Gabe
Austin,#2Consumer Comment
Sun, March 02, 2003
As posted before, the conversion filters are not the greatest, but when hooked up to composite video, the picture is perfect. Also, when using a digital source (I use Time Warner Cable Digital TV) that is converted to analog (RCA connected) then sent through Samsung's filter, there is no Picture distrotion. Part of the reason for this is that TWC converts the analog signal with an array of filters to a digital signal removing this distortion. A good set-top box should fix your conversion problems when running standard signals. Also, the Samsung filter works the best on the "Movie" preset. You bought a monitor, not a TV set, and with the correct supporting equipment, these Monitors are great. (TXM3296HF). I have HD channels on NBC, CBS, HBO and Showtime. These are in 1080i and the picture is better than DVD hooked through my composites. My only complaint is that the P.size function is not saved and defaults to full screen on each input. I could probably get a programmable universal remote to do this, but I'm lazy. I'd rather get upgraded software for the TV that I could flash into it. -Gabe Widmer Software Engineer Austin TX
Chase
San Diego,#3Consumer Suggestion
Tue, February 18, 2003
The Samsung line of TV's listed in your report are HDTV-ready TV's, and come with an internal line doubler that takes an interlaced image and converts it to a progressive image. The problem is that no TV's line doubler is perfect, and hence, the side-effect on almost every Samsung Direct-View HDTV are vertical bars that seem to have a darker picture. The problem I have with this report is that HDTV's are meant to be used for Digital Sources. Not S-video, composite or coaxial. I'm sure that those connections only exist to be backwards-compatible with older source material. These TV's are meant for HDTV sources, 480p sources, and other progressive images. When a Progressive Source is sent to the TV, such as a DVD player, HDTV box, or Game System capable of 480p, 720p, or 1080i, the bars are no longer there, as the TV is not working the algorythim any longer. Bottom line is that these sets are the best bang for your buck if you want to use them as they were meant. Progressive soucres, HDTV, and Gaming Systems with Digital outputs. Thank you.