Nah. It won't compromise your DVD picture issues - because DVDs don't go beyond 480p. It shouldn't be an issue.

As for 720p vs 1080i, it depends on who you ask. Some people will say "720p or die!" and others will shrug and say 1080i's good too. Either way, if your screen is smaller than 60" you WON'T be able to tell.

Hope that helps.

Sure. Thanx for clearing the doubt.

Dear all sifus, need your opinion...

currently i'm using Sony DB-29M61 TV connected to my dvd player & XB360 (both connected thru component cable)
I found that XB360 produced better PQ than my Yamaha DVD player (progressive scan capable) when playing dvd movie

since I'll donate my Yamaha dvd player to my brother, i'm thinking to get Samsung HD-950 dvd player as a replacement

do you guys think there is significant improvement over the PQ from the samsung HD-950 player ?

or any other option for dvd player that produced good PQ (price range Samsung HD-950)

thanks for your input.

This post has been edited by term001: May 31 2006, 04:44 AM

whats PQ? Picture Quality?
XB360 only display 480p for DVD Movie. if you want a better picture quality, get a dvd player that will upscale the video to 720p or 1080i. how much is the samsung price? or you could just get xbox1 and put in XBMC.

I'm assuming you set your DVD player on progressive scan mode too?

If that's the case, then I can't really say - except that if you buy an upscaling DVD player it won't necessarily improve your DVD experience. Remember, as xxboxx said, DVDs top up at 480p.

yes PQ = Picture Quality

to my understanding, this samsung is capable to upscale video source to 720p/1080i ..no ? can this be achieved using component cable ?
too bad this sony tv dont have HDMI input (HDMI to HDMI and HDMI to DVI cable come together with samsung dvd player)

if thats the case, it should produced better PQ than XB360

abt the price, someone had post the price ard 950 in this thread


thanks for your input

This post has been edited by term001: May 31 2006, 07:46 PM

yes, my dvd player set to progressive scan mode.

upscaling dvd box is out of my league (i tot the price minimum 5K

if the samsung player can upscale dvd movie to 720p/1080i i think there should be improvement compared to XB360 (420p)

thanks for your input

i google the samsung model, and the website does stated it support 720p/1080i. technically it should give better picture quality than 480p, but at that price you are better off with xbox1 and xbmc.

Upscaling players are just marketing gimmick according to this dude

http://www.hometheaterfocus.com/blog/archi...08/02/2227.aspx

No idea how the HD950 would compare against the XBOX360 DVD player. I was eyeing it previously but decided to bump my budget a bit and get the Pioneer DV-S969 instead. Getting it for a very good price

This post has been edited by arj: Jun 1 2006, 02:08 AM

Guys i found these two LA40M61B (LCD) and the SP-50L6HX/SP-50L7HX (DLP)

The LCD didnt say anything about 720p/1080i.
And the samsung site didnt have any price at all.. Is DLP more expansive? I went on wiki and found out that DLP has many problems. But plasma has a 60,000 - 50,000 hrs life span. Does that Leave me with LCD? Putting aside CRT

I am planning to get HD950 and can compare it with XBOX(XBMC).
How much is DV-S969?

DLP is a lot cheaper than plasmas and LCDs of the same size. The downside of DLP and LCD projection TV is that you need to change the bulb every 2000-3000 hours and it'll cost around RM1000 a pop.

50-60k hours lifespan is a lot actually. Lets say you have the TV on 8 hours per day, 50k hours is 17 years! If I were to get a big screen TV, my first two choices would be DLP/LCD projection or plasma

The DV-S969 is retailing at about RM2500. I'm getting it from a forumer (htkaki) for RM1650 only

http://www.pioneer.com.sg/storefront/Produ...3&CatId=64,7,11

This post has been edited by arj: Jun 1 2006, 11:55 AM

Yeah i saw the lifespan on wiki. it seems 10 hrs = 15 years.. so plasma is better for longer use? Is there any significant diff between Hitachi/ Panasonic/ Samsung/ Pioneer?

Last question.

This post has been edited by koopa: Jun 1 2006, 03:46 PM

Yeah, if you don't want to worry about the TV then plasma is the way to go. They're all using different panels and technologies so the best way to decide is still to view them yourself. When choosing, make sure that it's HD with a resolution of 1280x720 or higher and have at least one HDMI port.

Ask as many questions as you like. There's many knowledgeable forumers here who are ready to answer them

I should do some research myself actually before asking or maybe actually visiting a TV store. So i found some free time today and went to subang parade and went to the Electronics place there (where Toys r' us used to be).

I found out that DLP is really bad at certain angle. And its very reflective making it glaring. LCD.. is kinda ok. But Plasma is very clear. And Of course Plasma is very expansive.

Now its between Samsung PS-50P5H and Pioneer PDP-5060HD. But pioneer is 24k and samsung is 17k only. I dont remember exact figures. Its a lot of diff (pricetag). I'll leave it to them to decide.

edit: Umm.. I think its the 42" not 50" for both

This post has been edited by koopa: Jun 2 2006, 02:06 AM

Wow, been too busy with work lately, totally forgot to check here often. Well, if you want to compare it with the Sony (model KV-DB29M61 I presume?), I'd say the Toshiba looks better in terms of clarity. On the other hand, the Sony seems to have better colour, if I'm purely judging using a PS2 (Tekken 5 in particular).

As for Philips? Let's just say I'm not too big of a fan, since I have a bad experience with Philips beforehand. That's not to say it doesn't look nice, though.


Whoops, my bad. I'm aware that no single company gets to say anything regarding a format standard. After all, DRM is a genuine concern on the PC side of things, hence MS. What I meant to say, was that DRM is one of the reasons Sony is taking it slow with Blu-ray.

Piracy notwithstanding, Sony (along with Blu-ray) is going to royally screw millions of early HDTV adopters, myself included. Unless Blu-ray (and HD-DVD) is going to bleed my AV senses to submission compared to standard DVDs, I'm not plunking down my money on it just yet.

hah..finally found this topic...... koopa is that a 407 logo?

arj, I think I know that HT kaki for the good deal pioneer..

BTW, I got the sammy 950... any questions maybe I can try to help... I bought it for the freebie 2pcs cable - HDMI and DVI->HDMI cable...

my dad got his hitachi alis8 42" for 15k it has 2 HDMI ports

i think this is a bargain of a plasma screen,PQ is almost the same as the pioneer btu u cant tell the difference,the 360 looks better on this then on the pioneer....good tv

Yeah it IS! I really like the 407.

looks very familar...