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Has compatability with the Hitachi 5x00 series ...
been confirmed yet . I want to pre order , but don't want to lose my £30
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24-03-2006, 8:52 AM
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Not officially - but i have just gambled by paying my £30!
Hitachi said it would work via component, maybe by DVI - as long
as they are correct that the box can be set to display 1080 all the time
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24-03-2006, 8:57 AM
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The x in the 5x00 is misleading - they are two completely different TV's. The 5200 will accept 1080i/50 and has an HDMI input. The 5300 doesn't accept either of the SkyHD formats via component (no HDMI).
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24-03-2006, 9:01 AM
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My 5200 does not have HDMI, only DVI. The DVI will not take 720p and is unknown if it will take 1080i (stated by Hitachi 2 weeks ago).
As long as the sky HD box does allow a fixed output of 1080i, this will work via the component.
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24-03-2006, 9:07 AM
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Originally Posted by rpm
My 5200 does not have HDMI, only DVI. The DVI will not take 720p and is unknown if it will take 1080i (stated by Hitachi 2 weeks ago).
As long as the sky HD box does allow a fixed output of 1080i, this will work via the component.
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Sorry, I meant DVI (I always get muddled with those two). I have the 5300, and it will not accept either 720/50 or 1080/50. One thing's for sure - if I have to get a new TV to watch HDTV, it won't be a Hitachi. Good pictures - crap customer service. |
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24-03-2006, 9:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Nick_UK
Sorry, I meant DVI (I always get muddled with those two). I have the 5300, and it will not accept either 720/50 or 1080/50. One thing's for sure - if I have to get a new TV to watch HDTV, it won't be a Hitachi. Good pictures - crap customer service.
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I thought I had a 5300 hmmmm maybe its a 5200  possibly even a 5100 
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24-03-2006, 9:35 AM
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5300 is the media box version.
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24-03-2006, 9:47 AM
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5300 is the media box version.
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Thats not mine , it must be a 5200 . Gonna bite the bullet and pre order now
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Has anyone ever tried feeding component video into the VGA port on this TV ? It does seem quite amazing that it will quite happily display most PC video formats, but baulks at 720p/50 and 1080i/50  |
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24-03-2006, 10:06 AM
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Has anyone ever tried feeding component video into the VGA port on this TV ? It does seem quite amazing that it will quite happily display most PC video formats, but baulks at 720p/50 and 1080i/50 |
Plasma forum matey , pretty sure Duncan started a biggish thread (not The Hitachi one) somewhere in there
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24-03-2006, 10:13 AM
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Has anyone ever tried feeding component video into the VGA port on this TV ? It does seem quite amazing that it will quite happily display most PC video formats, but baulks at 720p/50 and 1080i/50 |
You can buy component to VGA converters which are not overly expensive. |
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