My 32" RCA LCD (720p/1080i)

Esche93

Hi, im new here .


Let me first out say i have just baught a 32" RCA LCD TV. I am very pleased with my purchase, but i think i have gotten the wrong one. First off, i looked at the TV at walmart and the one i have looks completely different. The Box says 720p/1080i but the User manual says its capable of 480i/p, 720p, 1080i/p. The model numbers are the same, so i really dont know, the funny thing about all this is i hooked up my Playstation 3 into my tv via a HDMI cord and it says "Video Output Resolution: 1080p" and it looks to be the best (visually) between 720p and 1080i. Also, another note i would like to include is when i click Info on the Remote it says it is displaying 1080p. Why would the company put that in the info if the tv is not 1080p.


I think Walmart might have to look at there inventory. It might be the tv, or it just might be something you know of. Either way, it looks awesome in 1080p mode. Not returning this tv

PFC5

When they list resolutions they are talking about 2 different things. One is the native resolution and can only be ONE resolution, but they also talk about what resolution the inputs can accept which would be all the other resolutions listed.

Earlier on most displays could not accept all resolutions, but now nearly all new ones will accept all resolutions but they can only display the single native resolution of the display which is WHY they are called "Fixed Pixel displays".

Hope this helps & welcome to the forum!

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Esche93

Ok im sorry, im only 16 :P. I have a general knowledge about TV's but not so much about new tv's. Ok so here is what you generally saying

-There can be only one native resolution
-Most newer TV's can input all resolutions


Ok, so if i have a 720p/1080i tv, i can only display 720p/1080i, and 1080p can input but cannot output, it wil scale it to either 720p or 1080i (correct?). If thats the case, why does 1080p looks so much better than either resolution.

(Im sorry, im a new HDTV owner. We have a HDTV downstairs but its a tube tv and can only display 480i, 480p, and 1080i)

ddeerrff

Not exactly. Post the model number and someone will give the lowdown on it.

For example, my little 19" Vizio VA19L has a native display of 1366 x 768 pixels. It can accept input formats of 480i, 480p, 720p, and 1180i, but it converts (rescales) all these formats to fit the 1366 x 768 display screen.

PFC5

We were all new to this at one point or another so no need to apologize for being new to this.

If you have a flat panel display it is ONLY ONE resolution that can be outputted. It cannot be 720p/1080i output. CRTs can display multiple resolutions, but LCD & plasma only display ONE resolution called the "Native Resolution". That is why they are called "Fixed Pixel Displays".

As was said, please post your brand/model number so we can help better with your issue. you could also add your devices to your signature so they show on each post and you do not have to remember to add it to posts. You can add it here:

http://www.highdefforum.com/profile....=editsignature

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Esche93

L32HD31R, thats the model number. Came from Walmart, it shows the right picture on the website, but the instore model was Completely different.

Thanks PFC5 and ddeerrff, heres a link for the tv

tv(.)rca(.)com/en-us/modeldetail(.)html?MN=L32HD31R

Sorry i can't post links, so your going to have to fix it and copy and paste. By the way, if anybody knows about the EN-V picture processing technology and Intelluite (if other tv's have those). I think i know what intelluite is (adjusts the brightness for surrounding lighting conditions). But i don't know what the EN-V picture processing technology is.

VideeO

Here's the RCA specs on the set:
http://tv.rca.com/en-us/modeldetail.html?MN=L32HD31R

The native resolution is 1366x768 which means that it will always display 768p
(which is pretty much equivalent to 720p).

It also appears to only accept inputs of 480p, 720p and 1080i.
No problem there either, unless you try to input a 1080p signal (from blu-ray for example), it will return the message "invalid signal input".

Esche93

Correct, but when i input a 1080p signal from the PS3 (Blu-ray) the TV says it is displaying 1080p (take GT5 Prologue, or GTA IV they will display [output] 1080p).

BUT, a blu-ray MOVIE will downscale back to 1080i [even if 1080p is selected, games will stay 1080p but movies will not]. But i think you guys are right, the tv is 768p. But i didn't know because choosing 1080p out of the others, 1080p shows visually better than everything else selected.

VideeO

The TV will NEVER tell you what it is displaying. They just don't do that.
The TV will always display at its native resolution which is 768p.
If the TV displays 1080p, then it is possible that the set you have has be upgraded/updated to accept 1080p input. However, your follow on comment would suggest that this is not the case.

PFC5

A TV displays what the input signal is when you hit the info button for the TV and NOT what the tv is actually displaying.

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Esche93

Ok, well i thought about it for a while. Talked to my dad, and he offered to buy my RCA for 10 dollars less then what i payed for it, then im going to go out and buy a 1080p tv (which i hope is a great tv, 1920x1080 native) for 495.00. Ill just need to make up the extra 100.00 and something dollars.

Vizio 32'' Class Series Full-HD 1080p LCD HDTV w/ Java Bezel (Brown Bezel), VOJ32

www(.)walmart(.)com/catalog/product(.)do?product_id=10778775

The next post i make, ill be able to post links

Esche93

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...ct_id=10778775

There, i think its in link format now since i have over 5 posts . Hope thats better

IGExpandingPan

I have NO clue what walmart is selling. They only say VO32.

[VO32LF]
http://www.vizio.com/product.aspx?id=2710&pid=1506
Native Panel Resolution: 1920 x 1080
[VO32L]
http://www.vizio.com/product.aspx?id=2708&pid=1506
Native Panel Resolution: 1366 x 768

Both TVs will accept 720P and 1080I The VO32LF will downscale 1080I to the 768 screen. I would "guess" since you got an HDMI cable you have the VO32L, the one with the lower resolution. The only way to know is for you to share which model number you have.

Esche93

Im pretty sure its this one that they have listed
http://www.vizio.com/product.aspx?id=2715&pid=1506
which is Full HD (1920x1080 native).

BrianO

I believe it will also accept an input of 480i which is used by almost all OTA broadcasters on their SD digital sub-channels, not to mention some older video equipment that outputs 480i only.