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Thanks DD3, looks great!
Scott, I would ring Makro on Monday to make sure they are in before setting off. I suspect the guy who told you they were sold out was telling porkies, I bet they hadn't had them delivered yet.
I went to my local Makro today (after being told last night on the phone that they were in stock) and guess what - the Six they had on order STILL hadnt arrived.
I got the manger to check all the other stores in Yorks / North Notts but no stores had any, they are all waiting for stock (about 122 units on order in total accross the country).
In the end I made the manager sell me the one they had on display, He would only knock £30 off though so I got it for £869.99 + VAT. It was unmarked though to be fair.
Anyway I am now a very happy bunny, The analogue picture isnt even too bad! Freeview through my Topfield PVR is excellent via Scart, not quite as crisp as the Sony 32" CRT it replaces but none too shoddy all the same.
Hooked my laptop up & struggled a bit with settings at First. Managed to get a stunning 1024x768 display on there, crisp as anything. Couldnt fathom how to get 1920x1080 though, kept trying but dont know too much about powerstrip) got a very good dislpay at my lappy's native resolution of 1400x1050.
I would be happy to take some piccies but havent a clue how to post them Doh!
What is the optimum distance to sit away from this 42" TV when playing xbox 360 and watcging freeveiw via scart?
ok so Ive gone and done a stupid thing today.... bought an xbox ... working on composite only at 1080i and pic is fantastic kids are happily playing 8foot from TV with the wireless remotes (something Im happy about as dont like them sitting too close)
the guy may have been telling truth about them selling out as when I bought mine 5-6 weeks ago they were on special at 999+vat so you guys are getting an even better deal.
re setup. Im stil playing. I want to find a source for the filters needed to set the colours corectly.
however at present i have on scart1
contrast 40
bright 41
backlight 39
hue 43
colour 45
sharpness 0
it will need adjusting further once have filters. (I also dont like set too bright so may not suit all viewing situations)
the speakers arent detachable
yes my kids sat over 8feet away playing lego starwarsII.. 42" screen they dont need to be close.
the filters are needed as part of using the DVE dvd to tune the setup of the set to get the colours, brightness and contrast etc. set correctly. (you look at a certain test patern through a coloured filter to adjust red green etc.)
I hope the 1080p update is free?
ebay search for DVE dvd.
hope the xbox update wont be dependant on buying the HDdvd addon :-(
Hooked my laptop up & struggled a bit with settings at First. Managed to get a stunning 1024x768 display on there, crisp as anything. Couldnt fathom how to get 1920x1080 though, kept trying but dont know too much about powerstrip) got a very good dislpay at my lappy's native resolution of 1400x1050.
Yup, The 360 is on 1080i via Component. Not sure about the laptop - I have the laptop screen off whilst connected & the TV as Primary display (I think).
It will let me do all sorts of resolutions higher than 1920x1080 (tried a few but were "unsupported" but no 1920x1080 anywhere, I thought I had added that as a custom resolution in Powerstrip but who knows?
I'll go and have another go.
Yup, The 360 is on 1080i via Component. Not sure about the laptop - I have the laptop screen off whilst connected & the TV as Primary display (I think).
It will let me do all sorts of resolutions higher than 1920x1080 (tried a few but were "unsupported" but no 1920x1080 anywhere, I thought I had added that as a custom resolution in Powerstrip but who knows?
I'll go and have another go.