I'm about to make a widescreen TV purchase & I hope I've absorbed the good advice on this forum. I do have a question however - Is it a good idea to take a DVD to the dealer when comparing TV's in the showroom & if so any recommendations

Thanks

[rct]

Take one that you know very well, that way it'll be easy to compare, also make sure they use a decent RGB scart to connect the equipment and play around with the settings.

Good luck with the purchase and Welcome to AVForums!

[Kevo]

Sorry if this sounds obvious, but make sure the DVD is in anamorphic WS.

Originally posted by Kevo
Sorry if this sounds obvious, but make sure the DVD is in anamorphic WS.

I need obvious as I'm a bit new to this TV teccie stuff - does anamorphic WS mean widescreen format

[Kevo]

Yes and no.

Without getting into any technical detail at this stage just list here the DVDs you have (I'm guessing that you dont have a lot!) and let the forum members decide which disk to take.


PS

Anamorphic WS is something worth knowing about but it's best you get your WS TV first as it'll make more sense.

[cerebros]

Originally posted by rct
Take one that you know very well, that way it'll be easy to compare, also make sure they use a decent RGB scart to connect the equipment and play around with the settings.

Actually i'd say take along your own DVD player (and SCART cable if you've forked out for a decent one rather than the in the box jobby) and DVD's, as you'd then have more of a reference point as to the picture quality, rather than wondering if any differences you see are down to the set or the player the store uses...

Originally posted by Kevo


(I'm guessing that you dont have a lot!) and let the forum members decide which disk to take.

Good guess - my collection is precisely zero (excluding reference DVD's for my PC). I would go out & buy one. I don't yet own a DVD player - see how new I am to this lark

[Kevo]

'We're gonna need a bigger boat!'

[Lux]

this still on??

Then go to the shop select a player you want, hook it up to the TV and buy LOTR TTT, there are nice bright and extreme dark scenes in there. looks perfect for a TV test.
and if you don't likt he result change player/TV until it works.
This will eb a hassle and annoy the saleman. so maybe just buy the Toshiba SD330 multiregion and chose a TV from there.

HTH