Yes. Cash price. With credit card, just add 2%

1080 physical lines mean that is a FULL HD PANEL. The display mode is supports is another story. Can u display 1080i with just 999 lines? U cant. Get the point?

Both 1080i/p are formats, it's nothing related to the panel. A 1366/768 panel can take 1080i input also , but that doesnt make it a FULL HD PANEL because physically it only can display 768.

To make my point more valid, read up on interlacing. LCD/PLASMA can not, i repeat, cannot display interlaced video, it has to be de-interlaced first. With the correct de-interlacing method, aka WEAVE, 1080i will become 1080p regardless.

If u try to even follow the HD arena, u will know that TOSHIBA is in the HD-DVD camp. The pioneering players of HD-DVD can only send out 1080i (which doesnt even matter after it's de-interlaced). So it's a matter to matching specs to their advantage.

Get Blu-Ray for now, if u wan 1080p.

This post has been edited by redken: Jan 8 2007, 07:21 PM

But it is two different thing between i=(interlaced) and p=(progressive) especially for the same 1080 resolution.....even most of the HD ready panel support 1080i resolution. But, for 1080p, its two different things. More about the video signal of Regza 47WL66E 47" , the official spec from toshiba website>>> http://www.toshiba.com.my/servlet/svtUProd...roID=8915993100

And..one more thing.....the HD-DVD does support 1080p..it has been tested with the HD-DVD external for xbox 360 but with the vga connection, and not with the component video connection due to licensing issue. Don't trust me, go chx out the xbox.com forum or avs forum. Let ne repeat it again, both blueray and HD-DVD supoort 1080p.


'NUFF SAID

This post has been edited by silencer: Jan 8 2007, 10:50 PM

i was browsing engadget juz now, and saw their CES coverage. Samsung LCD/Plasma/DLP, etc lineup is the awesomeness!! And the price is very reasonable (if you direct convertlar)

Cannot direct convertlah...all branded lcd in Malaysia r overpriced..dont compare it with oversea....we have got to live with it....

off topic : not onli lcd or plasma but ALMOST EVERYTHING!!!!

Lowyat.net needs to seriously create a new section of a forum for these audio/videophiles so that they can leave the console section alone. We can even move this thread to that section too, and let them run amok in that rather than messing things here.

spring....appreciate if u can update the price of blueray disc and hd-dvd in malaysia since u have bought it before....and i also wondering how much is the price difference if compared with the one u ordered from amazon.

Will be joining the HD community this month..have to wait after the AGM meeting ....

This post has been edited by silencer: Jan 9 2007, 12:52 AM

How different is different? I know what the brochure said, i am talking about understanding them. Which doesnt really matter, because most people prolly buy on impulse alone.

Both Disc Format is about the same, quality wise and what not. Furthermore, D-Sub is a progressive only type of connection. Any hardware sporting it, would have some de-interlacing hardware inside. My point exactly, being 1080p and 1080i is indeed an interchangable format, there's no need for a winner.

For the record, even our old CRT Monitor are progressive already, but no one went ga-ga over the quality also

Sejak bila laks nama aku jadik "spring" wei?

Normal HDDVD is RM139 while Combo DVD/HDDVD is RM179. No news on a locally available Bluray. Local adoption of new technology is painfully slow as Malaysians show their true "Boleh" spirit by waiting and see which format get cracked first.

You can do a direct comparison of the price with Amazon by visiting their site.

Toing toing!

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Jan 9 2007, 01:47 AM

Sorry "STRING" ...got it..so no blueray in local market..just HD-DVD..the only way to is amazon then...

This post has been edited by silencer: Jan 9 2007, 02:10 AM

You could order from Kelvin DVD though, that's where zaakath got his blu-ray movies if im not mistaken.

and my orders would be end of the month. gonna get at least 6 BR movies

yes, Kelvin DVD can take ur orders but i think buying from amazon would be better. Cheaper if u buy in 1 whole lot

Yes Kelvin does blu ray (have a few more coming from him soon). It is cheaper from Amazon but I ordered through him to stay away from my credit cards at the current momment. He was charging RM170 for Superman returns. Was in Singapore recently and bought 2 Blue rays recently (Pearl Harbour, and Black Hawk Down and several HD-DVD (don't have the Xbox hd dvd player but getting soon from either Japan or US hopefully soon, sourced in UK all sold out on the player) titles including, The Mummy, Ray, Friday Night Lights.

Slowing building my AV set looking at either a set of KeF IQ5 or Acoutisc Energy Aegis Neo or Mission speakers (was initially going with Aego T's) but nothing beats floor stand speakers and moving all my console and Philips TV to the living room. AV receiever will either be the Marantz but try hard to find the Sony STR-DA1200ES

This post has been edited by zaakath: Jan 9 2007, 10:08 AM

Some news on the HD scene States side from post-gazette.com:



Also some comments from a lay person on upscaled DVD vs Blu-ray from the same site :



For the full article link click New DVD players resolve battle of formats.

Hmmm just wondering one thing, I have heard of external upscalers, and frankly dvds for me now look just as good as it did on my sdtv(with some artifacts here and there) .. i wonder if an upscaler will do the same for the Wii?

seriously sometimes its quite painful playing it these days...

480p for wii also not enuff for u?

no its not enough!! its blurry!!

haha typed my post in a hurry.... it was "sau goong" time..


its not so bad that i won't play it.. just wish it could go through the same treatement my dvd gets when i play it on the upscaling player..



This post has been edited by tnsai: Jan 9 2007, 08:02 PM

was browsing engadget again, and saw some of the best new lineups of plasmas, LCD, projectors. geram btul! lots of awesome models and we wont get like half of it.

true that.

well at least we've got stuff micronesia doesn't have