SONY KE-42XS910 - NTSC to PAL ?
Hello All,
I recently moved back from the US to the UK and brought back my US purchased SONY SONY KE-42XS910 plasma TV. Foolishly, I presumed this thing would be a multi format unit (NTSC & PAL), but it's only NTSC. So, Is there anyway I can get this TV working properly in the UK? I've purchased a couple of NTSC/ PAL converter boxes (TVone 1T-V1280DVI), but this gives an awful quality picture. Seems a waste of a $6,000 TV. Ideally, I'd like a decent converter, that would allow me to use the HD DVI input on the PLASMA to full effect. Any ideas? Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks! |
SONY KE-42XS910 - NTSC to PAL ?
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SONY KE-42XS910 - NTSC to PAL ?
wrote: Foolishly, I presumed this thing would be a multi format unit (NTSC & PAL), but it's only NTSC. I would have thought a PAL:DVI or PAL:RGB interface would do the trick. Which of these inputs do you have? What frequencies does it support on the RGB? Luke Siemaszko wrote: We do sell this sort of kit, but we are more of a profesional than consumer dealer, so if you want the best pric you would be better off surfing the web. But if you want a professional product, please replay and I'll see what we can offer. There are consumer models of the a similar device. AverMedia makes one that sells for 900 NIS here (about 100 UKP). It has composite and s-video inputs and a tuner. The output is RGB as in a VGA computer monitor. Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel N3OWJ/4X1GM IL Voice: (07)-7424-1667 IL Fax: 972-2-648-1443 U.S. Voice: 1-215-821-1838 Visit my 'blog at http://geoffstechno.livejournal.com/ |
SONY KE-42XS910 - NTSC to PAL ?
Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
wrote: Foolishly, I presumed this thing would be a multi format unit (NTSC & PAL), but it's only NTSC. I would have thought a PAL:DVI or PAL:RGB interface would do the trick. Which of these inputs do you have? What frequencies does it support on the RGB? Luke Siemaszko wrote: We do sell this sort of kit, but we are more of a profesional than consumer dealer, so if you want the best pric you would be better off surfing the web. But if you want a professional product, please replay and I'll see what we can offer. There are consumer models of the a similar device. AverMedia makes one that sells for 900 NIS here (about 100 UKP). It has composite and s-video inputs and a tuner. The output is RGB as in a VGA computer monitor. .......but for £100 it will look rubbish. You get what you pay for. |
SONY KE-42XS910 - NTSC to PAL ?
Luke Siemaszko wrote:
......but for £100 it will look rubbish. You get what you pay for. It won't look any worse than a regular TV signal will. Oh wait, you DID say it will look rubbish. :-) No matter how you do it, a 525 line picture is not going to look good on a large screen TV. PAL TV signals are 625 line, something has to be done to either squish the picture or chop off a 1/12th of it at the top and bottom. Digital signal processing such as line doublers, etc, are just going to make things worse. If the TV does have a computer connection or DVI input, you can buy a cheap PC with a DVD drive and enjoy the view. If you get a good enough TV card and fast enough processor, you can get decent pictures out of it from off the air signals. Nothing like U.S. HDTV and it isn't going to cost 100 UKP. I look at it as the choice is to try to sell the TV to someone who doesn't know the difference (which may be imoral IMHO) or spend 100 UKP to use it. He's already bought the thing, moved it to the U.K., paid any taxes due on it etc. Another 100 UKP for to make it useable is better than putting out on the street....... Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel N3OWJ/4X1GM IL Voice: (07)-7424-1667 IL Fax: 972-2-648-1443 U.S. Voice: 1-215-821-1838 Visit my 'blog at http://geoffstechno.livejournal.com/ |
SONY KE-42XS910 - NTSC to PAL ?
Thanks for the replies...
How about a iScan Ultra HD box to convert muiltiple PAL inputs through the TV's DVI input? Thanks |
SONY KE-42XS910 - NTSC to PAL ?
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SONY KE-42XS910 - NTSC to PAL ?
Thanks for the heads-up. Nowdays I would like to think that any
higher end TV would be dual format. I have PAL DVD's that I can play, but only if the TV also handles PAL. I'll have to be careful when I replace my current TV. wrote: Hello All, I recently moved back from the US to the UK and brought back my US purchased SONY SONY KE-42XS910 plasma TV. Foolishly, I presumed this thing would be a multi format unit (NTSC & PAL), but it's only NTSC. |
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