember, a 480i DVD is interlaced and thus moving text would necessarily be split into 2 fields. To get to 720p, the resolution needs to be nearly doubled (but not a simple 1:2 double which would give 960 lines) and changed from interlaced to progressive. Then there is also 3:2 pulldown happening.
All this combined can cause rolling titles to have some funkyness and really sets appart the different converters from one and other. Remember, some folks are paying $500+ for their DVD players or standalone video processors to acquire processing that does this flawlessly.
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Silver Member Username: Mr_lynch
Seattle,
WA
Post Number: 360
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 11:47 am: |
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I caught the credits of a movie on HBO HD, and HBO West, and neither one seemed to be shaky. I popped in a DVD and it did not scroll as smooth as it probably should. Must be a scaling issue. The beginning of a Star Wars film seemed to scroll fine though. I thought that was interesting.
Has anyone ever seen the credits scoll on a DLP? You get wonderful rainbows in all the white letters.
Ang-
I agree with you, movies in true HD look incredible. I watch HBO HD all the time. It puts upscaled DVDs to shame.
Gerry-
I watch SD channels thought the TV's tuner, bypassing the cable box. It seems to come in a bit clearer. It still is not great, but I think it is very watchable atleast.
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 11:55 am: |
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Ok, first of all I must say it sucks having a week off and nothing to do but shop for a tv. I have changed my mind at least 100 times on what to buy. Now, I have a few more questions about the JVC.
There are some problems with it that concern me such as fringing/chroma aberration, geometry/pincushion problems, green tint, grayscale, short bulb life, uneven coloration across the screen, etc...
Can any of these be fixed or adjusted in the service menu? Has anyone done it successfully?
Also, how can I tell the manufacture date based on serial number? I've read that the new ones begin with 15 or 16. Is this correct? |
Bronze Member Username: Douga
Post Number: 22
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 12:12 pm: |
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angelo, you definately have a much greater knowledge of the subject than I do. Your explanation makes perfect sense however. My DVD player is old and extremely basic (it is not even progressive scan). I will be getting a new one sometime soon and will experiment again.
GREEN GLOW:
Ok, as time goes by I think I do have the green glow issue that others have talked about. It appears in the upper left had corner of my screen during dark scenes and no input conditions. Is JVC willing to fix this under warranty, or is it not considered a problem? It is minor at this point, but if it continues to get worse as suggested it will bother me. Just wondering when/how I should prosue this problem. |
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 01:10 pm: |
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Doug,
JVC should happily fix the problem. It is a known problem. Contact their support center and report your troubles. They should schedule a repair order for you. |
Bronze Member Username: Dmako
Post Number: 88
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 03:59 pm: |
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Put together a stand for my (our) new JVC. Used MDF and pipes.
Figured I'd post a picture if anyone is interested.
Still have to hide wires and figure out the center speaker placement.
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Silver Member Username: Mr_lynch
Seattle,
WA
Post Number: 361
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 04:14 pm: |
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Dave-
Very cool. I like seeing the home made stands. My friends setup is very similar and he ran a thicker painted PVC pipe up the back for the wires.
I'd try to get the center channel on the same plain as the left and right speakers. Maybe stack the cable box and the DVD/VHS, and move the receiver down next to them. That would leave the the old reciever spot for the center channel. Just an idea though. Nice work!!! |
Silver Member Username: Mr_lynch
Seattle,
WA
Post Number: 364
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 05:56 pm: |
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I started a new thread for pix of TV stands. Since most DLP, LCD, and LCoS sets are similar size, I'm curious as to what solutions people came up with for a stand. Please check it out and post your pix if you like.
http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/2/114959.html
Thanks for help in getting it going. |
New member Username: Glo_bo
Post Number: 4
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 04:48 am: |
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On SD PQ, All I can say is mine is very good and I am hooked up to comcast analog. It is totally acceptable and looks good. What helped allot taking Mr. Lynch advice I picked up a UPS 500VA for 29 bucks and wo SD got even better. Power conditioning helped. |
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New member Username: Mvpinboynton
Post Number: 6
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 08:48 am: |
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Globo,
I had not seen any comments about a UPS helping SD PQ. Were you having electrical interference on HD also? I am wanting to get a UPS for my set, but have never seen a 500 for $29. Where did you find that great deal? |
Bronze Member Username: Angelog
Post Number: 67
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 11:19 am: |
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Denon 1910 is being returned tomorrow.
The final straw was Master and Commander, Scene 15 (I think) where they are about to round The Horn when chasing the enemy. (if anyone else has that movie, I'd appreciate it if you'd look at that scene too and provide comments).
Green, and reds all over the place .. and how aweful it looks when later in the scene Crow looks thru is scope at the ship thru the spray and weather ... YUK!
To be fair, I think it's also the JVC set's dendency to mess up dark, moving greys. I took my old, 480i component AIWA DVD player and let the JVC's D.I.S.T do the scaling and it was better.
For $250 though, I'd expect better from the Denon. I'm planning on just getting an inexpensive non-scaling DVD player and wait for JVC to get the set right 1st. Then move on to evaluating upscaling DVD players.
JVC has asked me to take digital pics of the "green" and misalignment that I'm talking about. I'll post when I get them.
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| Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 11:28 am: |
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Globo, cheaper UPS's don't isolate the power. They work off line voltage, then when the power goes down they work off the batt. There should be no difference in your pix quality.
By the way I have been reading these posts since they started. Got my JVE before the olympics. WOW! No problems. I run cable, analog poor digital very good, DVD great and HD I think I'm there. No shaking letters just a great picture. I looked for 2 years before I spent. The Samsung I almost bought but as sais in eariler posts very green. When the JVC came out it was the one to buy. and did and not looking back. ENJOY! |
Silver Member Username: Mr_lynch
Seattle,
WA
Post Number: 365
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 11:52 am: |
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A lot of UPS have a simple line conditioner built in. You screw your cable into it and it is suppose to "cleanup" the signal. I noticed a slight inprovement in SD when I ran it though the UPS. A lot less "noise" was visible.
Ang-
I watched "Master and Commander" on HBOHD last night. During the dark foggy scenes I did not see any artifacts or banding like I can slightly see when watching the DVD. Also, the scene your talking about was very smooth and clear on HBO. I think part of the problems you see are because of the encoding on the disc.
I was reading an article that talked about how most new TVs have a slight green push. Manufacturers boost the greens because it will make the set appear much brighter overall, resulting is a greater WOW factor and higher specs. I'm sure you have seen the posts about DLPs green problems too. |
Bronze Member Username: Angelog
Post Number: 68
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 11:59 am: |
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Mr. L,
>> I was reading an article that talked about how most new TVs have a slight green push.
Yea .. but this seems to be something different. For instance .. using the DVE disk .. when you have the sync images (sweeping clocks of different colors ending in a "beep") .. in the grey clock the low dark or begining of the sweep is greenish.
Also when looking at the white alignment grid, I can definitely see green on one side and sometimes red on either side of the white lines .. sometimes as much as 1 full pixel width.. especially away from the center of the screen.
>> on HBOHD
I'll have to find it and record it for future watching for comparison. Thanks
Ang |
Silver Member Username: Mr_lynch
Seattle,
WA
Post Number: 366
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 12:27 pm: |
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Ang-
"Also when looking at the white alignment grid, I can definitely see green on one side and sometimes red on either side of the white lines .. sometimes as much as 1 full pixel width.. especially away from the center of the screen."
I don't think it can be fixed. I can see the same thing, but only when I have my face a few inches from the screen. This pic is from MNF. You can see green on the left of white lines, and red on the right. When I get atleast a foot away from the set it no longer becomes visible. Where are you sitting when you see it?
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Bronze Member Username: Angelog
Post Number: 69
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 12:40 pm: |
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>> Where are you sitting when you see it?
A few inchs from the screen ... but my current theory is that this misalignment is what what is causing the green tinting in the grey scenes. Especially grey scenes with motion.
The problem is separating the DVD scaling errors from the TV errors. I wish that the HD sources (cable/sat) would provide test patterns someplace. I'm surprised and disappointed that the cable boxes or TV's don't have them built in.
Ang |
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| Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 01:04 pm: |
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That looks like the chromatic aberration I'm so worried about. That's one of the things pushing me towards the panasonic DLP set at the moment.
Does anyone know if JVC will cover this under warranty when they figure out how to fix it??? |
New member Username: Mvpinboynton
Post Number: 7
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 02:04 pm: |
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What a coincidence, I went to CompUSA at lunch and they had the UPC 500 for $29.95 after rebates. My JVC will appreciate it. |
Silver Member Username: Kid_red
Post Number: 112
Registered: Apr-04
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| Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 02:54 pm: |
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anon- The aberration is concerning, but not an issue from 5+ feet away from every set I've seen.
Mr Lynch- I recently saw 3 JVCs in Brandmart and of course, Sonys, Pannys, etc. One thing I saw there was jagged edges on text. The Sony has perfect, the others varied but the 3 JVCs (2 more so then the 3rd) had really rough looking text. I was wondering, if you or anyone else here, can take a snap or two of say the weather channel with all the temps and other text pasted around the map? I just want to see that this was factor other then the JVC. Not sure how/why the Sony was near perfect while the JVC was so rough.
Also, have any owners watched Ed Wood or any black and white movies? Wondering if the blacks are even top to bottom. |
Bronze Member Username: Angelog
Post Number: 70
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 03:10 pm: |
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Rick,
>> jaggy text
Be sure that all have the same input source and that all are set to the same level of DNR. If the Sony was on MAX DNR, that can soften text edges.
Ang |
Bronze Member Username: Sailbyte
Post Number: 12
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 03:41 pm: |
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I just got Video Essentials to run against my JVC. Using the filters, I moved color up to 7+, otherwise everything else (in Theater mode) seemed fine to me.
When doing the brightness/contrast settings, I never did see the outermost below back level bars. Since I could see the inside 5% and 2 1/2% bars, I figure all is well at brightness level 0. But has anyone else had better luck seeing the outer below black bars?
BTW, I disabled gamma and auto color prior to running the tests. |
Silver Member Username: Kid_red
Post Number: 113
Registered: Apr-04
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| Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 04:05 pm: |
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angelo- So you don't have any rough text edges? I figured it must be something other then the JVC because I've never read anything derogatory about text on the JVC (other then moving on some DVDs) but I have yet to see a JVC that looks awesome in any store. So just makes it a little uneasy sometimes as I'm close to pulling the plug. |
Bronze Member Username: Angelog
Post Number: 71
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 04:15 pm: |
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Sailbyte>
>>When doing the brightness/contrast settings, I never did see the outermost below back level bars. Since I could see the inside 5% and 2 1/2% bars, I figure all is well at brightness level 0. But has anyone else had better luck seeing the outer below black bars?
It's your DVD's fault. The Denon 1910 did have the ability to set 0-IRE for black level.
+7 on color seems pretty high, but again it depends on your DVD player.
Rick,
>> So you don't have any rough text edges?
Nope, text looks really smooth both on DVD and HD. Remember, if it's getting an HD signal at 720p and the text is jaggy .. then that's what it's supposed to be .. the TV shouldn't do any processing. If the Sony was smooth, then it may be some softness inherant in the Sony.
You really need to know what you're looking at. It might be a 1080i signal which in that case it needs to be scanned down. To be sure, there is no reason for your JVC to ever deal with a 1080i signal as your Sat/Cable box will have the ability to be set to 720p.
Ang |
Silver Member Username: Mr_lynch
Seattle,
WA
Post Number: 369
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 04:33 pm: |
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Rick-
Don't hesitate and just go for it. I've had a Samsung 5085, 4663, and I currently have my Aunt's Hitachi 60v500 (building a stand for it) and I think the JVC has the best overall performance of them all.
Most stores I've seen around here do not have the JVC setup very good. The only place it looked really good was at Video Only in Tukwila. With the bright lights, open spaces, and crap signals make it is tough to evaluate a TV in the store. |
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| Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 05:45 pm: |
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I did it!! Got my HD-52Z575 at Best Buy. Picked it up Tuesday. Plenty of time to prepare for the Sugar Bowl.
We have the TV over the fireplace in the entertainment niche. (When building, I had the builder make the niche larger)
So far, I LOVE the TV!! HD Comcast looks amazing. Regular cable is a little fuzzy, but the cable guy said it was the signal from the box.
Waiting now to get my surround sound system and new 3:2 pulldown DVD player... sounds like I know what I am talking about, but I don't, just a good sales job!
Anyhow, for those going to Best Buy, they do indeed price match and will bargain. Deal I received from Best Buy, without much effort...
Regular Price: $3499
Sale Price: $3299
Sold to me for $3099 plus a $300 gift card. Add that to the Rewards program, I think I made out pretty well.
I've seen others on this forum who have gotten it cheaper, but I really only asked once and really didn't expect them to come down at all, so I was pleased.
So, 3 days of watching my new JVC TV, after months of research and afraid to pull the trigger for fear of something better coming along, and I am very happy with my decision.
Thanks to everyone and this forum for their advice.
Does anyone have any picture setting recommendations (I remember seeing some at one time on this forum, just too much to re-read) I am using the system as it came out of the box.
Thanks again.
-Troy |
Silver Member Username: Mr_lynch
Seattle,
WA
Post Number: 370
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 06:19 pm: |
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Troy-
Congrats on the TV!! Sounds like you got a good deal when you consider all the gift cards and the fact that you bought from an actual store.
I'd had my set professionally calibrated a while back and here are the settings they came up with.
Your set might vary slightly, but it should get you on the right path.
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Silver Member Username: Mr_lynch
Seattle,
WA
Post Number: 371
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 06:20 pm: |
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Troy-
Got any pixs of your setup? |
New member Username: Zoob
Post Number: 5
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 10:31 pm: |
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Hi folks,
After having spent a couple weeks with my 52Z585, I've noticed what seems to be spots of gunch on the inside of the screen, all in one area near the right side. The spots are always there, completely independent of source component or content. Has anyone else seen similar; and if so, have you tried removing and cleaning the screen yourself? Might be best left for a tech.
Thanks,
Mike |
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| Posted on Friday, December 31, 2004 - 12:55 am: |
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Mr. Lynch,
I've been reading your posts and appreciate all the good info you have provided. I am seriously
looking to get the 52" JVC. However I remember you saying that the bulb on this unit can get pretty hot. Do you think it would be a problem if this TV was inside an entertainment unit? I have an wall entertainment unit with a base for the TV and 2 side cabinets. The back of the base unit where the TV would be place is open somewhat however both sides of the TV would be enclosed by the 2 side cabinet walls. What do you think???
Also, a stupid question for a newbie like myself but if I wanted to hook up a DVD with HDMI and satellite with DVI how can I hook up both units when this TV only has one HDMI input? In the future possibly looking to add HD DVR which will probably have DVI or HDMI as well. Thanks in advance for your help.
John. |
New member Username: Glo_bo
Post Number: 5
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Friday, December 31, 2004 - 02:51 am: |
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MVPinBoynton
yes it was compusa for apc ups, after rebates like Mr lynch said it has simple line conditioner I have old wiring in my home and it cleaned the PQ up. |
New member Username: Glo_bo
Post Number: 6
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Friday, December 31, 2004 - 03:04 am: |
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I guess I am in the club now,
I finally got my HD hooked up from dish. PQ is excellant no problems with green push chromatic aberation, or jagged text. I am running the dish 811 with component. I have a November build black 52". I got at a local retailer for 2,650. Couldn't be more happy, geez sound like a sales rep! |
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| Posted on Friday, December 31, 2004 - 05:59 am: |
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globo, who did you buy it from??? That's a great price! |
Bronze Member Username: Sailbyte
Post Number: 13
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Friday, December 31, 2004 - 10:09 am: |
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I have a question about multiple video outputs, from a single device, and video quality.
I have all JVC components linked together with compulink. Unfortunately, JVC hardwired the 52z575 to turn on and switch to Video-1 when the JVC Amp is powered up to TV/DBS (STB). It doesn't matter how you label the inputs (a call to JVC tech support confirmed this).
I have connected my 52z575 to my Comcast Dual Tuner DVR (Mototola DCT6412) using a DVI -> HDMI cable; which means I always need to manually switch to digital-in after power-up. To keep the wife happy, I would also like to connect the DVR to the 52z575 with component cables so there will be a TV signal during single button power-up (e.g., still get a signal on V1, as well as digital in); but still have the option of using the better quality DVI-HDMI connection.
However, an instruction page from my new JVC DVD player (XVN-412s) cautions against having more than one video output (e.g., component + S-video) and claims that will reduce brillance and color signal quality.
My question is, does this make sense and would having both DVI and component connections from the DVR reduce the overall quality of the DVR signal? (I submitted this question to Morotola tech support 3 times, but have yet to get a response).
I apologize that this is not specific to the 52z575; but if anyone else has a crazy setup similar to mine -- they may have the same question.
Thanks
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Silver Member Username: Mr_lynch
Seattle,
WA
Post Number: 372
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Friday, December 31, 2004 - 02:32 pm: |
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john-
The air intake and output are located in the rear of the set. As long as they are not blocked you should be fine. The biggest concern would be that the hot air from the TV gets sucked back in preventing the bulb from staying cool. It would lead to a short bulb life. If you have enough room to allow good fresh air circulation you should have no problem. |
New member Username: Hdguy
Post Number: 1
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Friday, December 31, 2004 - 02:36 pm: |
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I just purchased the 61Z585. It looks poor with Time Warner cable and Time Warner's HD box only allows 1 component connection and no others. I will need to upgrade to Dish or Direct TV.
My current concern is that the TV seems to have some of the issues I have read about here. I can see 1 stuck pixel and about 10 dead ones. Is this about as good as I can expect ?
On a light blue screen I can also see a 1/2 inch slit in the inner screen near the bottom left and it appears that there is either a discolorization on the inner screen or someone wiped it and left streaks. I assumed the inner screen would be a consistent black.
I also noticed that during DVD playback through the HDMI connection at 1080i, sometimes the black broke into dark purple. I was watching a movie that had a lot of blacks in it and it did not always do that.
I also must say my Avia guide to home theater is not here yet so maybe calibration will help with some, but mostly I am concerned about the blacks going purple and the slit / smudges / discolorization of the inner screen. Am I being too picky about this or should I get service in to work on it ? |
New member Username: Glo_bo
Post Number: 7
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Saturday, January 01, 2005 - 04:48 am: |
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Anonymous,
I am in pacific northwest there is a video outlet called Video Only that has these good prices.
Now that I am happy with my JVC it is on to audio equipment. geez I spent four months on forums to decide on the HDTV. Now I find I am so far behind in the audio world here we go again.
I thank everyone in the forum for all the helpful info on making sense of all this. |
Bronze Member Username: Angelog
Post Number: 72
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Saturday, January 01, 2005 - 12:51 pm: |
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Bought the new HDMI Sony DVP-NS975V
When I returned the Denon 1910 to Tweeter, they didn't have anything else in stock (the last day of the year .. no surprise there).
The waiting list for most upscaling DVD players was Feb, but he did have a floor unit of the new Sony on the shelf (always just sat there no hooked up to anything). He gave me an even trade which equated to a $50 discount on the Sony.
Anyway, I think the picture is superior to the Denon 1910, the tendency toward green is much reduced .. but not completely eliminated.
The DVD has all the hi-end controls that you'd expect on a DVD player in the +$250 range including ...
- SA-CD
- HDMI with independent optical audio outputs
independed brightness, contrast, color, tint and sharpness controls (so that you can leave your TV settings alone)
- 0 IRE black level settings
Also, for those who have home theater receivers that don't offer a lot of speaker setup settings, you can model the speakers in this unit as well as setup speaker levels and delays.
So, I'd say my 1st impression of this DVD unit is very good. I did read some complain about responsiveness .. but it's been lightning quick and the menu system is straight forward, easy to access and feature full.
I lent out my DVE DVD and will get it back tonight, so I'll give you an update after I have an opportunity to tune my system with this new component.
I don't have an HDMI-HDMI cable and right now am looking at 480p going into the JVC via component. The scaler in the Sony is 12-bit (as opposed to 10-bit in the JVC and Denon 1910) so I'm hoping that this will prove to be an excellent picture.
I'll let everyone know as soon as I do.
Ang |
Bronze Member Username: Angelog
Post Number: 73
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Saturday, January 01, 2005 - 12:56 pm: |
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Gerry,
>> also noticed that during DVD playback through the HDMI connection at 1080i, sometimes the black broke into dark purple. I was watching a movie that had a lot of blacks in it and it did not always do that.
You really should send the unit images at its native 720p and not 1080i. You just introduce errors when you send it 1080i.
Also, if you've been following my posts you'll see that I've found quite a big difference in picture performance based on the DVD player and DVD used. It's hard to separate what is the TV's fault and what's the DVD or DVD player. The only thing that I've come down to is to watch HD programming on Comcast and see if I can see that same "issues" (whatever they may be). If not, then I'm tending toward the DVD of DVD player's fault.
Ang |
New member Username: Hdguy
Post Number: 2
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Saturday, January 01, 2005 - 06:55 pm: |
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Thanks for responding Ang. After I posted I did look at the Time Warner HD channel and I did not see the blacks break up so I think you are spot on with the DVD player. I also watched two different DVD's last night and saw significant difference in the performance between the two.
I tried both 1080i and 720p as you mentioned (I just got the whole setup and am playing around to find the best combinations). The blacks broke up in either setting although it did seem 1080i was a little worse.
The DVD player is a ~$250 Toshiba DVD/VCR combo box. I thought it would be good enough via a digital connection but maybe not.
I hope I haven't added to the detractors of the JVC in this thread. I am impressed with the set particularly on HD. I viewed the JVC, an Hitachi LCD and a Mits DLP with HD2+ (or whatever) all side by side in the store and the JVC was clearly better at any angle or distance.
I changed my settings to match some listed here (Mr. Lynch I think) and things were better. I am getting there; although, still a little concerned about the inner screen thing.
Thanks for the tip Ang |
New member Username: Johannson
Post Number: 2
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Saturday, January 01, 2005 - 07:13 pm: |
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I've been having problems the last couple of days with my HDMI input. When I first purchased my JVC, I output a 480p signal from my DVD player, since that is what the JVC requires to enable the HDMI connection. After initially connecting, I thought I switched my DVD output to 720p. Two days ago the HDMI input would not work with "Day After Tomorrow". I finally re-established my HDMI connection with an older DVD and using a 480p connection. Again the HDMI connection failed with "Day After Tomorrow".
Questions:
1. Does the disk have encryption which disables the HDMI software?
2. Is my HDMI hardware/software going out on my JVC?
3. The JVC user guide says that a 480p signal must be outputted to through the HDM1 to make it work. Obviously, HD signals make full use of the native 720p resolution of the JVC through the component connectio, so what concept am I missing relative to the HDMI input and the 480p requirement?
Thanks in advance for any feedback. |
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| Posted on Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 08:32 pm: |
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I received my 52z575 two days ago...out of the box the SD looked just normal, and i'm still waiting to get my HD PVR, so no input on that yet. I do have one MAJOR problem though, last night I watched return of the king and noticed a purple glow or dot in the center of the screen in very dark, or dark sceens, i thought i was just imagining it, so i didn't say anything. Tonight we watched the manchurian candidate, and it was worse. It looked more like a half circle or horse shoe now, again in dark or very dark scenes. I paused it and asked everyone else if they saw it and they did (and it was now very promenent). I am using a samsung dvd-p231 progressive scan player, with monster component cables. I tried the movie in both 525i and 525p, and with all kinds of other settings, as well as tv settings... it didn't go away!! The only good news is that i do not see the purple glow when watching SDTV. I am really hoping its the dvd player, but if anyone has any info, I would love to hear....I am FREAKING OUT!! |
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| Posted on Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 09:05 pm: |
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I have just finished watching some more SDTV and have seen the purple glow, although less noticable, its still there. I couldn't pause TV so I am posting a pic of a paused movie, stepford wives....any help would be greatly appreciated.. |
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| Posted on Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 09:06 pm: |
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The PIC was too large, so if anyone wants to see it let me know i'll email it to u. Thanks again in advance!! |
Bronze Member Username: Angelog
Post Number: 74
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 09:45 pm: |
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JVC D-ILA and HDMI Sony DVP-NS975V DVD Report
I got my DVE disk back from my buddy and did the adjustment.
1st thing .. I was actually able to make the adjustment and had the ability to get all the colors in balance (480p output on component).
The image is much more stable, realistic than with the Denon. This Sony is a keeper .. and by the way .. my friend has the Denon 2910 .. and even after the "firmware update", we still couldn't balance the greens. So I'd say that the Sony is the best DVD that I've seen so far and at under $300, probably the best deal going.
>> my green screen
OK, JVC asked me to take some pics and e-mail them which I did on my wife's new Canon 7.1mp S70. I reduced the images to 320x240 so here there are.
Pic#1 is a closeup of Morpheus .. see the greenish tint? (702p HD Comcast Source via component)
Pic#2 is of a football coach ... see the tendency to green on his shoulder in the bright white? (same source)
Pic#3 is a closeup of a white grid test pattern from the DVE disk .. which should be a several white pixels wide. See the green/red edges (DVD source at 480p via component).
Pic#4 is a a veru closeup of the grey sweep/beep pattern ... see the greenish tinted bands in the dark areas
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New member Username: Zoob
Post Number: 6
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Monday, January 03, 2005 - 12:05 am: |
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Hi folks,
I'd like to fix my "screen smudge" issue: small splotches of something on the inside of the screen which are noticeable during bright constant-color scenes. As I'm still in the 30-day exchange window, I can either exchange it or have it repaired under warranty. Since I've noticed no other issue with the set (other than red and green being a little bit hot - which might be inherit attributes), I'm leaning towards warranty repair. I'd hate to get a set in exchange that had more issues. Mine's a November build. Recommendations? Anyone else had this issue?
Thanks,
Mike |
New member Username: Zoob
Post Number: 7
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Monday, January 03, 2005 - 12:36 am: |
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Me again,
Just thought I'd share my thoughts about upgrading my DVD player to go with my new 52Z585. I did a bunch of research here on ecoustics, over at avsforum, and also the great DVD benchmark survey done by Secrets of Home Theater and Hi Fidelity (www.hometheaterhifi.com). I learned more about interlacing, progressive scan, upconverting, MPEG chips, macroblocking, "chroma bug", and a lot of issues people were seeing with their recent DVD players. Well, since I haven't noticed such issues with my current 2.5 yr. old player (Toshiba SD-5700), I decided to open it up to see what chip/s it has: a Zoran Vaddis 5...then went through the DVD benchmark survey again and found that players with this chip did well! - it does have the chrma bug; but many chips/players apparently do. So, as I was readying myself to buy a new HDMI-supporting, upconverting player, I changed my mind and decided that the SD-5700 outputting 480i and hooked up via plain old component is good enough - and maybe even better than some/most sub $500 players out there. What's the point of this? What you already have might be better than what you would "upgrade to". Just FYI, I was leaning towards a Denon DVD-2900 (DVD-V, DVD-A, SACD; component output).
Mike |
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