14 Sep 2011, 19:59
#5999
I had read the Sony KDL40EX723 and was going to buy it, but then I saw the Sharp LC-40LE830 review, which won me over. (I live in the US, so the LE830 lacks the 3D component...)
Being on sale this week, the Sharp is an impressive model, even if there is some clouding.
Both the LE830 and EX723 seem to be on par, which is very unusual as Sony is usually a high-end brand. I am replacing my Sony KDS32s-3000 (4 years old but has a very impressive contrast ratio).
I did calibrate the LE830. Out-of-box quality was horrendous, and only movie quality shows the most even gamut between the various colors.
But I do have to ask - the GT30 review, which features some of the same screen captures (albeit not identical frames) - the picture of the red car with crew and the picture with the gold robot on the blue car -- the GT30 seems to do a far better job at showing darker image detail than either the Sharp or Sony and I'm thinking that
Car scene (notice the tires and background wall in both - the GT30 is far better):
http://www.flatpanelshd.com/pictures/sh ... mall21.jpg
http://www.flatpanelshd.com/pictures/pa ... mall12.JPG
Robot (note the shadow detail on the fire extinguisher and bolted metal plate on the machine at the far left, which are virtually nonexistent on the LE830):
http://www.flatpanelshd.com/pictures/sh ... mall20.jpg
http://www.flatpanelshd.com/pictures/pa ... mall21.JPG
Are there other settings that can be altered to bring out these details, or is there a limitation in the 830?
And where can I change the 10 IRE settings?
And, given (a) the price differential between Sharp and Panasonic, and (b) I got the LE830 for 50% less than the regular price, should I really be so fussy over such a detail? (being a sci-fi fan, I'll admit that some scenes seem darker than they ought to be)
Thanks!
Being on sale this week, the Sharp is an impressive model, even if there is some clouding.
Both the LE830 and EX723 seem to be on par, which is very unusual as Sony is usually a high-end brand. I am replacing my Sony KDS32s-3000 (4 years old but has a very impressive contrast ratio).
I did calibrate the LE830. Out-of-box quality was horrendous, and only movie quality shows the most even gamut between the various colors.
But I do have to ask - the GT30 review, which features some of the same screen captures (albeit not identical frames) - the picture of the red car with crew and the picture with the gold robot on the blue car -- the GT30 seems to do a far better job at showing darker image detail than either the Sharp or Sony and I'm thinking that
Car scene (notice the tires and background wall in both - the GT30 is far better):
http://www.flatpanelshd.com/pictures/sh ... mall21.jpg
http://www.flatpanelshd.com/pictures/pa ... mall12.JPG
Robot (note the shadow detail on the fire extinguisher and bolted metal plate on the machine at the far left, which are virtually nonexistent on the LE830):
http://www.flatpanelshd.com/pictures/sh ... mall20.jpg
http://www.flatpanelshd.com/pictures/pa ... mall21.JPG
Are there other settings that can be altered to bring out these details, or is there a limitation in the 830?
And where can I change the 10 IRE settings?
And, given (a) the price differential between Sharp and Panasonic, and (b) I got the LE830 for 50% less than the regular price, should I really be so fussy over such a detail? (being a sci-fi fan, I'll admit that some scenes seem darker than they ought to be)
Thanks!