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After a year of hassle, Kmart is offering to let me return my Samsung
(that does not have Svideo) for a different set. The selection is not large: either the Philips 27-Inch Silver TV,Model 27PS55S which has composite, component, and Svideo hookups for $300...but they also have a 32 inch Curtis Mathes ($400) that supposedly does the "squeeze" trick with dvd's...but I spent two hours on the net trying to find out who produces the sets for Curtis Mathes (they won't tell!)and also could not find one review on ANY of their sets. They also had the
Panasonic 27-Inch TV with PanaBlack™ Picture Tube, Model CT-27G5 for $279, but the picture looked poor in comparison to the Philips, which surprised me, better blacks...and the Philips had the component outlets. Any suggestions?
Follow Ups:
does component video cables mean progressive scan? I haven't seen any difference. Or does it mean if you have a progressive scan tv it must use component video?
The "squeeze trick" is actually a part of the TV. The TV that can do it will "squeeze" the scan lines to fill only the 16:9 portion of the screen when attached to a DVD player outputting a 16:9 signal. (most DVD plyers can be set via the menu to output to a 16:9) The DVD itself HAS to be "enhanced for 16:9" or "anamorphic" for it to work with a "squeeze"ing TV. The result is a much sharper image for widescreen movies. All the scan lines that FILL the normal vertical 3:4 screen are used WITHIN the 16:9 area when the "squeeze" is on.
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As to any low priced TV's ?????
And I don't think it will even work with anything less than a component connection either.. but on that I am not certain.
My Sony 36XBR400 does it and it is a great feature.
That's all folks
My Toshiba 32A60 does the 'trick', after accessing the service menu, on any input (RF, S, or component).BTW, some sets will show just how bad they are when doing the 'squeeze'- you'll actually see vertical line resolution problems sometimes and can also have severe motion arctifacts as well.
I'm not saying don't do the 'squeeze' trick, but on lesser quality sets, the increase in resolution is not worth the other problems I just outlined.
Just MHO!
Dman
I have the same Sony and the 16:9 'squeeze' is outstanding on DVDs that provide the widescreen format. BTW, I actually prefer the 1080i interlace setting over the progressive scan.
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