[opendtv] Re: source programme quality

Hi Richard,
I am sorry if any of my previous email was confusing. Firstly, my screen is
a Philips 42" Plasma model 42FD9954/69C with DVI but no HDMI. It is not the
screen but the STB that does the down scaling on component output which was
forced upon the Freeview consortium by the HDCP powers. (If no HDMI input
with HDCP on the screen then 576i via component output only.)  Do you have
this restriction there?

I am not saying that the image will not look better on a native 1920 x 1080
plasma/LCD if perhaps it was a really "good" screen. It is just that the
only screen that I have been able to compare mine to that actually does use
the HDMI input, from the same type STB, running the same demo programme,
looked markedly inferior. (mainly motion artifacts but lacked general
clarity) My only explanation for this is that the 42" LCD in question must
be an inferior model although the pixel size looked fairly fine. The shop I
viewed this in had no statement of the screen resolution.
Why am I having such difficulty in viewing the HD content on suitable
reference screens you might ask? Answer: Because strangely, very few
retailers of high end screens show much interest in Freeview HD. I tell them
they must be nuts to turn down a perfect opportunity to demo the capability
of their high end stock but they look at me lamely and say "Not company
policy" or "We might when the STBs become available" or some other idiotic
reason.
I've been expecting to be blown away by the sheer difference in image
quality of the latest screen technology coupled to the HD broadcasts but so
far my screen is pretty much up with the best. My screen does lack high
contrast ratio compared to the latest models but I do not oversaturate
colour and keep the brightness at a respectable level.

Barry Wilkins


On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 2:00 PM, Richard Hollandsworth <holl_ands@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> What is manufacturer & model number of your 1024x1024 HDTV???
> How do you know it downscales 1080i to 576i?
>
> holl_ands
>
> ==================================
>
> *Barry Wilkins <barry.barrywilkins@xxxxxxxxx>* wrote:
>
> To complicate this issue is the fact that my screen is only 1024 x 1024
> 42" with no HDMI. I use the component inputs from the STB which down scales
> the image to 576i.
>
>
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