SOUND OR VISION?

[tvspecv]

which would you consider to be more important in home cinema

that HD picture or that sharp deep bass sound?

 

[simonlewis]

Both, ones no good without the other.

 

[Andrew Everard]

Psychologically, vision always takes priority over hearing, so an attention-grabbing picture can mask a multitude of audio sins.

That's why those of us who do this for a living tend to assess the audio capability of AV components with the display off.

Oh, and there's much more to good sound than 'sharp deep bass'

 

[Frank Harvey]

Initially I moved to Bluray because I was sick of edge enhancement and (visible) video compression. I wasn't expecting the difference in audio that I experienced. So I would say both are important, but I would err on the side of video, as that annoys me the most.

Also, I would say that the size of the audio soundstage needs to match the picture size - a projector just doesn't match with an all in one 5.1 system, and a 32" screen doesn't go with a top notch audio system. It's just so much more engrossing and believeable when the size of the audio matches the video.

 

[nads]

For me it is the sound. and the sooner that the BD standard includes HD sound as the minimum requirement for the main feature it will be a better product than it is.

 

[Andrew Everard]

David

Life would be much simpler if you had a link to your Facebook page in your bio. Then you could say 'see our bio for link'