Author Topic: Philips Pixel Plus (Read 54105 times)

bunkieboy · « **Reply #60 on:** Apr 10, 2003 at 11:23 AM »

you picked a good tube then. thats one of what HIFI's best buys for 2002. they didn't really focus on the audio, but picture quality wise its a winner.

jpadua · « **Reply #61 on:** Apr 10, 2003 at 11:58 AM »

Quote from: bunkieboy on Apr 10, 2003 at 11:23 AM

you picked a good tube then. thats one of what HIFI's best buys for 2002. they didn't really focus on the audio, but picture quality wise its a winner.

cooooool! yup actually, for the price I paid for it, I'd really have to love the picture quality DVDs are great, the internal scalers are good too upconverts any signal to almost HD quality! and I love the digital natural motion... I also use it as my Computer Monitor so I surf the web, check my email and best of all play PC games on 29"!!!! game resolution is perfect at 1280x1024i on 1080i Timings. Full screen 4:3 Whoa! since its interlaced, there is not much strain on your graphics card so games are still fast at that high a resolution. If only I had a radeon

Qman · « **Reply #62 on:** Apr 10, 2003 at 07:54 PM »

Quote from: jpadua on Apr 09, 2003 at 02:07 PM

Sir Qatarman,

Ayos yan! pero madali lang i kabit yung PC mo sa HDTV mo, all you need is a good PC kahit P3 better kung P4 or Athlon XP, a good video card, soundblaster live or audigy and a DVD-rom drive. There are ways to configure your video card to match the scan rate of the HDTV set. Pare sinasabi ko sa yo iba talaga, ang layo from conventional component input, its like night and day! trust me, once youve connected through the HD input, di ka na talaga babalik sa conventional DVD player I guarantee it! email mo ako turuan kita mag setup ng HTPC. [email protected]

tenx sir jpadua, will send you email later.

gutierrez · « **Reply #63 on:** Apr 14, 2003 at 11:46 PM »

Mga pare ito bang pixel plus na to, is this the same as the 21 inch na 21pt4320 model. I bought a 21 inch tv kasi last fri. model no. 21pt4320, it has the word dvd terminal at the front.

May napansin kasi akong negative dito, the audio output is quite weak, lalo na pag kinabit mo sa dvd, mas mahina. I connected my xbox to it and mahina sya talaga, nasa 40 - 50 na volume para ma appreciate mo.
I verified this to the salesguy at abensons and they told me that ganun talaga. I notice this kasi I have the old model of philips mas malakas pa sya, sabi nung salesguy max vol ng luma is 60 while the newer versions are up to 100. Nagtataka lang ako kasi rms ng new tv ko is 2x10 while yung luma is 2x3 lang. Any insights with this.

Well sana theres nothing wrong with my tv, anyway sana may magreply naman kasi sa post ko walang reply kahit isa.

Battousai · « **Reply #64 on:** Apr 15, 2003 at 09:16 AM »

I saw this Pixel plus Philips TV while waiting in-line at the LOTR: TT premiere last year, and my jaw dropped when I was watching the Galdiator demo. :oTangining!!! Parang buhay na buhay yung picture at pwede na kong pumasok sa TV. Imagine kuna anong itsura ni Sadako pag sa Pixel Plus tV sya lumabas. He he he.
Kung may pera lang ako, Id buy this TV na, para mai-akyat ko na sa bedroom yung lumang Samsung TV ko.
Aaarrgghh!!!

bunkieboy · « **Reply #65 on:** Apr 15, 2003 at 10:38 AM »

Quote from: Battousai on Apr 15, 2003 at 09:16 AM

I saw this Pixel plus Philips TV while waiting in-line at the LOTR: TT premiere last year, and my jaw dropped when I was watching the Galdiator demo. :oTangining!!! Parang buhay na buhay yung picture at pwede na kong pumasok sa TV. Imagine kuna anong itsura ni Sadako pag sa Pixel Plus tV sya lumabas. He he he.
Kung may pera lang ako, Id buy this TV na, para mai-akyat ko na sa bedroom yung lumang Samsung TV ko.
Aaarrgghh!!!

btw. saw this being sold at anson's i think with free "HTsystem". i was in a hurry so i didnt really get to check what they meant by "HTsystem" if it was just a conponent, just a dvd player or one of those HTIBs

Qman · « **Reply #66 on:** Apr 15, 2003 at 12:18 PM »

it's HTib as freebie.. got mine na DVD580M complete 5.1. system

bunkieboy · « **Reply #67 on:** Apr 16, 2003 at 12:27 AM »

Quote from: Qman on Apr 15, 2003 at 12:18 PM

it's HTib as freebie.. got mine na DVD580M complete 5.1. system

ey!!! not bad bro. congratulations on your purchase. thats a sweet deal!

jpadua · « **Reply #68 on:** Apr 18, 2003 at 10:54 AM »

Yeah I got mine with a free HTIB, its a rather simple player that comes with powered 5.1 speakers, nothing really great but its ok being a freebie. Its actually worth about 20k. Its a small player thats a slot loader and can be positioned upright or flat. It actually reminds me of the generic dvd players. When you press the setup button, the interface is very much the same as the generic DVD players...

Qman · « **Reply #69 on:** Apr 18, 2003 at 04:59 PM »

Quote from: bunkieboy on Apr 16, 2003 at 12:27 AM

Quote from: Qman on Apr 15, 2003 at 12:18 PM
it's HTib as freebie.. got mine na DVD580M complete 5.1. system

ey!!! not bad bro. congratulations on your purchase. thats a sweet deal!

yap separate price ng Htib na yon ay 20K+ ata eh... indeed it was a good catch.

Furry · « **Reply #70 on:** Apr 19, 2003 at 10:27 AM »

Would anyone know if the 32" PixelPlus (widescreen) will be available here in the Philippines?

jpadua · « **Reply #71 on:** Apr 20, 2003 at 02:16 AM »

I spoke to one of the philips distributors, although there is a widescreen model, they will not be selling it here in the philippines:( they have it available only in singapore, and hongkong I think... I really wish I had the 32" widescreen since I watch DVDs more than TV programs.

Qman · « **Reply #72 on:** Apr 20, 2003 at 02:19 AM »

jpadua,

ano raw ang dahilan bakit di nila ibebenta sa pinas?

jpadua · « **Reply #73 on:** Apr 20, 2003 at 02:32 AM »

Di daw marketable dito, CRT kasi daw.. I dont know.. yung 4:3 lang daw talaga ang bebenta nila dito, regarding mga 16:9 panay projection lang ang ipapasok nila. sayang noh! ako naman I'm not really into the size of the TV the 32" wide would be perfect for me! CRT talaga is the sharpest.. sayang talaga..., I heard from a friend of mine this guy wants to trade in his 34" Pixelplus widescreen he got in singapore for a Toshiba 52" projection TV at focal... I told the guys to inform me if they get the TV, I might tradein my Pixelplus for the Widescreen... no word yet though.

Furry · « **Reply #74 on:** Apr 20, 2003 at 07:50 AM »

Sayang yun 32"!!!!

oh well, nabawasan din yun choices ko.. *sigh* thanks for asking Philips pre.

Furry · « **Reply #75 on:** Apr 21, 2003 at 03:10 PM »

magkano na yun 29" Pixelplus ngayon. Do all stores have consistent prices? saan ba makakakuha ng good price and discount?

Thanks!

Mo®pHeOu$ · « **Reply #76 on:** May 05, 2003 at 03:23 PM »

Sa Automatic Center I think it goes for P88+++ for the 29" Pixel plus TV.

HAnep talaga ang pictures na pino-produce nitong TV na to. parang live yung movie. It's like you're watching the actors and actresses live like you're there in the set.

cvthunder · « **Reply #77 on:** May 08, 2003 at 07:07 AM »

how does the 29" pixel plus tv compare to the previous hdtv model? i mean, assuming i use it mostly for watching dvd movies using a prog scan dvd player. is the 39k price difference worth it?

btw, i'm also thinking about the poor quality reception of our cable lines, is it more evident on this tv?

dongkhoi · « **Reply #78 on:** May 08, 2003 at 12:12 PM »

Quote from: cvthunder on May 08, 2003 at 07:07 AM

how does the 29" pixel plus tv compare to the previous hdtv model? i mean, assuming i use it mostly for watching dvd movies using a prog scan dvd player. is the 39k price difference worth it?

btw, i'm also thinking about the poor quality reception of our cable lines, is it more evident on this tv?

I also have a poor cable reception but when I used the tv's Digital Noise Reduction feature, it clears up! Even better, if I use the VCR as a channel box, the quality of the reception is more like an original VHS movie. ANG LINAW

Everything that the tv promised and I'm not even using a progressive scan DVD, it delivered very nicely...it Exceeded my Expectation!!!

bunkieboy · « **Reply #79 on:** May 12, 2003 at 08:19 PM »

Quote from: cvthunder on May 08, 2003 at 07:07 AM

how does the 29" pixel plus tv compare to the previous hdtv model? i mean, assuming i use it mostly for watching dvd movies using a prog scan dvd player. is the 39k price difference worth it?

btw, i'm also thinking about the poor quality reception of our cable lines, is it more evident on this tv?

the previous model has a lot of defects and bugs. check it out in What HIFI magazine

cvthunder · « **Reply #80 on:** May 14, 2003 at 07:43 AM »

thanks for the heads-up. wud you know which issue of What HIFI was this?

jambam · « **Reply #81 on:** Jun 01, 2003 at 11:53 PM »

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I also use it as my Computer Monitor so I surf the web, check my email and best of all play PC games on 29"!!!! game resolution is perfect at 1280x1024i on 1080i Timings.

Jpadua, can you share your output setup pls.. I have a htpc setup w/ an AIW 8500dv video card w/ component ouput dongle and am planning to buy the 34 " pixel plus as i saw it was offered at 12 months zero interest....

nerveblocker · « **Reply #82 on:** Jun 02, 2003 at 08:57 AM »

Quote from: Furry on Apr 21, 2003 at 03:10 PM

magkano na yun 29" Pixelplus ngayon. Do all stores have consistent prices? saan ba makakakuha ng good price and discount?

Thanks!

Try to get your Pixel Plus at Anson's. They have lower prices than Abensons or other appliance centers. Syempre ask for a manager's discount para mas mababa pa. Good Luck!

Best TV there is.....

jpadua · « **Reply #83 on:** Jun 02, 2003 at 09:19 AM »

Quote from: jambam on Jun 01, 2003 at 11:53 PM

Jpadua, can you share your output setup pls.. I have a htpc setup w/ an AIW 8500dv video card w/ component ouput dongle and am planning to buy the 34 " pixel plus as i saw it was offered at 12 months zero interest....

YESSS!!! I am back! couldn't log on for the past 2 months! due to some cookie problem but it works now! wierd, anyway to answer your question, my output settings are as follows: I'm using a Geforce4 Ti4200. The Pixelplus has an RGB connector on AV4 (vga input) you need a VGA cable to go direct so no need for a component output dongle. The dongle will limit the resolutions of your card to only 480i 480p 720p and 1080i. I have a male to male VGA cable which you can find in some computer shops. Then I use this free utility called powerstrip. Using powerstrip, they have presets that include 480p 540p 720p 1080i and other resolutions like 800x600i 1024x768i 960x720i 1280x1024i
The pixel plus is a fixed frequency monitor so you have to know what frequency works with the pixel plus. In my experience, the PixelPlus can accept horizontal hz from 50hz to 63hz and the vertical khz anything near 34khz so when setting your output resoultion keep in mind the vertical and horizontal frequencies. Once you have set all the resolutions, you can make presets so you you can switch on the fly. My current output is 540p (which is equivalent to 1080i) and I am using Theatretek with FDshow. The output of which is the closest you'll ever get to High Definition Content. I just watched T2 Extreme on my setup, then watched on a Sony Projection TV using a regular DVD setup... Its like I turned blind... like taking off your glasses so to speak. If you need any more clarifications please do continue this thread! HTPC Rulez!!!

jackryan · « **Reply #84 on:** Jun 02, 2003 at 09:21 AM »

hi there !

where can you get the latest version of POWERSTRIP?

thanks,
-jackryan

jackryan · « **Reply #85 on:** Jun 02, 2003 at 09:23 AM »

Quote from: nirvblakr on Jun 02, 2003 at 08:57 AM

Try to get your Pixel Plus at Anson's. They have lower prices than Abensons or other appliance centers. Syempre ask for a manager's discount para mas mababa pa. Good Luck!

Best TV there is.....

Hi Nirvblakr,

How do you go about getting a manager's discount? In addition, approximately how much percentage is this? I am eyeing the 34" model of pixelview :-)

thanks,
-jackryan

dongkhoi · « **Reply #86 on:** Jun 02, 2003 at 09:32 AM »

Quote from: jpadua on Jun 02, 2003 at 09:19 AM

YESSS!!! I am back! couldn't log on for the past 2 months! due to some cookie problem but it works now! wierd, anyway to answer your question, my output settings are as follows: I'm using a Geforce4 Ti4200. The Pixelplus has an RGB connector on AV4 (vga input) you need a VGA cable to go direct so no need for a component output dongle. The dongle will limit the resolutions of your card to only 480i 480p 720p and 1080i. I have a male to male VGA cable which you can find in some computer shops. Then I use this free utility called powerstrip. Using powerstrip, they have presets that include 480p 540p 720p 1080i and other resolutions like 800x600i 1024x768i 960x720i 1280x1024i
The pixel plus is a fixed frequency monitor so you have to know what frequency works with the pixel plus. In my experience, the PixelPlus can accept horizontal hz from 50hz to 63hz and the vertical khz anything near 34khz so when setting your output resoultion keep in mind the vertical and horizontal frequencies. Once you have set all the resolutions, you can make presets so you you can switch on the fly. My current output is 540p (which is equivalent to 1080i) and I am using Theatretek with FDshow. The output of which is the closest you'll ever get to High Definition Content. I just watched T2 Extreme on my setup, then watched on a Sony Projection TV using a regular DVD setup... Its like I turned blind... like taking off your glasses so to speak. If you need any more clarifications please do continue this thread! HTPC Rulez!!!

jpadua,

I'm planning to build an HTPC and a gaming PC to use for my 29" pixel plus. How much will it cost to have a decent set-up and can you give me the spec?

By the way I don't have any computer background so whatever you give me, I'm just going to show it to the computer shop

Thanks

nerveblocker · « **Reply #87 on:** Jun 02, 2003 at 09:40 AM »

Quote from: jackryan on Jun 02, 2003 at 09:23 AM

Hi Nirvblakr,

How do you go about getting a manager's discount? In addition, approximately how much percentage is this? I am eyeing the 34" model of pixelview :-)

thanks,
-jackryan

jackryan- you can go there and just ask for a manager's discount. If everything fails ask vacuumtubes

jpadua · « **Reply #88 on:** Jun 02, 2003 at 09:49 AM »

Quote from: dongkhoi on Jun 02, 2003 at 09:32 AM

jpadua,

I'm planning to build an HTPC and a gaming PC to use for my 29" pixel plus. How much will it cost to have a decent set-up and can you give me the spec?

By the way I don't have any computer background so whatever you give me, I'm just going to show it to the computer shop

Thanks

Hi Dongkhoi, isnt the Pixelplus just great!!! anyways it depends on how far you want to go.. but I'll tell you that in a bit, for you to be able to play stutterfree DVD and use FDshow (the post processor software I use to upscale regular DVD 720x480 to 960x720) you need a fairly strong computer. Start off with at least an Athlon XP 2000 or P4 Equivalent. The more ram the better 256 could probably do but I'd go for 512. For a video card, Nvidia is pretty good, but it doesnt support interlaced resolutions, so I'd go for a Radeon 9500 it about 8k I think, but you can do full 1080i with this one. For your sound card, as long as it has a digital spdif output. so you can use an SB Audigy. Standard DVDrom drive, and a Decent Software DVD player.

Recommended setup:
Hardware
Athlon XP 2600 or higher (the higher the better)
Nforce2 Motherboard with Spdif output (built in Audio processor)
512mb Ram
Radeon 9500 (good for games too)
Decent DVDrom Drive(I use a liteon)
Standard Hard Drive
VGA Cable Male to Male (a little bit hard to find, but keep looking you'll find one... got mine from PC Bodega)

Software
Windows XP
Theatretek Software DVD Player
FDshow post processor (free download on the web)
Powerstrip (free)
DVD Region Killer (to enable multi region)

Your all Set! Have fun!

jpadua · « **Reply #89 on:** Jun 02, 2003 at 09:51 AM »

Quote from: jackryan on Jun 02, 2003 at 09:21 AM

hi there !

where can you get the latest version of POWERSTRIP?

thanks,
-jackryan

Hi Jackryan, I'm not sure of the exact website, but you can just try using google... search for Powerstrip Download... look for the latest version.

Cheers!