Lord yes, please get at least 256-512 megs in that thing....Quote:
Originally posted by Lhadatt
Spend $50 or so on more RAM for that thing and you'll probably see a nice performance increase.
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Lord yes, please get at least 256-512 megs in that thing....Quote:
Originally posted by Lhadatt
Spend $50 or so on more RAM for that thing and you'll probably see a nice performance increase.
All of the difference in the world. Not only is the tv capable of doing progressive scan, which is a must for anyone who plays games, but it'll also make regular signals look a bit better, as well as being able to display true HD, which isn't far from taking over.Quote:
Originally posted by MonsterMash
This isn't for Tragic as the second TV falls out of his price range, but rather for my own selfish quest for knowledge :).
Using http://www.bestbuy.com/detail.asp?e=...cat=24&scat=27 as the control group, how much better would something like http://www.bestbuy.com/detail.asp?e=...cat=24&scat=26 be? Specifically, what kind of difference does the 1080i/480p support make?
I bought an Apex 27" flatscreen in February and haven't had any problems. I've even been flipping the thing to play DDP DOJ and Gunbird 2 (man that thing weighs a ton). Not trying to justify my purchase, just saying that for $200 it's not bad at all.Quote:
Originally posted by EightBit
Unless its made by Apex. Two friends of mine got a flat screen Apex around the same time. Same model. A few months into having it the screen started to shift so that there was a black bar on the left about an inch thick. Very sucky. Plus sometimes the screen would do this weird jumpy skippy thing. Hard to explain.
Keeping this on topic, if you have $300 - $400 and approval (:)), then getting a Sony is highly recommended.
more accurate:Quote:
Originally posted by AFX
component > s-video > composite
Sex > RGB > Component > Svideo > Kick in the balls > Composite
RGB might be better than sex. Sex is better at first, but playing the same game on RGB never gets old.Quote:
Originally posted by Wildkat
more accurate:
Sex > RGB > Component > Svideo > Kick in the balls > Composite
I'd love to but the entire thing is intigrated. It's a damn HP and I've been told that upgrading the RAM would be a pain in the ass.Quote:
Originally posted by Lhadatt
Spend $50 or so on more RAM for that thing and you'll probably see a nice performance increase.
www.crucial.com will tell you how much ram would cost for that thing..
Find out the specs for the ram and then buy it elsewhere cheaper...
My parents have that set. Really nice.Quote:
Originally posted by AFX
Get yourself something like this. You'll love it.
http://www.bestbuy.com/detail.asp?e=...cat=24&scat=27
Hm. What about http://www.bestbuy.com/detail.asp?e=...cat=24&scat=26 versus http://www.bestbuy.com/detail.asp?e=...t=24&scat=1470 ? Anything other than brand names that I should know about?Quote:
Originally posted by AFX
All of the difference in the world. Not only is the tv capable of doing progressive scan, which is a must for anyone who plays games, but it'll also make regular signals look a bit better, as well as being able to display true HD, which isn't far from taking over.
I'm thinking about a TV upgrade, if you hadn't noticed :). Something that'd be good for this current generation (I own all three also) and would also be ready for what the next gen is going to offer.
For $300, I'd prefer to go with something at least 27" bubble versus something 20" flat. In this price range, both will have basically the same inputs and such. I've been using a hand-me-down 27" for about 7 months now, and I really like the additional screen area over my friend's 20" flat-screen Toshiba. It really depends on whether you would prefer size or image quality. I'm not going to think for a second that a flat-screen doesn't look better than a bubble tube, but the standard curved screen can still look very good. He uses component for his PS2, and I bought a cheap-o $4 cable from EB a while back for whenever he comes over. I played Rez for a while, and it still looked respectable through my s-video cable, which was run through my reciever (instead of straight to the TV which is the optimal solution).
Regarding inputs, believe me, there is a huge difference between component and composite (single yellow plug for connection). While you may not be able to see the huge difference at first, if you ever decide to go back you'll see what an increase if quality component makes.
Monster, The Samsung only has one S-video input (side input), versus the three of the Toshiba (two rear and one side).