Still OK, quite good.

But it also depends on the signal of the DVD player itself. If you have DVD player with component output, make sure it's connected via component output. Set it to 480P if possible. The signal will output at 480P and your LCD TV will do the upscale it to it's native resolution.

Don't use the composite AV type connection. It won't be as good.

But better still (assuming you have a 720P LCD TV), buy a HDMI player which can upscale to 720P/1080i. Don't forget to buy a HDMI cable as well. It will be better than component.

I can't recommend normal DVD player because I am currently using Sony HDMI 76H which cost RM560/-. Sorry.

But I have played normal DVD using Sony PS2 connected via Component (480i) to my LG 37" LCD TV. I must say I find it pretty decent. Maybe the upscale by my LG was quite good.

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Added on September 8, 2007, 11:03 pmMy guess is new things like this will cost a lot initially.

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Added on September 8, 2007, 11:05 pmAre you sure about the Philips? How come so cheap for 1080P.

This post has been edited by Ngto: Sep 8 2007, 11:05 PM

I don't dare recommend because I don't own them

Quite often, when I go to the shops, the displays of the various brands are not evenly connected. One brand might look better than another in one shop, but in another the opposite might happen. It all depends on what sort of demo they are playing and also what type of connection they are using etc. Also depends on the adjustments on the LCD TV itself.

See if any of the sifus here can provide you with better feedback.

Then it's really cheap. Some Normal 720P 37" costs close to the price of the Philips 1080P. Other 1080P (above 40") costs RM10,000/- and above.

This post has been edited by Ngto: Sep 9 2007, 03:34 AM

That's probably because the 1080i (interlaced) signal, will still display 1080 lines resolution on a Full HD 1080P LCD-TV. So it can still be considered FullHD when played on FulHD LCD-TV.

However on a normal HD 720P/1080i LCD-TV , although it can input a 1080i signal, eventually it will be downscaled to the native 720P resolution of the TV.

In short, a 1080i signal can still be considered Full HD in terms of resolution. The confusion lies with LCD panels that are 720P/1080i. They can't be considered as Full HD panels because the 1080i signal will only be output at 720P.

Am I talking nonsense here. Someone correct me if I am wrong.

I was trying to explain why Sony termed their camcoder Full HD even though they can only capture in 1080i.

In their logic, 1080i and 1080p has the same number of resolutiion lines. It's just one is Interlaced and the other progressive. So I guess to them as a marketing tactic they would call it Full HD.

Anyway 1080i is just a transition meaure to enable it to play in both 720P panels and 1080P panels.

Well, 'FULL HD' is already a common market term for 1080P. Of course thay can call it by other names too, but the above is most common.

In future if they come out with a even higher resolution than 1080 they will just give it another name. Don't have to worry about that.

1080P = 1080x2 ???? Are you crazy .

Liked I mentioned before, 1080i and 1080p both has 1080 lines of resolution. But the 1080i displays this 1080 lines in 2 passes instead of 1 pass (1080p).

In the 1st pass all the odd number lines (totalling 540) are displayed. For the 2nd pass, the next even lines (also 540 lines) are displayed. 540x2 = 1080i.

As for how a 720P panel can input a 1080i signal, this is my guess. When a 720p processes a 1080i signal it will only take one of the passes (540 lines) and upscales them to 720p. The second pass is ignored. Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

Or is it only a portion of the 1st pass is processed followed by a portion of the 2nd pass, and then both are combined to form a 720p signal. Is this possible? Any technical AV expert here to enlighten me?

This post has been edited by Ngto: Sep 19 2007, 11:02 AM

Sorry about that . Which is the best is very subjective. Ask 5 diff persons and you might get 5 diff answers.

Any of you interested in the LG 37" LC4R or the LC7R. I am getting either of these (New Set) from LG as a replacement for my LC2R (old model, no more parts) which they were unable to repair.

Once I get it I will be trying to sell off at a discount and buy another model.

I am not trying to sell now (yet to receive the set yet). Just want to know if there is a chance any of you might be interested.

This post has been edited by Ngto: Oct 23 2007, 10:41 PM

Thanks for the support

It didn't die. Just had a defect. When a scene is really bright, you won't notice the defect because the brightness masks it. But if the scene is half bright and is mostly of single colour like a plain blue sky or a plain coloured wall, then the defect shows. It is a large patch of darker colour from the middle left of the screen stretching to the center of the screen. If the scene is blue it will appear as a darker blue etc.

It is most annoying when I am staring at it whan using my computer on a white background. The patch will appear as gray.

How old is your LC2R btw? Is it 37" inch too?

This post has been edited by Ngto: Nov 3 2007, 02:08 AM

It depends on the options available in the various sets.

My older LG 37LC2R had 8 different sizes to choose from for TV viewing, among them the Full mode . Don't know if it's the same feature you are talking about.

But I think the new LC7R series no longer has the Full mode.

Still not sure if you are referring to the same Full mode as the LG.

Here's a few options available on my set

1) Original mode (Just like original 4:3) on conventional TV - You get the right proportion
but since the TV is 16:9 , the left and right side will have black bars of course.
2) 4:3 mode - Will force the source to be in 4:3 mode (in this case same as above)
3) 16:9 mode - will enlongate the 4:3 TV image to fit the 16:9 screen (People will look Fat)
4) 14:9 mode - Will take the 4:3 image and overscan the top and bottom slightly so that the image
is bigger and the black bars on left and right are less. The image will still look proportionate.
5) Zoom1
6) Zoom2
7) Spectacle- Almost the same is 16:9 but top and bottom hass more overscan
8) Full - Whenever the TV program is in widescreen (with the black bars at top and bottom)
it will automatically detect and enlage the top and bottom so that the black bars disappear. The peoples faces will then be proportionate.

If want to buy next year, then you are wasting your time asking the price now. Price changes very fast.

If want to buy now, then some shop quoting Toshiba 37" at slightly less than RM3,600/-. The LG 37LC4R should be less than that.

Nope the latest model. Anyway that's what they quoted me on the phone.

Should be Cash Price. Why not you call up to confirm. I was asking about a few models, could have been mistaken. You know the famous shop

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Added on November 16, 2007, 12:37 pmLess than RM3,600/-

This post has been edited by Ngto: Nov 16 2007, 12:37 PM

They above manufacturers provide their own special player with a very good quality image specially to play on their own products.

Even when the shop is just using ordinary players, they sometimes don't always use the same type of connectors resulting in different quality image. I have seen some connected with just the normal AV cable and others with component cables. Of course the component cables have the advantage.

There are also lots of other factors involved, so don't always be taken in by the tricks of the trade. Even a little thing like the placement of the display (how high or low in relating to your eye level) wil affect the image quality.

Should be around 4 or 5 times. Dynamic ratio is nonsense, all jack up their figures so as not to lose out to their competitors. Just like for music they always quote incredible PMPO figures whereas RMS should be a more accurate indicator.

Take for e.g LG LC7R model. The average contrast is only 1,000:1 but they quote an incredible Dynamic contrast of 10,000:1.

For PS2 games don't use LCD TV.