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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
GhostDoggy @ Aug 28th 2008 5:16AM
I'm going to be selling Billion to 1 contrast ratio flat panels soon. I am doing this, they will be pricey, and I will never be held accountable for my obvious lies since no consumer regulation prevents manufacturers from marketing this kind of lies.
And since there is no test equipment that any cowsumers can employ to measure 1,000,000 to 1 contrast ratio, then I am safe in knowing no cowsumer can prove my 1,000,000,000 to 1 contrast ratio is a fraud.
And at Xmas I'll be offer a zillion to 1 contrast ratio, but you must pass a moron cowsumer test by sending me lots of money, first, before I'll even consider allowing you to by it.
daaper @ Aug 28th 2008 8:36AM
you misspelled consu...oh, I get it...
Loban @ Aug 28th 2008 12:29PM
Just FYI, the 1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio is technically not a lie, but it is most assuredly a misleading statement and is just as bad as a flat out lie. The way most manufacturers achieve these ridiculously high contrast ratios is to literally complete turn off the screen to get the black level. Like literally, they unplug it completely and measure the output from the screen. Then they turn it on and crank the voltage to the output as high as it will go on full white. Like so high that any higher and the set would fail, then they measure that output to get the which level. These two numbers (the black level from a completely unpowered screen and the white level from an overpowered output) are technically what the screen is capable of, though you would NEVER EVER see this happen in a practical setting. Even the regular contrast ratios are usually misleading because they simply measure a full black scene compared to a full white scene, never a scene with black and white together. They're essentially telling you what the screen is capable of, not what it can actually do while doing something useful like watching a movie or playing a game.
Loban @ Aug 28th 2008 12:31PM
Crap, I meant "white level" not "which level".
Loban @ Aug 28th 2008 1:57PM
So essentially, if you're buying a TV from a good manufacturer (Panasonic, Pioneer, Sony, etc.) you don't really need to worry about contrast ratio anymore. We've basically gotten to the point where contrast ratios are so good on TVs these days (especially from Plasmas) that any improvement doesn't do a whole lot.
Stop telling me your TV has 1,000,000:1 while your competitor only has 80,000:1. Who gives a monkey's crap. I can't tell the difference anyway.
Jeff @ Sep 23rd 2008 11:57AM
Too bad Zillion is not a real number.
bline @ Sep 29th 2008 11:30PM
Nice spelling. Where you from?