giginger's thoughts

Me, since getting the TV.

I’ve been meaning to post about my new TV ever since I got it. It’s distracted me a bit too much though so I haven’t got round to it. Hence the quietness in this area.

Where to start? This TV has shown me a whole new world of quality in movies and games.

I can’t believe I managed to complete Assassin’s Creed II on the crappy old thing I had before. When I look at the in-game map I can tell the difference between all of the symbols. Originally it was only a few I could tell apart. From playing just a few games I can tell I’ve been seriously limiting my gaming joy. I might need to go through all the games I’ve got just to admire them again. That said, I’ve just got Alien vs Predator and I’m loving it. I was a bit concerned at first but after playing through as the Alien I can say it’s really quite good. It’s a shame the Alien chapter was so short though. I think I could happily have had just an Alien game that was 3 times longer. Still, I can try and play it through on Nightmare setting.

I’ve not just played games though. I’ve been watching some TV too. SD broadcasts over freeview don’t look their best on this TV because, essentially, it’s being stretched to fill the screen. However, the upscaling the TV performs means it doesn’t look anywhere near as bad as it could.  Downloaded TV however is amazing. If a programme has been broadcast in HD then I’ll download it in that format now. Takes a little longer, but it’s definitely worth it. A full HD^* programme takes a lot longer but is even better. However, those come from a Blu-Ray so if it’s recent TV it’s not in that quality. I won’t complain about 720p quality though as it’s great.

1. * 1080p [↩]