Is this HDTV?

[Deepak]

http://www.samsung.com/in/products/tv/flattv/slimfittv/cs_29z40he.asp?page=Specifications

It says Yes to HD Ready, what does it mean? And is 100 MHz = Progressive Scan?

I am really envy US consumers, look here, Samsung is selling Slimfit HDTVs in $ 600-800 range with HDMI connectors but for almost same price here in India we get above linked TV.

 

[Rolf N]

http://www.samsung.com/in/products/tv/flattv/slimfittv/cs_29z40he.asp?page=Specifications

It says Yes to HD Ready, what does it mean? And is 100 MHz = Progressive Scan?

No, 100 Hz (not MHz) means the TV can double the fields in a PAL (50Hz) signal. Every discrete half-image is displayed twice. This is purely to reduce eye-strain.

There's no info on the site about progressive scan AFAICS but I think it's pretty safe to assume that the TV can display progressive signals. It's just so easy to implement, it would be silly if they left that out.

 

[Arwin]

Check http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/c...8-03786A-04Eng_0602_book.pdf#search="CS29Z40", page 6. It seems to support 720p / 1080i

 

[pascal]

Check http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/c...8-03786A-04Eng_0602_book.pdf#search="CS29Z40", page 6. It seems to support 720p / 1080i

But what is the grid/physical resolution?

 

[Deepak]

Thanks everyone.

 

[hughJ]

The photo looks like 4:3 to me?

 

[pascal]

Hey Deepak
Looks like SlimFit TVs maximum horizontal resolution is 800 lines: http://www.samsung.com/Products/TV/SlimFitHDTV/files/txs2779.pdf#search="slimfit native resolution"
So it has to do some downscalling with both HDTVs signals.
But will display 480p great

 

[Murakami]

Hey Deepak
Looks like SlimFit TVs maximum horizontal resolution is 800 lines: http://www.samsung.com/Products/TV/SlimFitHDTV/files/txs2779.pdf#search="slimfit native resolution"
So it has to do some downscalling with both HDTVs signals.
But will display 480p great

No, it's false: i have one and it's true HD 720p/1080i and progressive scan (you have to think in bandwidth term, not resolution).

 

[pascal]

What is false, the fact it has a horizontal resolution of 800 lines?
Or that is has to do downscalling?

Yes I think in terms of bitrate. Good to know the image quality is good and the scalling works well

 

[Murakami]

What is false, the fact it has a horizontal resolution of 800 lines?
Or that is has to do downscalling?

Yes I think in terms of bitrate. Good to know the image quality is good and the scalling works well

There's no scaling at all: i ask this to Samsung and Samsung told me that (i already have the mail).

 

[pascal]

There's no scaling at all: i ask this to Samsung and Samsung told me that (i already have the mail).

Sorry, still dont understand. I am slow today.

Is the physical grid 800x1080 ? (saw that in the avsforum)
There is no digital scalling but just analog scalling? (blending pixels ?)
Thanks

 

[Rolf N]

It's a CRT, right?
CRTs don't have fixed pixel grids ...

 

[pascal]

It's a CRT, right?
CRTs don't have fixed pixel grids ...

CRT have optimun resolution which usually is the physical grid. My old Trinitron monitor physical grid is 1024x768 (which was the optimun). Eventually I could use the 1280x1024 resolution but not with the best definition possible.

 

[stevem]

Is this HDTV?

Naaa... This is HDTV.