The TV in question is a Magnavox 27" tube. When watching any video signal through the 2 component inputs, there appears to be fast-moving, flickering horizontal lines moving up and down the screen. I don't notice it as much on the RF input.
Is this a normal part of interlaced tube televisions (i.e., flicker), or do you think there is something wrong with the set? Thanks.
2006-11-20 10:31:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
Flickering horizontal lines are an interlacing artifact, but I doubt if that is what you are seeing on a tube set. If you are watching HDTV, you are either watching 720p or 1080i. Tube sets cannot display 720p, but can display 1080i, so 720p is converted to 1018i for display. Howver, CRTs cannot resolve 1080 horizontal lines on their screens, so you should not see the interlace artifact. If this were occurring only on 720p material, I would attribute it to deficient conversion methods used by the set: the 720 is probably scaled down to 540 and frames repeated; that would cause horizontal line flicker.
If you are seeing this on 480i sources (standard TV) mainly, that could very well be interlace artifact that is being revealed by the higher resolution of your TV.
2006-11-20 13:36:47 · answer #1 · answered by gp4rts 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably jittering on the edges when converting a 525 line input to a 720 or 1080 line display. Obviously there's not a 1:1 mapping so you get some fidgeting backwards and forwards as a display line is generated from two adjacent lines in the native signal.
2006-11-20 10:40:41 · answer #2 · answered by Chris H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can get the HDMI to work, then that would be the best. I believe if you have HDMI on the TV, then connecting it to your PS3 HDMI will give you the best results. I have a 720 TV and my PS3 has an HDMI output and the picture is absolutely fantastic. Here is a cheap experiment: Go to Amazon and order an HDMI cable for about 13 bucks compared to 30 bucks in the store. I tried both and no difference in performance. The second best choice is component. if you have component output on your PS3, then you can try that. The picture is still very good but not as good as HDMI. I try to avoid components if I could because of the bulk of the cables. I would say steer clear from line level (AV) connections. They are poor in quality and I would not recommend them for such high fidelity equipment. Regards.
2016-03-29 03:19:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might be the only one who can see the lines. I forget the exact number, but maybe 1 in 500 people will see horizontal lines when watching hdtv. Just something I heard on a tech show on the radio. Hope its not the case so you can enjoy the hdtv experience.
2006-11-20 10:35:01 · answer #4 · answered by mrcarl92807 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-20 10:32:53 · answer #5 · answered by ♥snapple♥ 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋