Thanks so much Silencer and BeastX. Appreciate your advice.

I'm currently having a final thought whether to purchase a 40' Sony Bravia S or LG 42 inch (salesperson told me it comes with HD with 80 GB?).

One last question, to connect CPU to LCD TV, any special cable needed? Thanks again.

well said..but with vga connection through my Sharp aquos G7 DVI-I input, the HDCP compatibility rule is not applicable at all for the said connection..yup..u neeed a dual core core capable PC and a reliable GC for hd viewing, and again..my lowly Nvidia 7800GT is more than sufficient for 1080p viewing.....

It is either hdmi or dvi input...and u can use dvi-hdmi converter for the hdmi connection too...well, i'm not sure abaout both models, but it is higly recommended to get the LCD TV that support DVI-I input for trouble free input for both digital and analog connections from your pc......

Yup. Got it already. Thanks again. Hope i can make my decision today.

Ei, beast, what's wrong with N7 series H.264 playback? I would admit, support for HD acceleration is rather problematic, but does N8 really solve to issue?

I think it depends on luck also. Sold quite a number of Samsung LCD tvs, but no complaint so far

Looking for a 32" LCD here.

From your discussions and my research,

I have shortlisted the
Sharp Aquos BX series for the s-vid and
Samsung R7 series.

I do not know which one is better.
Will be using for ASTRO + Movies sourced from you-know-where.
My budget can only go up to to RM4k maximum.
So my questions are

1. From the list, which one would be recommended for my usage?
2. Is there anything else you could recommend for 32" LCDs under RM4k
3. I have the Old ASTRO decoder, the old black one got in 2003, so what input should i be using, s-video or component
4. I might be considering purchasing a new DVD player as well, is it recommended if i opt for DVD players with HDMI if what I watch is just DVD-Rs? And Normal DVD9s?


cheers

This post has been edited by kaiserreich: May 11 2007, 12:20 AM

For your budget, you can go for Sharp Aquos PX series and Samsung R8 series. PQ is quite subjective, go to a shop to see them for yourselves. Happy shopping

astro until today, no component, use s -video, since u getting a new LCD go for a DVD player with HDMI output and upscaler capabilities

gd luck

I made a visit to a few electrical stores nearby and the salesman are so keen to sell me the Philips PHP-32PF7321, which comes with tempered glass and pixel plus and stuff whichever way they wish to call it. It's seems quite tempting for the offer but I smell something fishy, so I decided to come here first. Anyone got any ideas regarding the particular set?

PHP? I think it's the same model as mine. Just bought it last month. Got it with the free HDMI upscaling DVD player and 5 year warranty.

As the forumers here can tell you I've always been a fan of the Philips TVs.

My verdict after nearly a month:

HD quality is fantastic, especially on 360 (VGA) and PS3 thru HDMI.
Astro is meh, so I don't watch it on the LCD. I prefer to use my CRT Philips for that.
DVDs are dependent on the quality of the DVD (some good some not so good). Upscaling will improve your experience.

Checking on the specs, the dynamic contrast at 3200:1 is rather low IMHO. Other than that, the specs seems quite okay. I have this distinct feeling that the salesman are trying to clear stock and cut me short by telling 'sometimes, contrast ratio are not so important'. That's what that made me feel a little worried.

About the upscalling players, let's say I got a HD content gotten from you-know-where with 720p sources. I burn it into DVD-R and play it. So what you guyz here say is that the upscaler will improve the quality?

I kinda subscribe to the "dynamic contrast not that important" model, simply because most times (IINM) the dynamic contrast is only measured from grey to grey - and oftentimes don't reflect the true capability of the display. The static contrast ratio though is 1200:1 so personally I feel it's good enough.

It's ALWAYS a good idea to test the model you like with material you're gonna play on it - at the end of the day your eyes are gonna be the best judge, no matter what the reviews say.

That totally depends on the media - if it's an MPEG2 file encoded natively at 720p there MAY be some improvement but I doubt it.

Ok, I have a 5 years old PC and would like to hook it up to the LCD tv once I got it to watch 720p content encoded in MPG-2 format. I was wondering if this is possible to do since my GPU is rather old and would the PQ be nice?

Any ideas what is the resolution for the Samsung R71 and Sharp Aquos PX when connecting PCs to these? Can't seem to find any info on the manufacturer's site

Maybe some Samsung and Sharp owners can chip in. IINM for 1366x768 LCD TVs, supported resolution sometimes doesn't go beyond 1024x768 - this happened to the LCD TV we have in the office.

Bro kaiserreich,

I was looking for R7 before, but couldn't find one. This set already stop production and that's why i opted for the Sharp PX. If u still wany one then u should go for R8 instead.Better design and specs but a bit expensive.Last time i check is RM4.5K (about 2 weeks ago).Now maybe cheaper,

Nway, about the PQ on Astro from my survey i found out Toshiba and Sharp is the best.Even using composite the different is not noticable (for my eyes) compare with s-video.