You have to remember that unlike flat panel displays, CRTs are inherently analog devices. There are no discrete pixels in a CRT tv so there is not nessecarily the concept of upscaling (and the associated problems) that you will find with a LCD or Plasma.
Some CRTs are fixed and will simply upsample all inputs to 1080i, yet others are much more flexible. The Sony Kd-34XBR970 for example will take 480i sources and simply double them to 960i rather than upconvert them to 1080i. It can display 720p just as easily.
A set like the 970 will give you the most flexibility when displaying sources of all resolutions.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Dan @ Aug 17th 2006 2:04PM
You have to remember that unlike flat panel displays, CRTs are inherently analog devices. There are no discrete pixels in a CRT tv so there is not nessecarily the concept of upscaling (and the associated problems) that you will find with a LCD or Plasma.
Some CRTs are fixed and will simply upsample all inputs to 1080i, yet others are much more flexible. The Sony Kd-34XBR970 for example will take 480i sources and simply double them to 960i rather than upconvert them to 1080i. It can display 720p just as easily.
A set like the 970 will give you the most flexibility when displaying sources of all resolutions.