I got a samsung HD860 and it freeze randomly whenever i play audio, this happen when HDMI is connected. May be Pioneer 490 is a better option.

CRT tv cannot support 1080P signals leh, even most Plasma or LCD (about 80%) can't support native 1080P, if you happen to have a CRT tv that accepts HDTV signals, like 1080i and 720P respectively, the picture is slightly better but not to say better than a true HDTV panel lah.

Shinco is good but at RM699, you better buy Sony's 76H lah, only RM580 wor and it's a Sony.    If Shinco is RM500 or less than can consider lah. Just my 2 cents. 

Even if it accepts 1080P signals, the panel or CRT TV doesn't necessarily have native 1080P resolution, we're more interested in native resolution than supported resolution. A CRT tv that accepts 1080P, probably have only 720X480 resolution if compared to say, Sony Bravia X that accepts 1080P in its native resolution, 1920x1080 (true HD resolution), panels can upscale or downscale the incoming video signals so it's important to see how many pixels do you panels have.

Pixel Plus is just a video processing term used by Philips, same as Bravia engine from Sony. They don't really mean anything to be honest. As for component video vs HDMI, the difference is HDMI carries more than 10 times the bandwidth of a component video and it can support up to 36-bit colour or maybe more in the future, as for component video, it's restricted to 10-bit colour but most sources like dvds are only up to 8-bit colour, upscaled dvd players from Denon 2930, Pioneer 989 can upscale to HDTV resolution with 13-bit colour support, quite noticeable but then, not comparable with HD-DVD or Blu-Ray, when I compared my HD-DVD King Kong with my DVD version, the colour depth is pretty obvious, the HD-DVD wins in this aspect, colours are more lifelike and 3 dimensional as well. Of course, upscaled dvds look a tad better so it's best to get a proper dvd player with good upscaling capabilities if you have a lot of dvds in your collection which I think, most of us do. 

The upscalling is only done via HDMI and not over component video. Yeah, I know it sucks for those who bought the first generation Plasma tv without DVI or HDMI.    I guess only the XBOX 360 outputs games in HDTV resolution via component video, no such luxury from PS3, component video is restricted to 480P only including games and Blu-Ray movies. 

Wah... gila one... 3 units???   

Anyway, tested it and its superb on "Cars". It looks flawless. But on other moview, yeah... I still see the noise. Its not because its not good but because basically 720p or 1080i, the details is higher compared to 480... so, you see the shades in grain instead of a patch...

Anyway... will post the pics later. Still testing it...

Sorry to spoil the fun but Samsung's HDMI player has the worst upscaling picture quality for standard dvds and it suffers from macroblocking issues. You wouldn't wanna buy that. Honestly, component video can carry up to 1080i hdtv signals (like XBOX 360) but is prone to distortion and interference since it's analog and not digital. But if you're not picky then it's okay lah but the problem is Samsung's HDMI dvd player ain't cheap and with the price you can get better players in the market. Just my 2 cents.

No lah Bro, Sony 76H is not using DCDi solution leh, it's using Mediatek chip like some of the mid ranged Pioneer models.

Those Samsung models are already obsolete, the latest models here are all DCDi ones, you can go to SenQ, HSL or Norman Harvey to have a look, all the latest Samsung HDMI players have the DCDi logo on the front panel. If you don't watch movies like Toy Story then, it's not a problem actually.

hehe, the same thing why samsung's TV with samsung's own panels dont neccessarily look better than other tvs with samsung's panels just like why philips make good electronics components but not good consumer products

Why you want to choose a brand that have doubts all over? Every other forum is talking about Samsung's problem, especially on the HDMI world.

sunauto... guess what... I have yet to watch a full legth movie using my Sony 76H. Ha! Ha!...

Must test it out today.

Can I have the link to this particular forum you are talking about?
Anyway is the Sony 76H very sensitive? Sorry to say this but is it hard to read ahem discs? Sony is widely known to have sensitive reading capabilities.

sunauto,

Thanks for all your input on the Sony 76H player. I'm very interested in this one.

1. I'm using a Sony 34" CRT TV, which does not have HDMI input. So is there any point in getting the 76H?

2. Of course I can still use component input. How's the component output of the 76H?

3. My TV can support HD resolutions (1080i/720p/625p/576p/525p/480p/480i capable) but can the 76H upsample to these via component output?

Thanks.

You need both hands to clap.   
Read your manual where your HD receiver. Some has DVI, some HDMI, some SMART connector (correct spelling?), and now, component video can do the job as well.
Samsung or XBox 360 are using component. But Xbox only for its game.

Buy a HD-DVD or Blue ray player. 
I m sure it will support 1080p for your Philip TV.

Then how come u said your Philip TV can play 1080p?

What I meant was Manufacturers should not produce a TV capable of handling 1080p without digital input. I consider 1080p is a HDTV mode. In order to carry HD signal, TV must have pure digital video signal such as HDMI/DVI.

Yes, you can choose to use component to carry HD signal  but don't forget that component is an analogue video cable. 
You will NEVER get TRUE 1080p PQ.

Why buy a sony 76H when u're not using HDMI cable?

Aiyo... how to compare with Samsung? Apple and ciku la...

Price doesn't mean everything...

Your Samsung 950 is like Pentium III, when first come out, the processor was RM2k+... now, give ppl the whole CPU also many will complain no space...