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Thread ID: 79811	2007-06-01 19:34:00	20"-22" 50 Hz Monitor For HTPC	gkar (5215)	Press F1

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555221	2007-06-01 19:34:00	I am looking for the above sized monitor to use as a dedicated display for an HTPC (home theatre PC) I am going to build for my bedroom. It will be networked to my main HTPC for media file access & playback of captured DVR-MS TV programmes via my MCE2005 box. The issue I have is that the monitors I have researched are NOT capable of displaying in 50 hertz. This is {apparently} quite important when viewing a PAL -50 hertz- signal as fast moving action, like sports, can blur. LCD-TVs in widescreen at this size are virtually non-existent. The only models I have found are the TEAC @ DSE & the Sanyo @ The Warehouse (nearly $900). Does anyone know of a monitor that complies with my requirements (please do not mention items like the Dell 24" as it is too large)? I have checked brands (downloaded the actual models' manuals) like Samsung, Acer, LG. They ALL have a minimum refresh rate of 55-56 Hz. Thanks.	gkar (5215)
555222	2007-06-02 04:42:00	maybe 50hz isn't too important after all seeing as apparently no manufacturers cater for it. in general, if you want something in short supply it will cost alot, especially at 20-odd inches lol	motorbyclist (188)
555223	2007-06-02 22:42:00	maybe 50hz isn't too important after all seeing as apparently no manufacturers cater for it The issue is that both North America & the majority of Asia use an NTSC TV signal which is sent in 60 Hz. Everywhere else that uses PAL, like South America, Great Britain, parts of Europe, &, of course, Oceania can get stuffed according to the manufacturers. If you have never viewed a converted PAL signal you can't know the frustrations involved. It IS noticeable; similar to ghosting of an analogue signal from it being rebounded from a nearby structure. Would you be happy with that situation if you were expected to pay some $500 for a new product that clearly is starting to be marketed for a job it is not designed. The semanics are the manufacturers advertise them for DVD playback with a clear inference concluded by the public they are also compatible for TV playback. When you consider that companies like HP are now selling computers that supposedly are for near-dedicated HTPC useage which come with in-built TV tuner cards, you would think they would alter THEIR monitor panels to accomodate the region they WANT to make their profits off. Instead of continually shafting the public in that region by supplying only adequate merchandise. With the advent of Freeview in NZ, people will expect to have more-than-adequate viewing. For early adopters like myself it does not endear them & I would personally not touch companies like HP with such an attitude. It is no wonder they have been experiencing smaller profit margins of late: their philosophy sucks. Knowledgeable & researched people are not stupid. The first manufacturer who covers this vacancy will make a killing. It can't be THAT HARD; a number of manufacturers build both LCD-TVs & LCD monitors already. Remember, although HTPCs are in their infancy in this part of the world, it is the early bird that catches the worm.	gkar (5215)
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