Syntax Olevia 532H BAD PQ on 480i/p sources - Page 2

The effect can be further reduced by turning sharpness down to 0. The effect is still there, but it is no longer exagerated by shapening a messed up image. It's shame since a small amount of sharpening can improve the static images on such a high resolution screen.

It still needs to be fixed by syntax, this is a just a work around for a bug in the firmware. It's still very obvious that the software in this display is blending several frames together in an attempt to reduce noise.

I have not heard from syntax. I sent an email expressing my concerns and linking to this thread. I will post any relevant reply that I receive from syntax.

Still no responce at all from Syntax. No email no phone call no nothing. This is a bad thing.

I would like to believe that they are doing somthing, but for now I just don't know.

Sending the unit upscaled video will, to some extent, work around the issue but is not a fix. Anyone who uses a SD/progressive scan DVD player will have this problem and it will be worse for those that actually want to use features like a little sharpening or have disks that are not reference quality.

Even using the unit's OWN internal ATSC/NTSC tuner will show off the bug for content that is 480i/p.

Ok,

Here is part of a message received from someone in the know.


Based on my tests, I believe this to be true.

Unless the system runs at HD resolutions ( Xbox 360 ) you will more than likely run into this problem ( as well as lag ).


If people want this fixed quicker, call support once a week and keep your reference #'s open until they release a new firmware. One person is a nag, 2 is annoying, 20 is something to deal with. Syntax should know that this affects more than just me.

The 532 and the 527 are different models than every other model they make. While I would recommend people not buy the 532 and 527 right now, I would not take this current delay as indicative of their entire line.

It still throws a great HD picture, customer support picks up in under 2 minutes, and this model JUST came out support didn't even have a test model to see what I was talking about. It's not like they can pull new firmware out of their a$$. Previious models have had several new firmware releases come out for them, I have no doubt that this will get put on the bug list and fixed as well.

I have started watching DVD's on my xbox scaled to 1080i and this works 95% of the time producing a very nice picture ( video and mixed DVD's don't look so hot). My DTV tuner ( Sony DVR ) is set to 1080i and that workaround will tide me over until a real fix is availible.

It is still a bug, a nasty one too, but I still believe in the company as a whole.

My testing shows the panel to be excellent and capable of artifact free rendering. Most problems reported in previous generation models were addressed in firmware. The model is new enough that support does not even have a 532H yet. They offered to replace my model, but based on my information it won't help ( and I have 0 defect panel ).

I'll give them more time.

I just wish they were better with the followup on the support calls.

You have the 427? Can someone confirm that this has the same ATI chipset/software as the 527/532?

Please try turning up your sharpness all the way and try one of the DVD's I have used like 'Finding Nemo' and 'The Muppet Movie'. Low contrast sources will sow it more than high contrast sources.

Count yourself lucky if you can't see the problem.