Samsung 30 in HDTV Monitor question (1 Viewer)

[Gerard Martin]

One of the features listed for this set is "analog to digital video signal processing", does anyone have an idea what this means in plain simple english. Thanks.

 

[Rachael B]

It just means upconversion to digital video, de-interlacing. It means anything 480i (or less), the top resolution (DVD resolution) of our old analog TV system is going to go through this circuit and be digitized and turned into a digital signal for display. Nearly all HDTV's do this. There are a few rare exceptions. I remember a Sampo set a few years back that required an outboard signal processor/de-interlacer to display any non digital signals.

 

[Allan Jayne]

For the buyer choosing a TV, "analog to digital processing" conveys no useful information.

All non-CRT TV's require analog to digital processing to put the picture from analog sources and also from component video inputs on the screen.

All good comb filters and all de-interlacers require analog to digital processing of incoming analog video.

Some HDTV's use all analog processing for externally fed HDTV signals and analog to digital processing of older analog broadcasts.

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