That's true when comparing some of todays SD/HD panels with their cheap built in video processors. But it's not generally true in every case. Very much depends on the quality of the scaler. With a very good scaler SD can actually look just as good on a HD panel as on a SD panel. It might even happen that SD looks better on a HD panel, because you have no SDE and such stuff on a HD panel. Furthermore with a HD panel you have more pixels to play with. There are lots of advanced PQ algorythms available (like clever detail enhancement, or jaggy removal), which can improve subjective PQ, but which only work if you have enough pixels (-> HD).Mr.D said:Putting sd material through a hidef plasma compromises the sd material regardless so its no wonder that hidef material looks significantly better on a hidef panel , but its not a transparent appraisal of the benefits of hidef over standard at these smaller screen sizes.
At normal viewing distances sd material on an sd panel usually looks as sharp if not sharper than the same sd material on an HD panel the same size.
madshi said:There are lots of advanced PQ algorythms available (like clever detail enhancement, or jaggy removal), which can improve subjective PQ, but which only work if you have enough pixels (-> HD).
Have you ever seen a good external video processor scaling a SD image to a HD panel with 1:1 pixel mapping? I guess not, otherwise I believe your comment would have read a bit different...
Mr.D said:Really wow I'm impressed ...see me see how impressed I am?
gizlaroc said:Mr. D I think you are arguing for the sake of arguing, if the panel was 720x480 and we all lived in NTSC world and the signal timings matched the panel timings and we were getting 1:1 I would agree with you comments, but SD upscaled well looks better on an HD panel than it does on an SD panel. You do talk some tosh!
One reason might be that SD plasmas have a native resolution of 852x480, which can't even resolve full PAL resolution!Mr.D said:If I'm talking tosh then explain why I'm talking tosh.
Can't you just admit that there might be people who want immersion in their home cinema, which they can get only through a wide viewing angle? THX recommend a viewing angle of 36°. If you actually want to realize something even near to that, you do need every bit of resolution you can get.Mr.D said:If you like to watch your popular sized hidef screen with your nose pressed up against it to feel you can better justify your purchase decision that's fine
About which publication are you talking? It doesn't seem to be the same I'm talking about, cause the "AudioVision" never reviewed the TH37PA50, as far as I know.MAT365 said:I was very surprised to see the German Video publication listed as a reference source in favour of HD panels particularly since they recently tested a SD panel the TH37PA50
Mr.D said:And I'm disagreeing with you . Go look at sd on a 37" SD plasma and compare it with the same material on a 37" HD plasma.
I won't even mention LCD as I've yet to see a decent one and they have way more things to worry about than the quality of the scaling.
SD looks better upscaled on a LARGE hidef display but at 42" and below its looks softer than on an equivalent SD panel.
If I'm talking tosh then explain why I'm talking tosh.
madshi said:About which publication are you talking? It doesn't seem to be the same I'm talking about, cause the "AudioVision" never reviewed the TH37PA50, as far as I know.
I think the "AudioVision" is the better fit for people like us...MAT365 said:opps yes you are right video' seems to be another publication having I said that I gather it is a very influential publication in Germany. All the retailers quote from it.