any recommend or shoppin guide for hdtv??

Come to think of it. I'm not sure if it's due to handshake or due to some strange reason, progressive scan makes bad pic?? Also, after playing the game for awhile in 1080i (Dragon's lair)...1080i does seems a bit sharper...Bah...i'm too tired and too blurred now...u post some pics when u have yours okay!

Yup the Philips will accept 720p video - only it upconverts it to 1080i.

As for the ahemness of the games, some sources tell me that ahem games sometimes don't copy ALL the content of the ori - which also means the progressive scan/HD quality video sometimes gets left out. This was based on some problems a few of my friends had with ahem copies of games like GT4, so YMMV.

my budget...rm4k-6k??is it nessasary to hv 1080p??

4. How much extra does a 1080p TV cost
Not surprisingly, you'll initially have to pay a premium to get the latest and greatest technology. If you take a look at the product lines of Sony, Samsung, and Mitsubishi, you can see that, on average, you can expect to pay about $1,000 extra for the bump in resolution. For instance, take the Samsung HL-R6167 (720p resolution) vs. the step-up HL-R6168 (1080p). At buy.com, the 6167 is currently going for $3,500 while the 6168 is $4,500. Eventually, of course, the gap will narrow, but it'll take a couple of more years for 1080p displays to become the standard.

5. Why you should buy--or not buy--a 1080p set
While we haven't posted any reviews of 1080p rear-projection sets yet--before you ask, we've requested review samples from most major manufacturers, and received some promises but no product yet--we have gotten early looks at several of the new models, some of them have been early, nonshipping units. These include HP's MD6580N, a 65-inch 1080p DLP, and Sony's KDS-R60XBR1, a 60-inch LCoS (SXRD) set that brings the technology from Sony's highly regarded Qualia 006 down to a more-affordable price point. After seeing 1080p in action, we've come to some conclusions.

Obviously, the quality of the source material you're viewing is very important, but so are screen size and how far you're sitting from your TV. Indeed, our resident video guru, Senior Editor David Katzmaier, reports that the extra sharpness afforded by the 1080p televisions he's seen is noticeable only when watching 1080i sources on a larger screen. Comparing a 50-inch 1080p DLP set to a 50-inch 720p DLP set, for example, he says you'll be hard-pressed to notice more detail with 1080i sources, especially from farther than 8 feet away. Even if you can see the difference, it will be much less obvious than, say, the difference between DVD and 720p HDTV. Of course, performance will vary from set to set, and we'll know more when we have a chance to thoroughly test more 1080p televisions.

Finally--and this may sound weird--but many 1080p televisions don't accept 1080p sources at all. In our experience, only the aforementioned HP can handle 1080p via its HDMI inputs--all other current 1080p HDTVs cannot. Instead, they upconvert 720p and 1080i sources to 1080p.

The bottom line: if you're thinking of going big, really big (a 60-inch screen or larger), the extra resolution may make it worth the difference--as long as you have a pristine, 1080i HD source to feed into the set. As to whether true 1080p sources from PS3, a Blu-ray deck, or an HD-DVD player look better--we'll have to wait until 2006 to find out. Of course, it's probably a good idea to buy--or wait for--a set that can accept a 1080p signal so that you'll be able to make that judgment.

Sure plasma...Sony didnt sell plasma anymore.

what jumping-ler bro...if the tv swittch to 480p mode from 480i mode, it sort of flash a second but after that it is okay. Does yours keep "jumping" even after the initial mode switch.

I'm looking to buy a new tv/monitor for my HD gaming rig. All I want is the same quality that I can get with standard computer monitor. I'm quite happy the quality that I get with crt. That's why I stick to crt monitor till these day.

My question is do I get the same quality from a HDTV that can display 480p, 720p and 1080i same as computer monitor (crt)? If not, then I have to buy a lcd then...

maybe mr matrix can answer this since he have hdtv...

Thanx for clearing this up. I have the budget, but need to spend it wisely . If you are refering the samsung widescreen 32", maybe that's the new model, CS-32Z30HE SlimFitTM HDTV, isn't it? That cost around RM4k. How about Samsung CS29Z30BP 29" Flat Slimfit? It says it have 1080i HDReady, DNIe and Digital Scan 100hz. It so confuse to find the right product that truely claim HD these day. This one around RM2k plus.

Dear all, I've had my eyes for SONY KV-DB29M61 and was just wondering how the quality would be.

Reading this thread cleared all my doubts. This is definitely the best TV to get below 2k. And yes i do have a tight budget Some more bonus only 1/2 month this year. Dang. hehe

I m only getting this TV becoz i wanna play PS2 in HD. But it is sad to see that only very few games support even 480p

Hopefully can get enuff money to buy it after CNY and hope the price will drop so that i can join in the fun

Not all PS2 games support 480i rite?

if ur watching astro thru ur sony.. pics will not improve as per watching astro on normal tv..
so ur answer is YES u still can watch normal programs on the sony.. but the quality will be the same as ur old TV..

researcher: Don't go to SENQ. They always charge higher price and doesn't follow the SONY retail price. Go Best Denki or some small electrical shops elsewhere. They'll sell u at the RM1799 price tag as recommended by SONY.

SENQ=The sux.

Xboxx: U r in Melaka ah? Aiya, come KL shopping-ler....1.5 hours drive only. btw, i saw the XBOX HD Pack at One Utama the other day. It was not packed in the normal MS box though, i suspect they rip out this from some XBOX package that comes with this cable and sells it. They price tag it at RM110, but i'm sure it'll be much cheaper if i ask them the price.

erghh... then what happens for sets which supports 1080i/1080p @ 60Hz only?? can only play ntsc machines?? btw.. i'm refering to Philips PT8845... which among others supports the followings:

480p 60Hz
720p 50, 60Hz
1080i 60Hz
1080p 60Hz

why can't everyone just agree on one standard and stop confusing the consumers...