i bought RM2300. sony bravia KLV-32S400A. Free S video cable as well. better one i guess.

LG 32 LCD LG60UR scarlet for rm2.6k with 5 year warranty. Is this a good buy?

Wow, damn powderful your bargaining skills! So far, the cheapest quote I can get in JB is RM2,350. Maybe must go look somemore. AES ha bro rx330? I see, tomorrow ronda2 plentong lah. Haha

er which one is better for sony 32 eh .. new S series or old V series?

I dont know which one is better but IINM the new S series, S400A and also coming soon, the new V series, V400A) is using the new Bravia Engine called BE2. Old S/V series, using BE only. Don't know got huge difference or not.

Thanks for this facts.

undead, i dunno where chloelew is from, but jaybee pricing most of the time higher than kl one

hi guys really need a help from all the sifu in here ..

planning to get a 37" lcd tv after a month of surveying i narrow down my choice either sharp aquous 37a53m or toshiba regza a3000e or any other suggestion from u guys really2x appreciate for the feedback....

will using it for astro, dvd & games console & pc

Hello guys, can you help me? I just bought a new LCD TV 32" S400A. After connecting it to my ps3, it wont switch to 720p. Just 576p. I've done the reset display thing by holding the power button longer.

I suspect my HDMI cable la. Because it's a capalang RM30 one. Got this kind of problem or not for any of you s400a users?

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Added on May 27, 2008, 9:55 pmAnyone from JB got extra HDMI cable for me to borrow for awhile?

s400a user here..
i cant access 720p using my computer,either.
wtf

have you tried playing a game?

did you head over to the display settings and tick the 720p?

yes, i tried gta4. at the upper left corner, it says "480p" pulak!


done that already

*sighs* now tomorrow must head back to the shop and ask them if they know what's wrong. is it possible the culprit is my el-cheapo hdmi cable? got kena mengena or not?

Don't think its the el-cheapo hdmi cables, 20bucks hdmi cable from play-asia works like charm too. You could always try other hdmi cable to confirm it

erm..have you tried checking the TV's settings?
maybe got a setting to enable 720p?

That's what i'm going to do tomorrow. Try borrow the tv shop's hdmi cable and see.


hm.. donno lah.. havent finish reading the manual yet. hehe. you can get 720p on ps3?

im getting mine tomorrow.
dude,you have me scared,right now

first thing; i cant get 720p with my laptop
now you cant get 720p with the ps3,WITH HDMI cables

my enthusiasm for getting the ps3 is lowering now..

try this:

on your remote,press MENU.
then go to SETTINGS.
then fiddle around there.
there's a SETUP option,which also includes a HDMI MENU.

try that

the s400 can only go 1024 x 768 and other xxxx X 768 resolution on the pc connection. But for the hdmi connection the manual says u can get 720p...i haven't try it though since i dun have a ps3 nor an xbox360.

so, i hope u guys can tell the result of ur fidlling afterwards

Hmm, that's what I thought too. 720p should be supported by any bravia 32 inchers rite? I'll be back.. with answers..

morning guys... undead where u bought ur s400 from since u said u from jb right & i'm still in the midst of surveying maybe can suggest certain certain shop which got gud offer ..

uh oh..... S 499 kenot accept 720p input?

can it support 1080p input?

I bought from Kedai TV dan Radio Wong at Century Garden. Ask for special price 'cause if you ask them first time, they will give you the price from the Sony Guide, which is RM2,499. I got mine much less than that ;-)


I'm still investigating this. Takkanla Bravia cannot accept 720p input rite? Must be my HDMI cable la. Got any extra for me to pinjam or not laupan?

thanks bro will go to that shop later....

Guys,
I might be wrong, but for a LCD TV to accept a 720p resolution from its VGA connector, u need Powestrip, which is a basically a utility than runs on your PC so that u can create a custom resolution for your VGA output
http://entechtaiwan.net/util/ps.shtm

There's a guide here
http://www.ramelectronics.net/powerstrip.ep

Edit : Oh wait, u're talking about HDMI, my bad..please ignore my post, I just woke up

actually,the S400A can accept a maximum of 1600*1200 when connected to a pc via vga cable.
the weird thing is, 720p cant be selected(the tv will say it is out of range)

Its plug and play for my tv

undead, trust me, not ur cable issue

ntsc pal issue? not possible also...

Hokeyh, I sudah pergi that kedai again during lunch hour just now. I borrowed their HDMI cable to test. Will provide answer later2.. tunggguuuuu

S400A has 3 HDMI inputs if I'm not mistaken. Have you try all the HDMI inputs? There's a possibility that the cable could be the culprit, which means that you're very unlucky. I'm using a cheap HDMI cable bought from Play-Asia with my Sony D series and got no problems.

After I did the greyscale calibation using the Spyder2 colorimeter and ColorHCFR, my Bravia PQ now is superb either with BD movies or HD mkv files. DVE calibration disc didn't give a very satisfying result. I went to the service menu to achieve D65K calibration standard.

Well, fulll HD is useful for 32" / 37" if you use it as a computer monitor.

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Added on May 28, 2008, 4:46 pm

That's why I personally doubted you when you said earlier that DVE calibration alone is enough... Congrats.

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Added on May 28, 2008, 4:47 pm

I'm using an old ATI X1300 on my laptop and I'm able to output 1080p on the 46" W400 using DVI to HDMI connection. You should not have any problems with your 3870 card.

At least my DVE disc is not a waste as I use it's test patterns to calibrate with the Spyder2 and ColorHCFR....I've also learned a lot on HD basics through the DVE disc, now I'm watching BD movies in a dark room with only a 5w energy saver bulb put at the back of my bravia.... now thinking wheteher to get an i1 LT or not..... :stars

definitely is your cable...me too using ps3 with lg 32 inch (lglc7)....then go lowyat computer shop buy ciplak hdmi cable(regret) for rm50.. can get anything more than 576p... done the system reset and anything i can think off..then go buy new hdmi cable VERSION 1.3 with label ziraffe(gold platted) on the connector...and thing turns fine..even can select 1080p as output with no problem...
version 1.1 hdmi cable gives u headache

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Added on May 28, 2008, 6:34 pm


typo... should be can't get more than 576p...if select 720p 1080i and 1080p the screen flicking on and off

Bro tot .. that shop in wangsa maju still got D series?

GOOD NEWS EVERYONE!!

My KLV-32S400A and PS3 finally working perfectly together! Now I have my LCDTV display at 720p/1080p. The problem was, as I might have guessed it, my capalang HDMI cable.

Sorry bad quality. Just a handphone shot. LOL


@Mgsrulz: come, come.. buy that ps3 NOW!! dont worry, the s400a supports 720p, just be sure to get yourself a decent hdmi cable

I'm not sure, you can try to contact and ask them. Here are their details

UNHUAT ELECTRONIC SDN BHD
12 & 14, JLN 1A/27A, SEC 1, BDR BARU WANGSA MAJU, SETAPAK, KUALA LUMPUR. (near Jaya Jusco)
tel : 03-41495982 fax : 03-41432688

hehehe tq tq .. mintak mintak ade lagi la

awesome,bro
just got my PS3 just now, tomorrow going to buy HDMI cable

thanks for the GREAT NEWS!

wah, undead, really hdmi cable ar
kekekkeek, sorry , all gip u wrong info

lucky my cheaplug cable support.

Aiyaa.. it's ok la. Not wrong info, just their opinion/suggestions. So happy now I solved it on my own

Anyway, thanks Mgsrulz, TerryZeroX, rx330, tot31, DioSchifoso for your support!

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Added on May 29, 2008, 11:36 am@JiauBoy: Yay! Good for you

how is the LG Scarlet?? for gaming purpose??

LCD / PLASMA???

Plasma Viera from panasonic / LG Scarlet??

one thing i know is scarlet is Full HD rite? Pls reply ASAP

the only think i can reply abt scarlett... it looks horrible...

^ Not only that, it has a hole in the middle. To turn it on, u need to put u'r hands in and caress it. Yuck.. But I believe one of the models have a build in DVB tuner..

what abbout panasonic 32" lx-800mk or sony V400a?

welwit, i dunno abt this scarlett, but sammy used to have one model in spore, call IDTV, integrated digital tv ithink, with dvb tuner

so if u bought tat tv, u can only receive dvb signal, completely cut off from analog signal, since not all shows in spore are digital, can only receive a few selelcted channels, the rest all kenot watch

i dunno if these model are in here but these sharp aquos LC-32GP1U definately a beast, hey its provide 1080p and its actually develope 4 next gen gamers....wow, u guys should check it out

but the scarlet is the only cheap Full HD tv i know

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Added on May 30, 2008, 2:25 pmone more thing

wat is this thing

HD ready vs HD ready 1080p (HD Ready 1080p is full hd rite?? weird le why need so much name for )

how much is the scarlett?
cheap thing no good, good thing no cheap?

cheap things don't mean good and good things don't come cheap....the main point here..just buy whatever that is suit to your budget and be happy with it....

the scarlett is 42inch 6400+ (just wondering izzit full hd?)

and i just wanna know the price for the Philip Ambilight 42 inch

I just read an article about How to decide for choosing HDTV Ready or Full HD. It says not to go for Full HD if buy 32" LCD TV coz there's no significant difference to see high res in a small screen.

Btw, I'm targeting on the latest 32" Samsung Series 4 model. Any bad comments on Samsung LCD TV? Some said the tv is too bright.