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  • bultask09
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    Small bedroom size surround sound

    UPDATE: I installed AC3Filter and VLC media player. VLC playes all the ac3 files properly now. And after installing CSII Controls, Media player plays DVD with surround sound, but both VLC and WMP still plays mp3s with only two front speakers..

    Any suggesions?? Thanks.

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  • RonV
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    Re: Small bedroom size surround sound

    Here is a pretty good article about 1080p 3:2 pulldown etc....

    http://www.hometheatermag.com/gearworks/607gear/

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  • OTBFAM
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    Re: Small bedroom size surround sound

    Ignorant question for you...

    So 1080p with 3:2 pulldown is a way to convert to 1080p/24fps??

    I am confused...or just stupid

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  • aaronwt
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    Re: Small bedroom size surround sound

    No set shows a NAtive 1080P24 signal. It will show it at a multiple of 24 like 48, 72,96, 120, 240. Or it accepts 1080P24, like all my HD sets do and apply 3:2 pulldown to go to 1080P60 or in the case of my 1080P LED DLP set it applies 3:2 pulldown to go to 1080P60 and then doubles that to 1080P120.

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  • Rusdude
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    Re: Small bedroom size surround sound

    Originally posted by OTBFAM View Post
    Vizio tech support confirmed that the set does support 1080p/24frames per second and is not sure why it is sending data through the hdmi that 1080i is preferred.

    That being said, I would assume that if it didn't support 1080p at 24fps I would not get a picture at all. Maybe I am wrong.
    "Support" could mean different things like Ed mentioned. I saw "3:2 pulldown" in the TV specs, so that leads me to believe it's not native 1080p/24.

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  • OTBFAM
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    Re: Small bedroom size surround sound

    Vizio tech support confirmed that the set does support 1080p/24frames per second and is not sure why it is sending data through the hdmi that 1080i is preferred.

    That being said, I would assume that if it didn't support 1080p at 24fps I would not get a picture at all. Maybe I am wrong.

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  • Nded
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    Re: Small bedroom size surround sound

    A "reboot" of your Vudu never hurts, and sometimes helps. Keep in mind that the Vudu is only telling you what the TV said was its preferred setting (don't shoot the messenger). Some 1080p TV's don't support native 24fps (Vudu 1080p is at 24fps), so they go through a convolunted 3:2 pulldown routine. If your TV is telling the Vudu to use 1080i, then I would question whether or not it has true 24fps support.

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  • Rusdude
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    Re: Small bedroom size surround sound

    Originally posted by OTBFAM View Post
    I returned the vizio 26 inch tv yesterday for issues with the quality, and swapped for the vizio vo32LF which supports full 1080P.

    I went into my vudu video settings and it still says: 1080i (recommended by your tv), instead of recommending 1080p. I did set it to 1080p and it work fine (except some times I just get a screen full of green). Do I have to reboot the vudu or something to recognize the new tv?

    I also want to thank everyone on this forum for all their help...my wife would cringe if she knew how much my (free gift) vudu cost me in the end..new TV, new Sony Sound, cables, etc...but it is great!!
    VUDU only supports 1080p/24 and I don't see it listed under your TV's specs (http://www.vizio.com/product.aspx?id=2710&pid=1506). But for all intents and purposes, 1080i will give you same image quality.

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  • OTBFAM
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    Re: Small bedroom size surround sound

    I returned the vizio 26 inch tv yesterday for issues with the quality, and swapped for the vizio vo32LF which supports full 1080P.

    I went into my vudu video settings and it still says: 1080i (recommended by your tv), instead of recommending 1080p. I did set it to 1080p and it work fine (except some times I just get a screen full of green). Do I have to reboot the vudu or something to recognize the new tv?

    I also want to thank everyone on this forum for all their help...my wife would cringe if she knew how much my (free gift) vudu cost me in the end..new TV, new Sony Sound, cables, etc...but it is great!!

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  • Rusdude
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    Re: Small bedroom size surround sound

    Originally posted by OTBFAM View Post
    got a great deal on a vizio va26l 720p 26" lcd that has svideo, hdmi, component, etc. It will accept a 1080i feed from the vudu, but I am sure it brings it back down to 720p. Is there any reason to watch a movie in hdx rather than hd if the tv is only 720p?
    I have a 720p panel too and HDX is better than HD to my eyes. Like Greg said, it's not about resolution but about compression & resulting artifacts plus better audio.

    Given that prices are the same, I prefer to watch HDX whenever possible, but I could probably live with having regular HD for movies that don't have very much going on (like comedies).

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  • Greg
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    Re: Small bedroom size surround sound

    Originally posted by OTBFAM View Post
    got a great deal on a vizio va26l 720p 26" lcd that has svideo, hdmi, component, etc. It will accept a 1080i feed from the vudu, but I am sure it brings it back down to 720p. Is there any reason to watch a movie in hdx rather than hd if the tv is only 720p?
    You're probably better off using a 720p setting from the Vudu box since that's your native resolution... (that's what I have mine set to)
    HDX will give you better quality than HD (even on your 720p display), as it is the same resolution as HD, but less compression. However, the difference is subjective and you may prefer to have instant access if you value that more. You really have a choice.

    -- Greg

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  • OTBFAM
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    Re: Small bedroom size surround sound

    got a great deal on a vizio va26l 720p 26" lcd that has svideo, hdmi, component, etc. It will accept a 1080i feed from the vudu, but I am sure it brings it back down to 720p. Is there any reason to watch a movie in hdx rather than hd if the tv is only 720p?

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  • NA9D
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    Re: Small bedroom size surround sound

    @OTBFAM: Sorry for your troubles with the HD resolutions. Nded is correct - get an HD Fury and you'll be all set.

    As for the surround sound - yes, there's a number of movie w/o it. It's been a gripe since the get go. But Vudu takes and encodes what is provided by the studios. Odds are that if Vudu doesn't have it in 5.1, no one else does either.

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  • Nded
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    Re: Small bedroom size surround sound

    Confirmed - no upper end HD resolution without HDMI/HDCP.

    An HD Fury type device (can be had on ebay for under $100) will play HDCP with the HDMI port and convert it to Component Video - allowing you to watch HD resolutions on your non HDCP television.

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  • OTBFAM
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    Re: Small bedroom size surround sound

    One more note. I also noticed that the switch was set to 480i and when I switched it to 480p it just stretched the picture vertically and looked weird, so I set it back to 408i.

    Can someone confirm that if I don't have hdmi on this tv, so I hooked up with component cables, I will NOT be able to take advantage of the HD resolution for renting vudu movies.

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