actually while all these inputs are very capable for a CRT, will they actually display every pixel of a 1920x1080... (say for a 1080i input)

actually, i'm also very confused about this. earlier, someone posted about fine-pitch and super fine-pitch CRT tubes. maybe the lower end models accepts 1080i but their display is not true 1080i??

Wah lau senq really throwing price kau kau, saw their ad for benq... 26" lcd = 2999 / 36 months = rm 83+ and 32" = 4999 / 36 months = rm 138+. But applicable to rhb cr cards only. Maybe lcd sales not doing so well, over stock so every1 throw price, hehehe. Very tempted but got the philips crt instead, i watch a lot of astro and normal tv, so the 16:9 format not really suitable, 4:3 images will look weird lar.

16:9 for gaming and DVD man...you still can view 4:3 in 16:9 as long as you don't mind the black borders.

if i got budget I'll definitely go for 16:9.

It's the future!!!

Guys, is image burn for plasma a big problem?

Not any more. Plasma technology has improved a lot lately and all the new panels have some sort of burn-in protection in place. There's still a very small posibility of it occuring though.

luckily our plasma at home tak burn in...i tak tutup ps2 for 3 days...with the game on..colourful colours****...hehe

Just bought the philips 29pt8845 last friday for about 1.5k from hsl, manual stated that it does support 720p and 1080p as well. Took abit of time to tune the color to my liking. The first 5 hours or so the color and PQ of the progressive scan image through my denon 1920 dvd player connected to the TV was awful ( pixelization / noise / jaggies/ vertical lines all over the screen) . Still running in the tv and can see the PQ improve day by day.   

I notice that in dark scenes in a movie, the black level through progressive is way darker than interlaced. Dunno whether its the player or the tv causing this.  Noticed the color from the philips is not as vibrant as my old JVC 50hz tv, but the color seems to look "thicker" and more natural.

Hope this helps!

JonC, your DVD player is more expensive than your TV

Same price actually 

Wanted to get a LCD TV to match the denon BUT budget *kaboom* kau kau, tripple the price of the crt philips 

Where did you bought it from? I asked The Hi-Fi Shop at 1 Utama and they quoted RM1700 and then they wanted RM650 for a Monster HDMI cable

Wah siau!!!! 

Try Desa, the denon about 1.5 - 1.6k niah. Good hdmi cable 500+ should be able to get liau lar, never been a fan of monster... over priced kau kau. Check out ebay man, i got my QED components for about 350 bucks ( inclusive of  postage) instead of close to 500 locally!!!!

Owh ok. Coz i read at the CNET review. One guy got image burn. Then some other guy replied, saying in the Pioneer manuals they dont recommend it for gaming.
Wow. Whut brand?

there is a company in singapore that sells the cable (bettercables) i am looking for http://www.millennium.sg/ but as this is my first time trying, so i ordered something cheaper from the states http://www.digitalconnection.com/Products/Cables/SCVM5R.asp after failing to find it in klang valey.

If it is PC input, you got to check if it is VGA input (same connector with your PC) then you dun have to search for this cable. you just use ordinray PC VGA cable can be found in low yat.

I just got the cable and tried 640x480p, wow, no flicker, vivid colours and my HDTV performs just like a monitor!

However, for the 1080i timmings, word characters flicker like mad and not readable (just like using the S-Video), but I can watch HD stuffs on my HDTV at 1080i!

How I wish my HDTV supports 720p...then I can have higher resolutions...

Btw, I saw a network shop in Sunway Piramid selling the VGA to RGBHV break out cable but BNC connector...

I am enjoying the HD trailers from apple.com on my HDTV and playing PC games on my TV.

There is about 5% overscan though...I hope to fix this with powerstrip.

Wow, there are such cables that actually work? I got myself a VGA to component cable from Lowyat before, and....it doesn't work. I only get distorted images and funky colours. According to the shop attendant, the cable was supposed to be used for projectors only.

Would you mind telling me where you bought yours, and the brand (if any) and price as well? I would really like to permanently use my HDTV as a monitor for gaming.