The current state of de-interlacing/upscaling in HDTVs?

[Daigohji]

With my SDTV having problems after seven years of heavy use, I may be finally getting an HDTV before the end of the year. With the number of older consoles I own, and the PS3's new-found lack of PS2 compatibility, I'm understandably worried about lag from 480i outputs and shoddy upscaling. When I tried to read up about the issue via google, it just comes out with articles that were written in 2005/06. Are input lag and poor TV-side de-interlacing still prevalent in 2008, or have matters improved? Are there any improvements on the horizon? For reference, these are the TVs I currently have my eye on: Sony KDL32D3000 or Panasonic TX-32LXD70.

I'd really like to avoid buying an external upscaler/de-interlacer if at all possible.

[Fudoh]

Your best shot to avoid any external scaling/deinterlacing devices is to buy a Plasma. The Panasonic Plasmas are cheap (42"), have Full HD, have acceptable SD picture and very, very small lag.

You definitely won't be happy with the LCDs you've linked, especially if you're used to GOOD SD signals like YUV oder RGB.

[antron]

if you want LCD use a store that allows returns. test, return, repeat until you find one that works (and has no dead pixels).

[PC Engine Fan X!]

For Daigohji,

Or better yet, just take your favorite gaming console to the stores and try them out on the HDTV monitors before buying one to see if that's what you really want...

Most speciality A/V stores nowdays, have a strict policy of not accepting returns once the "big ticket" item has already been opened (i.e. HDTV) unless it's still brand new and unopened. It's a very good idea to ask the sales associate/dealer if such a "big ticket" item such as an HDTV monitor can be returned if you're not satisfied with your purchase.

Good Luck with your next HDTV purchase... ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[system11]

Take a console with you to TV shops, and test them. As for input lag, I have a Sony KDL-40X3000 and it has no lag I can detect. One really cute way of comparing sets in that respect is some stores have all the TVs in a row or up on a wall, sharing the same feed. You can actually see some lag behind others in that setup. Philips have VERY poor lag from what I saw.

[Ex-Cyber]

One really cute way of comparing sets in that respect is some stores have all the TVs in a row or up on a wall, sharing the same feed. You can actually see some lag behind others in that setup. Philips have VERY poor lag from what I saw.

That may depend on what kind of signal the sets are displaying, though. If it's a DTV signal, the lag might just be from decoding and postprocessing the video stream.

[Strider77]

bloodflowers... have you used a XRGB on your set before?