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Posted by David Levy on 12/20/05 02:19
Jeff Rife wrote:
> > Some DVHS VCRs lack ATSC tuners.
> Unfortunately, almost all TVs with FireWire outputs don't have a
> timer on/off function, and some that do have timers merely turn
> on/off at the time but can't change channels. So, again, is a
> FireWire output really useful?
Perhaps not, if it's implemented as poorly as you claim. (I had
assumed that the above functionality was included.)
I wonder if any of the DVHS VCRs are capable of controlling TVs via an
external IR emitter.
> > Is that the only possible application?
> For output, yes, since the HD stream can't be recorded by anything
> else (well, a PC that is pretending to be a D-VHS unit can record
> it, but that's really the same thing).
That's precisely what I had in mind. Yes, it is basically the same
idea, with the main difference being that personal computers are far
more popular than DVHS VCRs.
> > Are you accusing Samsung of false advertising?
> There isn't anything in their specs that say *how* they display 480p.
480p is listed not merely as a compatible input format, but as a
"display format."
I telephoned Samsung, and the CSR assured me that 480p content
inputted via the component connections is displayed as 480p. I
realize that CSRs sometimes don't know what the hell they're talking
about, but this guy seemed knowledgeable.
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