Video Asylum

Posted by cfraser (A) on November 23, 2009 at 20:50:24

In Reply to: RE: NTSC refers to how many lines there are in the scan.... posted by JimL on November 23, 2009 at 17:47:24

Many available here accept PAL or 50Hz-based anyway. I do agree that 50Hz is more of a potential problem than the voltage though.

But I think the point is with American source devices, not ones meant for use in Italy. So with BD that would work regardless, same display requirements. With DVD or NTSC sources (cable/sat boxes, some games) it would depend on the display. For instance, my Pio doesn't care if it's a 50 or 60Hz based system for displaying. A display built in the last couple years has potentially quite a wider range of capability than an older one, so don't judge on based going too far back. The cheaper the display, the less flexible it's likely to be. The basic concept here is the timebase used for the input signals is not based on the line frequency (like on old TVs), the only question being if the chosen model allows both 50 and 60Hz.

Similarly you can get a DVD player that will output in a format meant for a 50Hz TV, but displayed on a TV running on 60Hz. Oppo for example.

If I was the buyer of the TV, I'd try to get out of it...unless he did a lot of research beforehand. Hard to believe it would be a "deal" based on how prices generally are in the EU compared to the U.S.

Edits: 11/23/09