I can't help you with the sub issue, but I can talk a bit about near field listening. I have Paradigm Atoms, similar to the C100's. I found it important to raise the speakers up off the desk to get the tweeters close to ear-height. When the speakers were on the desk and I was sitting close to...
No 1:1 pixel mapping that I can find, but it has a feature to display 4:3 content properly, with black bars on each side.
There are some frivolous features under the "fun" menu (yes, it's actually a button labeled fun). Stuff like zooming, 4:3 and picture effects (sepia, b&w). I'll fire up...
Got it @ Futureshop in Abbotsford, BC Canada for 279, it just dropped to 269.
What kind of pictures would help? I'm assuming a dark screen for backlight, anything else?
Just picked one up yesterday.
Before I give my impressions, I have to say this is first LCD on my main system. I have a 19" Acer on my wife's PC, so I have limited comparisons and certainly am not qualified to give a "proper" review.
First of all, LG finally decided to include a DVI...