Help with "Advanced Video" on Sony KF-60WE610

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The DRC is really intended for sources like analog OTA, composite video, and
S-video sources, etc. Lets you optimize those signals to your taste, but
really doesn't apply to digital/HD sources.

"Mack McKinnon" <MckinnonRemoveThis@tvadmanDeleteThisAsWell.com> wrote in
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> Has anyone set up the "Advanced Video" DRC mode and "CineMotion" 3/2
> pulldown on their Sony TV? I have not and don't really understand, just
> from reading what the manual says about it, what it would accomplish for
> me.
> But I am sure some of you know.
>
> In the video menu, under "Advanced Video", there are settings for "DRC
> Mode": High Density, Progressive & CineMotion. These are supposed to
> "create a high-resolution picture with 4X density, for high-quality
> sources
> (i.e., DVD player, satellite receiver)" according to the manual.
>
> But it says that "Advanced Video is unavailable when you have selected
> Mild
> picture mode, or you are watching 1080i, 720p and 480p sources with Video
> 5
> to 7 inputs." Those are the inputs for HDTV cable box, DVD player or
> other
> source that uses component cables or (for input 7) DVI cable.
>
> So, the "Advanced Video" would not apply to any HDTV program or,
> apparently,
> any input from my DVD player which I have set to "480p & 16:9". I suppose
> it would apply (be available), then, for analog signal that comes into the
> TV via the VHF/UHF cable input (the "TV" choice of inputs) and/or 480i
> sources from the digital HDTV box (i.e., SD programming). Right?
>
> I don't really understand why the manual talks about "high-quality
> sources"
> when those seem to be exactly the sources that the "Advanced Video"
> doesn't
> apply to. It would seem only to apply to low-quality sources, actually.
> Am
> I missing something here?
>
> If one of you has set this up, please pass along to me what you did and
> what
> you get out of it.
>
> mack
> austin
>
>
>