Posted by Jukka Aho on 10/11/06 18:15

Jeff wrote:

> A "smart" high def TV would be able to change the frame rate to match
> what you are watching. There is no reason a digital TV couldn't
> generate its own scan frequency without relying on the frequency of
> the AC supply like analog does.

TV sets that sync to 60 Hz signals have been commonly available in 50 Hz
countries since at least the early 90s. Probably earlier, too. (And I'm
pretty sure even the sets that _don't_ do multiple scanning frequencies
have been totally independent of the AC supply [mains] frequency years
before that.)

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znark

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