Re: Which TV to go with Humax 9200T?


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"Guy Snape" <guy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:29:57 GMT, Guy Snape
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I have a Humax 9200T PVR which I'm very happy with. Until recently, we
were watching it through a hitachi CRT, and it looked fine, but the
tube went so I bought an Acoustic Solutions 26" LCD from Argos. Yes, I
know it's a very cheap TV and you get what you pay for ... but the
picture is just atrocious - very grainy and unclear.

Have you set the Humax to widescreen? Mine looked terrible when I got
it, turns out the Humax box was putting out a 4:3 picture which was
being stretched to widescreen by the LCD. Doh!

Yes, tried every conceivable setting on both pvr and tv. TV is going back
to Argos today.

There's an enormous difference in prices of 26" LCD TVs there, from £230
to £645.

I notice they are selling the Panasonic TX-26LXD70 for £400, down from
£650.

Personally I'm going to hold off until the prices drop. If my 25" CRT
Panasonic gives up the ghost before this happens I'll just get a cheapy
21" CRT for under £100 as a stopgap.

--
Max Demian

Thats the bottomline, if one wants the delight of Hi-Def there are a number
of routes and some are very affordable, but the incompatibility issue with
SD
is still a problem and one the OEM's though thay have addressed, it remains
a problem. Upscaling works, but SD when output from source (SCART) is 800 x
600
resolution, it works when the upscaling is performed at source and then
output
digitally as 1080i or 1080p and can be very convincing, But if the source
(in this
instance the Humax) output at 800x600 then it is expecting too much of a
flatscreen to then be able to upscale the now set 800x600 res to hi-def res,
it's that too-late-in-the-chain upscaling which gives pixel blur, pan shot
smudge,
poor edge definition etc.
There are adapters and standalone boxes that purport to make it easier to
upscale a 800x600 signal, this by feeding scart to component, but the issue
remains in that it is still originally output in it's native 800x600 res.
These adapters are really only of use with flatscreens that won't upscale a
SCART output signal, but will if the RGB feed is from component
(Type:SCART-to-Component into google to get the details) And of course
only of use if the flatscreen has component inputs. And also though some
LCD's
are 1080p, any component feed will be 720 only.
As the OP only requires his Humax as source, the only viable option is to
opt for one of the mainstream CRT's which are are true budget prices.
And then wait and see what develops, but I doubt the OEM's will put much
effort into fixing the SCART/800x600/upscaling issue.





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