ok, this will be my latest observation/experience after further testing this unit. The first day installing this unit I really noticed the colors are more vibrant and way clearer in terms of brightness. I dont know if this is good but it is really clearer. However, when I was checking the menu on my lcd the day or few days after I noticed the tv setting to my dvd was dynamic. So I switch it to standard, (the same setting as my samsung home theater, component cable setting that I use for dvd also) Then doomsday depression came....I DONT SEE ANY DIFFERENCE. I was switching disc back and forth observing details, which is really hard. The best testing is two same tvs side by side. So your eyes will capture everything. Anyway I still notice the colors in the sony is little more vibrant (trees are more green etc.) But when I was observing the face of people, I notice little more details (when I pause a persons face, seeing more wrinkles and beard, colors are more natural on the face for component. The sony hdmi setup is more reddish tan on the face and not as detail as per my observation) I really new on this so I dont know the technical terms on this or which one would be better, but most of this is based on my eye observation.
I was sooo depressed and psst off days after because I just spent 9999 for player and 2800 for hdmi cable UK brand ata. Anyway I then tested it against my pioneer 383 with puresonic component cables. I notice this setup is really grainy compared to sony hdmi. The sony hdmi wins hands down for me. So after this I was concluding that is it maybe my monster component cables making the difference. With all the things I read about monster cable being overrated and so forth in other forums, now im thinking monster cables are good as advertised. And this is just the low end of monster that I bought. Anyway Im also thinking maybe the samsung home theater dvd (the one they give with the 32 inch r71 maybe has better chipset? I really dont know) My last conclusion is the difference of the hdmi and component will only be seen maybe in 40 inch and above because I really saw a difference when I bought it at sony and they tested it in a 46 inch parang projection type lcd ata. M not sure.
Anyway yesterday deciding now what to do with my player went to avant abenson just to check out the new samsung 40 incher and I was telling the guy about my player he is insisting there is a difference hdmi and component he told me to use the PIP and check it out. When I came home and use the PIP. There I really saw the difference between the two players. A lot of difference when you see it side by side I really dont know if compressed to half page screen for both will alter the picture quality, but here I really saw how clear the sony is via hdmi versus the samsung component. Im a little relieved at the moment because Ive read great things with this unit via AVS Forum, magazine comparison testing with other players, which this unit won in terms of Picture quality. Oh well, So far Im a little relieved until someone out there (PLS HELP) with better knowledge on technical stuff will tell me that PIP is not really a way to compare these units, because maybe of compression, etc. etc. Hopefully PIP will be a good basis for comparison so I will not feel I wasted 12800 pesos on this stuff. Anyway if its not then I guess im stuck with this, a lesson learned.
