The first does look much sharper, is that not VGA?I'll guess that the first one of each pair is component? Looks much sharper to me.
Edit: Just read it's not...........hum......think I am going to have to get a Component switch.
The first does look much sharper, is that not VGA?I'll guess that the first one of each pair is component? Looks much sharper to me.
Thats because you need to set your VGA connection to MOVIE. In the menu on my Hitachi pd7200 theres an option for VGA called PC or Movie. This alters the refresh rate and fixes the stuttering.
Sorted.
R.
Nigel
So get your display calibrated to balance the effect and use decent cables.
Anyone else find this?Dealing with the first one, many people complained of a similar thing withe the Samsung. This occurs because the VGA connection on the set has been tweaked for PC use.
My TV actually has 2 settings for VGA - DTV and PC. DTV is required to be used, or else I get a washed out image. There may be a way to change this, on the menu or even the service menu if you can find out how to get into this.
Interesting comment in this thread..
http://ntsc-uk.domino.org/archive/index.php/t-51211.html
Anyone else find this?
I've a Sammy and if I press Menu then go to source list, both PC and DVI are there. I've no VGA cable to try it though.Be interesting to know how to change this on Sammy LCDs, must be a service menu somewhere.
I've a Sammy and if I press Menu then go to source list, both PC and DVI are there. I've no VGA cable to try it though.
I think this poll says it all.....
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=770178
People are complelety divided over it. It just boils down to personal preference.
I can choose DVI, but not PC. Maybe that'd change if I plugged in a VGA cable.But there's no options to change the settings that you need to.
I can choose DVI, but not PC. Maybe that'd change if I plugged in a VGA cable.
Did you adjust any settings when you changed the cable to VGA? Maybe that could be the reason for lack of sharpness?Managed to resize the pictures i created (using a tripod for stability), so i have uploaded 3 from VGA and 3 from component.
You can see the calibration can be done to get the two looking the same.
Now looking for to see if a better VGA cable can improve the detail due to a softer image(but i'm not holding my breath on this as the cable in use is quite good anyway).
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Q. Which cable should I get? Which one has better quality?
A. In general VGA and component are about the same in terms of picture quality. However, if you have an HDTV that only accepts a 1080i input signal, only the component connection will work for you.The 360 will not output a true 720p or 1080i HD signal over VGA, only computer resolutions of 640×480, 848×480, 1024×768, 1280×720, 1280×768, 1280×1024, 1360×768 and 1920×1080 (progressive). In most other cases the VGA connection provides more options, especially when viewing movies on DVD or HD-DVD.
Did you adjust any settings when you changed the cable to VGA? Maybe that could be the reason for lack of sharpness?
I can't get over how much sharper and 3d like the picture is in component over VGA on the sony Bravia i have , it's like a veil is lifted from the image going from vga to compo , really staggering difference.
EG : on the unforgiven , the backgrounds on vga seem to mush together , the grass isn't distinct and it looks pretty lousy , swap to compo and the picture is utterly mindblowing , every blade of grass jumps out at you and it's quite simply the most stunning picture i've ever seen !
do the vga options have the effect of sharpening up / focussing the image ?
i didn't bother fiddling with them tbh