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Post #771920

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John Doom
Parent topic
4K restoration on Star Wars
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Date created
23-May-2015, 11:07 AM

Danfun128 said:

Wouldn't the process go by better if you had a high end vhs player, a TBC, an old pentium 4 computer with a good ATI All-In-Wonder chip...

The more detail you can get from vhs images, the better, especially if that vhs is the only source of something ever.

I never heard of TBC but, after some research, I understand it corrects distortions. Unfortunately, that's not the worst it happens: when I'm converting a VHS to PC, sometimes reds become temporaly orange, or sound becomes too low. I found out that if I turn a bit the composite cables, I can fix/worsen the problem. My only conclusion is that my VCR still works great, and the needed SCART to composite passage is the real problem.

TV's Frink said:

Ronster said:

What you need to bear in mind is that there really is little or no point having a 32" 4k resolution screen.

It's only when you get to larger screen sizes such as 50" / 65" / 80" / 103" / Edge Blended projection / Large Video walls and LED walls that 4k resolution comes in to play and really does add a noticeable difference.

I've just recently (as in the last few weeks) realized that I will be in the market for a new tv soon.  Up until now, I hadn't even bothered thinking too much about 4k as a practical thing, but now I'm thinking....hmmmm.

So let's split the difference between the 32" and 50" sizes you mentioned above.   Here's a Vizio 43" for $600.

http://www.amazon.com/VIZIO-M43-C1-43-Inch-Ultra-Smart/dp/B00T63YUTE/ref=sr_1_1?s=tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1432392483&sr=1-1

A comparable Vizio 42" 1080p set is only $150 less.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JJNA10I/ref=psdc_6459737011_t1_B00T63YUTE

I'm not being my usual snarky self, but asking honestly - wouldn't it make sense at such a small price difference to go with the 4k set?

 It wouldn't, because I doubt I'd see any difference. As I said, my TV is 48" and I watch it at a distance of about 2m. Seeing almost no difference between 720p vs 1080p picture, how am I supposed to appreciate 4k at the same size? Don't tell me I should buy a bigger TV, because I wouldn't: 48" it's the perfect match for my living room, thus making a bigger TV uncomfortable.