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I'm considering either the Samsung 32" Tantus (TSK3292) or the 32" Sony WEGA. That Tantus looked pretty nice without the visible interlace lines. I read the Tantus posts from last year, but was wondering if anyone had further thoughts, reactions to the 32" Tantus.Thanks in advance.
- D
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I recently purchased the 27" Tantus (TSK2792F)which I use almost exclusively to watch VHS video tapes and DVDs. The pictures from both sources are excellent. However, the Tantus doesn't appear to accept the 480p progressive scan output from my Toshiba SD-5109 DVD player, only the 1080i interlaced output (which, if I understand the TV owner's manual correctly, the Tantus then converts to 480p). When the DVD player's progressive scan output is connected to the TV's component video input, I end up with a "split screen," doubled picture. On the other hand, the 1080i output connected to the TV's component video input works perfectly. So ... if you buy the Tantus, don't spend additional money to upgrade to a progressive scan DVD player.
That's an interesting point about the 4:3 Tantus models. On my 16:9 Tantus, I can hook up a 480p signal source (DTV or progressive-scan DVD) to the component video and choose "DTV" input and things look fine. I suppose 4:3 models do not have this "DTV" input feature, which makes sense.
jee --Thanks! The 4:3 27" Tantus *does* have a DTV input choice in the menu. It never occurred to me to choose DTV instead of DVD when the TV was connected to the progressive scan output on my DVD player (the owner's manual doesn't mention progressive scan DVD players or clearly document the difference between the DVD and DTV choices -- and Samsung never responded to my e-mail asking whether the Tantus was compatible with a progressive scan player). I just reconnected the TV's component video inputs to my Toshiba's progressive scan outputs, selected DTV, not DVD, and voile, not only does it work, the picture is noticeably better than it was when the TV was connected to the interlaced outputs!
I stand happily corrected. Upgrading to a reasonably priced progressive scan DVD player (the SD-5109 only cost $500) *is* a worthwhile investment if you purchase a 27", 30", or 32" direct view Tantus.
Thanks again, jee. My apologies to anyone who was misled by my earlier post.
-- Bruce
knowledge bloometh as an external good of your discussion. Nice stuff, boyz. I'm looking forward to snapping up the Tantus.- D
(nt)
I have the 30" Tantus (16:9). I think the only difference between the 30" model and the 32" model is the aspect ratio. How these units compare to the WEGA, I think, would depend on what your priorities are.Because Tantus *always* does line doubling, which is never flawless, if you are using regular NTSC signal from over-the-air or via regular cable, you might find that WEGA picture looks subjectively more natural, despite the interlacing lines (which, I might add, are annoyingly prominent on the WEGA modesl.
On the other hand, if you mostly watcn DVDs (connected via component video) or view heavily compressed digital video from likes of DirectTV, then you will find that Tantus is better, because of the lack of interlaced lines. Here, the line doubling is almost flawless.
Finally, Tantus models have built-in surround decoder with speaker outs for center and surround, a cheap way to home theatre.
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