On the matter of component input, I have a TV with one component input
but multiple devices capable of component output - DVD, XBOX and PS2.

Is there a switcher/selector of some kind that I can get?
Will the passive A/V selector work at all?
I kind of doubt it myself.

What is the difference between the component cable vs RCA audio/video
cable? The plugs look the same. I can only think that the cable quality is different.

wow!!!
it's 16:9? not widescreen? like that the screen is super long!
even support 1080p?   quite cheap for such big tv, but what brand is it?

^is it a wide screen or normal 4:3?
with 720p support also?

you say have to look for it for months, is this model phased-out already? damn, wish hdtv price will come down quicker.

There is demand but there is no supply.  All Malaysian TV comes in 4:3 ratio except the newer DLP and LCD TV.  Those are too expensive anyway.  That is why i bought the Skyworth 16:9 crt HDTV because its widescreen.

is there really any demand? only the enthusiast in AV would know about wide screen. the average joe only know that tv is 4:3. btw, your widescreen tv, it's china brand izzit? how the quality compare to like sony or philips?

btw Lord_Ashe, today i see some philips tv with the HDTV (or only HD, not sure) Monitor printed on the front. is this the same as yours or EDTV in disguise?

both also looks about the same, i couldn't tell
but the one i see don't have rgb input, guess this is the model without Pixel Plus 2.
btw, the second link, is this the same model as yours? i read th pdf file, it only support 480p and 1080i. from philips website there's only 3 model with HD capabilities, and all 3 only have 480p and 1080i.



the tv, does the display look almost similiar with pc monitor? i mean without the interlace line like normal tv?

Lord_Ashe, which model exactly is it? I wanna to check it out too!

how much is a 25 inch HDTV ready? i wanna buy 1 when i get a next gen console

Lord Ashe: Can u tell me whether your Philips TV does upscaling/conversion of 720p to 1080i??

Example, when u play SC2 (XBOX) on your TV, how do you know which resolution it's running? Is it set from the game or TV?? Does it runs SC2 in 720p mode by upscaling to 1080i??

I think need to check out the Pixel Plus 2 prices soon.

Thanks...keep me updated!!

btw, just check out the price of the Pixel Plus 2 TV 29"(same like yours i think) at SENQ...SENQ prices cheat people one....their "member price"(pay RM12 to join) is actually the standard retail price. Ex: they charge RM2099 for the SONY DB29M61 and RM1999 for "member price"....when RM1999 is the standard retail price elsewhere.

Anyway, it's RM2999(non-member) and RM2799 for the Pixel Plus 2 TV (29")...means that it's about RM400 > than when you bought!!! You definitely have a good deal!!!

Anyway, i've checkout the quality of 3 models...SONY DB29M61 and Philips Pixel Plus 2 and Philips non-Pixel Plus HDTV.

Although the input isn't the best (only normal composite...it's hard enough to get those dumb showperson to test the thing for you with DVD video...most of them doesn't seems very interested in entertaining customers and isn't very tech savvy...asking them for component input will probably get a negative answer like "don't have", "don't know", "cannot"...pick your choice), the Pixel Plus 2 TV clearly blows away the Philips non-Pixel Plus HDTV.

It is also significantly superior to SONY's DB29M61 model, although i can't do a side by side comparison. But the DB29M61 does hold it's own and is pretty good, although it's inferior to the Pixel Plus 2 TV.

So the verdict:
PP2 > SONY DB29M61 > Philips non-PP HDTV.

I think i'm leaning towards the SONY model now...almost 1K difference wor...

kobe8byrant:
PANASONIC HDTV?? As far as i'm concerned, PANASONIC CRT TVs sucks. I don't think their HDTV conforms to the typical HDTV standard..with weird 833i mode....what the heck is that!!! Also, image quality lose out to both SONY and PHILIPS. I highly recommend you forget about any PANASONIC TV.

SONY has the best price/performance HDTV right now (< RM2K...apa lagi mau??), while Philips Pixel Plus 2 is the KING of the hills if you've the dough. Samsung new SLIMFIT TV also very interesting...but a bit pricey RM4300 and the image quality isn't very good ( or maybe the source video sucks...like every showroom in Malaysia...maybe need to ask them show proper DVD video to determine the result).

Most stores for the masses seems very poor in their setup, making it difficult
to make like for like comparisons between brands of the same range (except
for specialist showrooms for plasma TV)

Any recommendations on which store to go to shop for CRT TV and LCD TV?

Thanks

Eh? HSL got branch in One Utama meh?? Where ah? New wing? Old wing?

Anyway, there's also one shop i can recommend. It's DESA HOME THEATER SYSTEM in Kepong and Low Yat Plaza.

And their latest plasma/lcd promotes useless features like 8 BILLION colours...errr...don't they know the human eye cannot differentiate > 16 MILLION colours??

all of SC title only support 480p, no 720p.

Lord_Ashe, "hulk: ultimate destruction" support 720p and 1080i. try disable 1080i from xbox dashboard and see if the game display 720p.

lightning69, which model you got?

mine to share?
p/s: Sony Bravia LCDs looks like a good deal... (178degree viewing angel)

Yeah...when you surf US sites...you can see a lot of models reviewed which is not available here...dunno why. And i actually think LCD and PLASMA ain't all that great if you look closely...but then again...with the crap setup in our Malaysian showrooms...who can tell anything!!!

I am also perplexed why I am seeing poor setups at most showrooms.
Some showed Astro ESPN that looked so bad that its a turn off. 

Is cost (cabling, hidef players, etc.) the reason why they have such poor setups?

Sorry to jump on, but I stopped at component inputs three years ago and I am now quite confused!

Are new DVD players able to output in HD?  720p etc?  I know DVDs are not HD, but does it improve the picture quality?