Originally posted by ThumperBoy For consumer HDTV CRT sets I believe only Sony and Toshiba accept a 720p input signal and they convert them to 1080i internally. Its only important for XBOX game users, since for HDTV an external HD STB is able to convert all formats to 1080i anyway. |
Originally posted by kharvel For 720p support AND display, your direct view CRT choices are very limited: Princeton Graphics, Monivision, Proton, CTX, and Sampo (discontinued) |
Originally posted by woodrow I've found a couple of websites that sell Sony sets that actually say: "displays 480i,480p,720p,1080i" in the specs. The key word is "dispays", they like to use that word instead of "accepts", which changes the meaning of what the TV is capable of. So be careful, and always check the specs at the manufacturers website. |
Originally posted by Timwit IMO the best option - considering the large amount of 720P broadcasts now and the increasing amount in the near future from Fox Sports - is to wait for native 720P support (along with native 480p and native 1080i, which CRT already offers) for your next consumer grade CRT HDTV purchase. |
Originally posted by kharvel Which models are those? |
Originally posted by woodrow Man, I'll have to go back and start doing searches about the Sony KDP-51WS550 and the 57in. to find it. I'll do it and get back with a link. |
Originally posted by dt_dc Supporting multiple native display rates is fairly expensive ... and (unfortunately) there does not seem to be a great demand for it. |
Originally posted by woodrow Shoot, I checked onecall.com, and it's what they are saying. It's here: http://www.onecall.com/PID_20068.htm It states "HDTV DISPLAY CAPABILITY: 720p, 480p, 480i, 1080i." on the right hand side a little down the page. Surely if it really displayed them all we'd have heard about it. I think they are being flat out misleading, if not lying. People who don't know any better will think the things "do everything". The sets do have firewire though. |
Originally posted by Timwit Have you checked out the many display rates a good $800 21" CRT monitor can handle? CRT HDTV manufactures should be publically flogged for their apathy! To differentiate, could not just one manufacture give us all three native resolutions in just one of their models!? I bet they couldn't keep it in stock... There is (unfortunately, as you say) currently a lack of demand, mainly because of a lack of understanding by the consumers. This will change as 720p continues to grow, but we can also make a difference. IMO the mantra around here should be "don't except second best, insist on native 720P!" When I watch sports on ESPN, ABC or Fox Sports Net I want the temporal (time) resolution of 60 complete, unique frames per second (i.e. native 720p); and when I watch Discovery channel I want native 1080i. CRT is the only display technology that can display multiple native resolutions. What good is it if it doesn't!?!? -Tim |
Originally posted by kharvel That statement is too AMBIGUOUS. It may be technically true though because it can ACCEPT these signals and DISPLAY them but at a DIFFERENT resolution than the input (i.e. input 720p, output 1080i) |
Originally posted by Timwit Have you checked out the many display rates a good $800 21" CRT monitor can handle? |