Yes bro I agree with you. Now the cheapo head aka me, has just thought of something. Dunno if it is possible so asking all the sifus here.

Now I have a vcr(yeah i know its ancient) that has tv tuner which has component outputs. Now the question is does the dvd players have any component inputs ? If yes then we can use the dvd player to upconvert tv signals into the plasma/lcd/projector......? So all tv shows will be in HD !!

Sound logical ? Got hope or hopelless fairy tale ?

DVD players usually don't have video inputs, only outputs.You can do that to receivers that upscales to 720p/1080i/1080p though.

Even if ur dvd players got component inputs which I think hard to find one, I don't think the tv will be TRUE HD mode coz component is an ANALOG signal.

This post has been edited by piscesguy: Jul 21 2007, 09:44 AM

Hi, I'm new here, just wanna ask, does the sony ns76h can play pirated disc and does it comes with free hdmi cable? thx

Yes it can play the disc u mentioned but it does not include free hdmi cable.

Signal are suposedly all analog to begin with. HDMI/DVI connection is just like SPDIF connection for audio, you are basically transporting the digital signal to the TV's DAC and let the TV do the conversion. Many TVs nowadays take 1080p via component too. There are also external video DAC out there, which is oftened known as processor in the AV scene (audio scene = DAC).

@kancheong
I do not believe there are DVDp that takes input, they are mostly output devices only. However, if you feed the signal to your TV which does upconversion (read manual, some TVs will do upconversion when connected to particular input only), it the signal will be upconverted. Then again, I can assure you, it will still look like crap.

Alamaklor, just curious, which sets accept 1080p signals via component? So far, most of the models sold here only carry up 1080i signals via component.

just got my Toshiba 32A3000E for rm2800 with credit card. what do you guys think of the model and price?

Where did you get it?

guys...m selling of my LG32lc2r..i know it's an old model..but selling cheap..2k nego..sorry tumpang thread..

I just got my LG 26LCR LCD TV this afternoon..hooked up to Astro and felt so bad The PQ so bad & worst than normal CRT TV!! ..Installer asking me to add the S-video cable but I dun buy this idea until I see the obvious improvement using S-video cable...He said no testing, open must buy oledi!! ..End up I din buy the cable..so wondering if I'm to get this S-video will the PQ really improved.....haizz bot LCD to watch Astro & now quality sxxk..such a waste!!! ...anyone ada cheap S-video cable <RM50 ha ...That guy selling monster B cable damn expensive RM150!!

This post has been edited by stimix: Aug 3 2007, 03:12 PM

Aiyo bro..

U never read the previous posts? . Everybody know astro PQ quality sucks on LCD
especially if compared to CRT. But I don't care much about the PQ.
What more important is the "wow" factor of having lcd tv in my living room

Nway, from my amateur eyes I cannot see@notice major improvement when using
s-video cable although in theory it should be better. So my advice is do buy the
s-video cable if you want to statisfied yourself but don't buy those expensive one
(e.g Monster Cable). Waste of money. Cheap s-video cable can get from low yat. Less than RM 20.

Hope this help


p/s : want to njoy lcd? buy xbox360 or ps3

Yaloh din read from the start now regretted..Quality on Astro really teruk!! Should have go for the samsung Slimfit CRT TV.... ..OK Tnx for the tips at LYP... saw a forumer selling 2nd hand S-video cable oledi PM him ...hope to get it by Tonite...

For the x-box & ps3..hehe not my cup of tea....the last game I played was the Nintendo chicken & egg game wayback in early 80!

there are a lot of s-video cable range from RM12-20.. Good enough for your usage..

This post has been edited by accs_centre: Aug 3 2007, 05:16 PM

Yes atlast I got the S-video cable only RM12 from the PC shop inside Tesco Puchong..last unit...lucky..and tested...atlast PQ getting better & ALMOST equivalent to my 29in CRT JVC TV in living room....hmnnn now contrary to porpular believe CRT actually much better compare to LCD!!! when watching Astro...

r u from penang?which shop offer u 3.4k?? even 37inch 3000 is 4k..that is from hsl penang..

i'm looking for a good lcd 32". been scouting around, and harvey norman is selling a few brands under 3k. which would be the best 32" lcd under 3k? I'll go up only to 3.5k...

our forummer also selling not more than 3k for 32..wat i mean is 37 inch a3000 for rm 4k is a steal..but m looking forward in panasonic 32LX700M..the 32 inch will cost us around 4.2k...

Bro Brabus, Panasonic Malaysia is not brining the LX700M at the moment. So sorry for it.

Just bought a Philips DVP5986K/98 last week and here some internal pictures of it:

Overall:



Power supply(using Fairchild Semiconductors' FSDH321 solution):



Decoding chipset(possibly the popular Mediatek's MT1389 series):



HDMI chipsets(Silicon Image's PinnaClear series as opposite to the popular MT1392):



Audio output stage,the usual 4558 OPAMP:



The laser pick-up unit,Sony's KHM313AAA,really good disc reading capability(disc clamp removed for picture taking):







This post has been edited by Leolabs: Aug 21 2007, 09:55 AM