lights on or off..

[zoso0928]

is it just me or do the blu movies look better with some kind of lights on? when i watch movies i turn the lights off and they look great dont get me wrong but they seem to look a little with the lights on? anyone else agree?

[Beta Man]

I disagree..... does that count?


So how are the Gray levels on your LCD ?

[brett_day]

maybe depends on the tv you have and how much light your talking about. i know that with my panny plasma, it is definitely a lights off deal when i watch tv or blus

[mossduncan]

Lights On For Me, Just A Personal Perference

[Slec]

Lights Off x 1000

[zweet77]

Lights off + back lighting try that out.

[Clark Kent]

Originally Posted by zweet77

Lights off + back lighting try that out.

That is what I would recommend. Pitch black with the exception of bias lighting behind the display (unless it is a projected screen).

[plowmanjoe]

maybe you should calibrate your tv with the lighting condition you want to view it in.

[zoso0928]

should i still use backlighting?

[plowmanjoe]

ideally you want back lighting. only when you're projecting like a movie theater is what they were referring to.

[rubberghost]

lights off. a couple of candles.

[JLaSoul]

On my lcd it does seem to look better with the lights on, the blacks and color look more rich for some reason and when I turn the lights off the blacks seem a little more grey, I think it's because seein' real actual black to the blacks on the tv makes it look that way, there's my opinion and preference.

[arush5268d]

It depends on what she looks like.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by plowmanjoe

ideally you want back lighting. only when you're projecting like a movie theater is what they were referring to.

Despite furiously shaking my computer monitor....... I can't make sense of this statement


Front projection is the LAST place you want light from any source other than the projector bulb itself...... (I even toyed with the idea of blacklights, to make the black levels stand out more, but even that doesn't work)

Originally Posted by arush5268d

It depends on what she looks like.

Sounds like another vote for "Lights off"

[saprano]

Originally Posted by zoso0928

is it just me or do the blu movies look better with some kind of lights on? when i watch movies i turn the lights off and they look great dont get me wrong but they seem to look a little with the lights on? anyone else agree?

Yep i know exactly what your talking about,i made a thread about it also awhile back. somebody said something about your eyes focusing better.

[cartman781]

Lights off

[Roland1919]

[plowmanjoe]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

Despite furiously shaking my computer monitor....... I can't make sense of this statement


Front projection is the LAST place you want light from any source other than the projector bulb itself...... (I even toyed with the idea of blacklights, to make the black levels stand out more, but even that doesn't work)





Sounds like another vote for "Lights off"

it makes sense if you read what the op was asking. he wanted to know if he should be using back lighting with his rear projection tv. which was in response to clark kent's statement about not using back lighting with projection screens. i was explaining the difference between his projection and front projection.

i obviously do not think you should shine a light on a screen you are trying to project an image on.

there's a period that separates my statements. i can see how that is confusing. also he states his rear pro tv in the subject of his post

[Blu-Jawa]

IMO it depends on the room size. but having some small light in back of set or in the corner of room may help with eye strain. I was thinking about getting those rope lights they are now selling for xmas if they can be set not to blink. they are kinda like the ones seen in movie theaters.

[STARSCREAM]

Lights off definately.