samsung slimfit tv 29" - 100hz 720p and 1080i at <>RM900 SenQ - no HDMI

32" Slimfit CRT oso got with HDMI

what's the price for the 32" slimfit?
i hope it's about RM1500. if 2000, better get an lcd.

g5sim, my old slimfit sammy, 29, says its HD ready, 1080i

HAAARKKKKKKKKKK PPPTTUUUIIIIIIIIIIIII

Itu masih CRT tv mah, you should get at least a Samsung R7 LCD to enjoy blu-ray movies like DDD in its full glory. If you wanna know what is DDD, better ask our Bro RX.

DDD = Dig Da Dog ?

R7 oso takde now - its R8

the point of getting the CRT TV is to wait for LCD/plasma TV prices to saturate once that is acchieved - the CRT will be relegated to do gaming

This post has been edited by g5sim: Feb 24 2008, 02:42 AM

should be <>RM1200 kua. havent asked yet.

some of the Slimfit 29" can do 720p and 1080i so its on par with many of the 32" LCDs in term of resolution. but none of the 29" go HDMI so one cannot upconvert standard dvd to hidef.

Are you sure it's really 720p or 1080i that the Samsung Slimfit is displaying? Doesn't mean it can input 1080i, it can also display at that resolution. If I am not mistaken the 720p/1080i input is just to give you the impression that it's a HD unit, but in actual fact it just input the 720/1080 signal and downconvert it back to 480 only.

This post has been edited by Ngto: Feb 24 2008, 12:16 PM

why no hdmi kenot upconvert SD to HD?

I think it has to do with some sort of licencing deal which disallows HD through component . Maybe to prevent illegal copying issues. HDMI has got better built-in protection to prevent illegal copying, I think. But I guess certain upscale players (like from LG) which still allows upconversion through component, but only for non-protected content.

I am still hazy, so better wait for the experts' comments.

Anyway on the topic of Samsung slimfit TV, if I am correct, it is not a real HD display so whether you input 720P/1080i signal through HDMI or Component, the final display will still be downconverted to 480.

This post has been edited by Ngto: Feb 24 2008, 04:13 PM

Dear Uncles,
I don't have a dvd player yet. Would you recommend that I get this HD-A30 since the price is so cheap at USD100+ now?

If you have a LCD-TV and want to upconvert normal DVD to HD levels or use it as a HD-DVD player , why not.

This post has been edited by Ngto: Feb 24 2008, 04:11 PM

get XA2 better..

XA2? How much ? Like maybe 5 times the price of the A30

This post has been edited by Ngto: Feb 24 2008, 08:00 PM

Amazon : $899.99 * 3.2 = RM2880

That's for sure as CRT tv is limited to 480 lines and not more than that, it can never replace a HD ready set but it's good for watching standard definition sources like Astro and our normal dvds.

Well, some of the earlier Samsung and Cap Ayam dvd players can upconvert via component but since it's an analogue connection, it always suffer from Y/C delay unlike HDMI, the bandwith is more and it can carry more information.

Don't forget that for the XA2, it is region locked to region 1, unless you're watching region 1 or ahem dvds, your original region 3 dvds won't work on it unless you rip them and burn them on a dvd-r. Secondly, XA2 plays hd-dvd softwares like a kura-kura, it's so slow that you feel like throwing it out of your window.

my soon to be housemate is pushing me to get a tv. he will staying for a year or so and will move to his on house after that. and yeah the slimfit tv is for him to watch his korean and jap series that i have no interest what so ever, and oh i will seal the terrestial TV connector at the living room to prevent people from watching TV1,2,8,9 and NTV7. so basically, the slimfit will be exclusive for my soon to be house's mate's uncle ho dvds.

and for nephews and niesces when they come visiting.

and yeah - the 720p and 1080i thingy are probably the input source only. The tv is made to be able to accept 720p and 1080i souce. So they claim its a HDTV ready TV. its basically the same as the Panasonic, Pioneer, Samsung and LG 42in Plasma TVs where they sell the models as 720p but in reality they 1024x768 resolution panel cannot natively do 720p which requires 1280x720 native resolution

CRT is 480? But I think my Pixel Plus TV is double that

pixel plus philips tvs have been discontinued many many moons ago - was my first choice

yeap, that's why my 34" Pixel Plus TV plus Samsung HD 950 DVD upconvert through component
video makes this combination last a very long time before HDTV LCD 1080P become standard
resolution.

1080p becomes "standard resolution"