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LN52A650 Questions

Dec 26, 2008 10:53PM PST

Probably get these questions alot but I wan to make sure on my end.

When watching a Blue ray movie via PS3 the info says 1920x1080@60hz

Should it not say 1920x1080p@120hz? when watching HD TV it says 1920x1080i but it does not have the p at the end for Blue ray movies. Is this just because the TV is a native 1080p and will not say 1080p because of that?

Also the 60hz part never says 120hz why is that and is it something I need to fix.

Thanks and again sorry if the question has been asked over and over

Lastly had the popping and picture skipping issue with the ps3 and tv via HDMI hook up and updated firmware to the 2007.0 and it resolved that problem

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Info Bar
Dec 27, 2008 12:01AM PST

Ballew01,

Thanks for the update on the PS3. Glad to hear it worked out.

The information bar is simply displaying what the incoming signal is. It would be redundant to display 120Hz when that's what the panel will always show.

The purpose of the information bar was to give the end user who wants to change the settings of his source the ability to see what resolution and Hz the <b>incoming</b> signal is being detected at.

The panel itself will always show a 1080p picture at 120Hz. The incoming signal may not be that high, and there is a processing that the picture goes through to be shown (called upconversion) properly.

This is also helpful in diagnosing a poor signal; often times, when unplugged, some DVD players revert to a factory default setting, and you can easily see what setting is coming in at the touch of a button.

If I can explain this further, please ask. We're here to help.

Regards,

--HDTech

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Thank you
Dec 27, 2008 1:23AM PST

so pretty much when I watch something that is progressive scan (p) it will not tell me just say 1920x1080 thats it and when I watch something that is interlaced (i) it will let me know that by saying 1920x1080i?

Is that statement is correct then since I am not seeing the (p) then I am watching my movies at max res 1080p

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Information bar...
Dec 28, 2008 3:43AM PST

When the incoming signal is 1080p, it will display 1080.
When the incoming signal is 1080i, it will display 1080i.

You are correct.

--HDTech

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PC connection problem with the LN52A650A1F
Jan 7, 2009 3:20AM PST

We are trying to connect a laptop SVGA plug into a new LN52A650A1F.

I'm running dual displays with the desktop extended to the SVGA output. The adapter only does 1600x1200 60hz. I plug the cable into another TV and I'm getting a good signal. When we plug it into the LN52A650A1F, the TV says it is getting no signal.

We upgraded from 2004.0 to 2007.0 software from the Samsung site and the same result.

Tier II support advises us that the adapter must do 1900 resolution or the TV won't detect it. This seems to contradict your statement about the 1024 above.