good information about the PJ setting here

some say longer HDMI cable will affect the PQ...... i think should be better if using good quality 1.5m v1.3 HDMI cable,place the dvd player/amplifier not too far from ur pj. I myself place the pj above the dvd player and a longer 7m coxial cable from dvd player to amplifier as my old Denon dun support HDMI input.

For me,to take the screen shoot,placing the camera on a tripod is a must.Use timer mode if u dun hv a remote to trigger it.ISO set to smaller better,less noise,mine is 100.Set the camera to "manual" or "AV" mode.Aperture F5.6-8 should be fine.Pause the movie (this is critical cos if not,the slow speed will get blur pic if there's movement on screen).Adjust the EV to 1/3 or 2/3 lower to avoid over exposed.Snap a pic and preview it to see if it's over exposed,prefer to view from camera's histogram.

Above setting is just for reference,below pic is what i get last night,actually just to post some pics of the pj with RPTV on the side in another thread,could be better if do more test. On the right is amplifier,pj place behind and about 3 ft above the sofa.DVD title is "Meet The Robinson",durian D9 copy @720p.



may try some proper "square" pics if u guys are interested.

This post has been edited by myqd: Jul 24 2008, 05:30 PM

No problem htkaki,i'm a photo enthusiast kaki too.

Btw,have u try using shorter HDMI cable,say standard 1.5m,who knows u might see the diff ? U sell HDMI 10m too? what's the brand?

thanks htkaki, no diff with cheapo 5m HDMI ? What about 10m HDMI? Let me know the price if u are selling that as well.

arj,what's the pj ur fren used? The 1st pic showing with some lighting from outside still not too bad....

Opsss,true also,thanks + sorry,hehe

i remembered saw the fix screen somewhere,maybe AV Design,the screen itself cost about 7k for a 84" if not mistaken,i think Drapper is much cheaper,wonder anyone carry that,mine is pull down 16:9 type as well.

OT a bit,talking about the screen,i once use the 16:9 grey screen but i found with my Panny PJ,white screen still a better choice,maybe panny contrast ratio 5500 : 1 not so good huh ?


wow,it's time to switch Panny to HD65....wait wait,better wait for Full HD drop below 8k 1st,cant afford now

This post has been edited by myqd: Aug 3 2008, 11:15 AM

I once make a fix screen with a 4' x 8' plywood,the "mate white non-refletive" type ,the result is ok but even it's non-reflextive,it still reflex some of the light in some bright scene.I then cover the whole screen with a see through grey cloth and the result is better.However,i finally took down the screen becos it doesn't looks good in my living room(no room for HT).Just a frenly advice,if u are using 4' x 8' plywood,it's better u make some black border on left/right/up/bottom to make it real 16:9 measurement which definately looks better and more "pro" ,hehe

I also think of another option for DIY screen.Buy a pull down screen,"dismember" it kaw kaw and take out only the screen.Cut it into a 16:9 size and nail it on a plywood.Maybe it works

Another thing,i saw from the pic ,ur HT room,all walls are with shinning tiles cover to about 5' tall.If it's using as HT room,i think the sound will be very "harsh"becos of the reflection.It's advice to do some treatment on the wall,especially the 2 side wall and the rear wall.For this,u can use some curtain.....juz my 2 cents

This post has been edited by myqd: Aug 18 2008, 11:40 AM

if cloth = screen,itu Draper punya designer mana nak cari makan,hehehe

....fast fast cabut

maybe a laminated flooring looks like wood also,i'm using that.Can also lay a nice 5'x7' carpet on it to absorb some "harsh" sound,both ht and hifi also good


hehe,i'm a happy Panny AE-900 user,previously owned AE-200


ya,i tested PS3 gaming/BDs at his home last few weeks,racun kaw kaw,second day i order a PS3 oledi (cos no $$$ update 803) FYI,jwyj is getting that 803 from htkaki also,trsusted seller,no worry.


htkaki,what would be the price for Drapper Luna 6' or 7' wide screen pull down screen?

This post has been edited by myqd: Aug 25 2008, 11:59 AM

sorry my bad,my kindergarten english,he oledi owned it for few mths liaw

rx330,anymore BDs or PS3 games for me?

that one few days no update liaw,i want deal "under table " one (once posted all nice nice one sure kena book),hehehe

count me in,we makan popcorn and watch pxxrn,hahaha

rx330,oledi view ur BDs sell thread,the 1st page oledi update mer? why still not so ngam one ler? Where's ur WarLoard ?

Few yrs back,i fly over to get 2 units of AE-200 when it 1st launch....the Klipsch speaker i'm using now was their demo unit last time,at that time they are using JBL reference series spk as main demo set.They still carry panny pj till now? must be good selling

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Added on August 28, 2008, 8:06 pmaiya,jangan ini macam,urs one got "gold" ma


This post has been edited by myqd: Aug 28 2008, 08:06 PM

nice set up pierreye,i like the back panel of ur screen paint in black.If can paint both side walls to some darker colour lagi best(not black,maybe dark green)

btw,u hide the front spekaer at the back oso? The room acoustic and treatment also nicely done,like the absortber too.I remembered last time in Hi Fi audio room the 1st absortber on both side wall we used to place about 5-6 fts from the front spk.We also place some "triangle pillow" in the front wall/ceiling corner.However,that depends on room size,spk placement and type of spk used.Aslo,the corner of back wall with some treatment like urs also nice.What about the middle of the back wall? Do u place an absortber there too?

welldone

the middle seat we used to call KING's seat

HD65 is not for u la,u re at the level of HD803 or Panny AE-3000

haha,htleg,u also want "kena parang" kah? at his elite class he oledi use missile liaw,parang kill ants onli....better jaga ur window,make sure u close it kaw kaw


haha,true,that's what i'm trying to say


better dun visit htleg on coming oct,by that time he at least own a Optoma HD81 and a SVS sub(more high end then urs one)

Panny 900 count also kah? mine arround 900+ hours liaw


like that canot la,make surrounding enviroment kotor only,no more wait,cepat pack it sui sui,i can ask my forwarder to collect from u,FREE OF CHARGE !!!

This post has been edited by myqd: Sep 20 2008, 11:09 AM

juz quick Q,is the HD65 accept 1080p/24HZ resolution from BDP ? why some PJ can accept that signal even it max res only 720p?

ic,my pj accept the 1080p/24Hz and downscale to 720p...so when i press display it show the signal at 1080p/24,that's only the input signal,actual output still 720p,right?