andyatkins
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Well there I was all ready to spend £3.5k on a Panasonic 42" HD panel & I went & dropped in Comet & was gob-smacked by the HD demo on the Sagem Axium they had in there.
Anyhow I've got my senses back & now I've been through some recent posts & have read the downloaded manual I've got some questions that may sway me back to the Panny:-
1. I've read in a post the Axium DVI interface isn't HDCP compliant, but have also read there may be an upgrade available at least in the US for a badged equivalent product. Is this the case & is if so is the upgrade going to be available in the UK?
2. THe manual refers to 'Resolutions Accepted' for the DVI & VGA ports & seems to only accept 4:3 ratio signals (640x480, 800x600, 1024x768 etc) plus 1280x720 (60Hz) with none of them @ 50Hz, although 75Hz is available for some of the 4:3 ratios. Is this a fundmantal problem for wanting to display PAL 50Hz signals (Sky+, Region 2 DVDs) via the DVI port- IE will it present the judder / 'tearing' problem?
3. Related to the above question as the manual states only 1280x720 @ 60Hz does this mean 1:1 pixel mapping for future 50Hz HD material is unattainable?
4. Similar question again, assuming Sky go for a 720p 50Hz HD signal (I understand this is what Astra are going to implement) does this mean the Sagem would be incompatable as it only seems to support 60Hz @ 1280x720? The blurb says the TV supports 720p? The manual also refers to being able to adjust the 'data display frequency' for VGA input at least to match your computers graphics card.
Any feedback would be helpful - especially from Hellicopter as you seem to be well up on this stuff.
Thanks
Anyhow I've got my senses back & now I've been through some recent posts & have read the downloaded manual I've got some questions that may sway me back to the Panny:-
1. I've read in a post the Axium DVI interface isn't HDCP compliant, but have also read there may be an upgrade available at least in the US for a badged equivalent product. Is this the case & is if so is the upgrade going to be available in the UK?
2. THe manual refers to 'Resolutions Accepted' for the DVI & VGA ports & seems to only accept 4:3 ratio signals (640x480, 800x600, 1024x768 etc) plus 1280x720 (60Hz) with none of them @ 50Hz, although 75Hz is available for some of the 4:3 ratios. Is this a fundmantal problem for wanting to display PAL 50Hz signals (Sky+, Region 2 DVDs) via the DVI port- IE will it present the judder / 'tearing' problem?
3. Related to the above question as the manual states only 1280x720 @ 60Hz does this mean 1:1 pixel mapping for future 50Hz HD material is unattainable?
4. Similar question again, assuming Sky go for a 720p 50Hz HD signal (I understand this is what Astra are going to implement) does this mean the Sagem would be incompatable as it only seems to support 60Hz @ 1280x720? The blurb says the TV supports 720p? The manual also refers to being able to adjust the 'data display frequency' for VGA input at least to match your computers graphics card.
Any feedback would be helpful - especially from Hellicopter as you seem to be well up on this stuff.
Thanks