That’s a lot of… brightness. Or darkness. I’m not sure. Either way, I think there must be something wrong with the scale if LG can just increase contrast by a factor of 10. To be honest, I’m thinking it’s along the lines of the many Hz measure, which many TV makers are taking seriously these days. 120Hz? 240Hz? 600Hz like this one? Your eye can only really detect maybe 120. And the billion-to-one contrast ratio — if your numbers are in the billions, your number has ceased being useful. If, except for a minor “I guess that one looks a little better,” the average consumer cannot tell the difference between 10,000:1 and 100,000:1 contrast ratio, there’s something fishy going on.
I’m sure this new TV from LG has excellent picture. It may even have one of the best pictures on the market! But the question is not its absolute quality but its relative quality. How much better is it than a TV half its price? How much benefit is there from having a billion to one contrast ratio, as opposed to a million or ten thousand to one? The same question goes to the Hz issue. Is the human eye even capable of perceiving the benefits? It’s getting out of control, people. Fortunately you and I can let the same suckers pay for 1,000,000,000:1 TVs as pay for $500 ethernet cables. They’re probably going to watch VHS tapes on them anyway.
wow that’s amazing, gotta get one of those
what an incredible contrast ratio!
yaa even i agree whats with the contrast, i cant even imagine.
I’ll agree with a lot of this, but most importantly is the Hz argument, because not only do most people not see a difference between 40 and 120 hz, but most, if not all media, is capped at ~30-60
Besides computers, I’ve never seen anything hit 60+ fps, ATSC and BD DEFINATELY do not hit 120hz.
As far as refresh rate goes, humans wont notice the difference over 120hz, 120+ hz is usable with nVidia’s new 3D technology where 120hz is the minimum refresh rate that can use it.
My friend, you don’t understand the joy that some people get from having the best just because it is. Even if it isn’t better, some people will enjoy it more anyways because they know they have the best possible, they are at the top of the climb.
Whats the difference if you can detect it or not? Just knowing that you have it is what makes it awesome.
Perhaps the people reading this who are amazed by the contrast ratio should look up the words dynamic and static. Perhaps find a good display tech forum?
Wow I must be non-human because I can still see motion blur at 120Hz … I do notice a difference at 240Hz and I am still not convinced that it is next to flawless. I even have issues with 600Hz plasma … So, not sure what TV to get – I may just have to settle on something. I must be a videophile although I don’t claim to be.