Am I getting 600hz display on my tv

arthurx1234

I have bought a Panasonic TX-P50S20B and I am very impressed with, well just about everything, however I wonder if I am getting a 600hz display.
The tv is connected to my sky box.
When I press the information button on the Pannys TV remote it displays that the picture is "1080 with 50hz input"
Can someone shed some light on this?
cheers
Arthur

KillerWatt

http://www.tvlampsnbulbs.com/2009/03/what-does-600hz-subfield-motion-mean/

aliEnRIK

Unsure how to switch on 600Hz on the pan (Or possibly its on all the time)

But youve been conned as theres no such thing as 600Hz tvs.

spud17

http://www.panasonic.co.uk/html/en_GB/Products/Viera+Flat+Screen+TV/Overview/VIERA+|+600Hz+NeoPDP/2323941/index.html

KillerWatt

aliEnRIK wrote: »

But youve been conned as theres no such thing as 600Hz tvs.

There is, but it refers to the sub field timing.
The actual image displayed will always be at 50 Hz because that is what the field timebase has to run at to display the picture correctly. To ensure that it cannot deviate from this figure (and hence screw the picture up), the mains frequency is used as a reference.

aliEnRIK

KillerWatt wrote: »

There is, but it refers to the sub field timing

yes, but its to con people. pure and simple

Avoriaz

aliEnRIK wrote: »

yes, but its to con people. pure and simple

Why is it a con?

If the technology improves the way the human eyes perceive the image, surely that is a good thing?

Films in cinemas and 50hz CRT TVs fool or con the eye into interpreting a flashing image as a steady image.

Surely this is much the same only more so?

propaintballa

Avoriaz wrote: »

Why is it a con?

If the technology improves the way the human eyes perceive the image, surely that is a good thing?

Films in cinemas and 50hz CRT TVs fool or con the eye into interpreting a flashing image as a steady image.

Surely this is much the same only more so?

It's not a con... But to people that don't know what they're talking about, it just sounds good.

In a sense though, it is a bit of a con because at the end of the day, the human eye only take in images at 30FPS... You may see a difference between high and low refresh rates on CRT monitors/TVs... But not with LCDs

Taffybiker

propaintballa wrote: »

It's not a con... But to people that don't know what they're talking about, it just sounds good.

In a sense though, it is a bit of a con because at the end of the day, the human eye only take in images at 30FPS... You may see a difference between high and low refresh rates on CRT monitors/TVs... But not with LCDs

Actually, it's less than that. My HD system (blu ray & projector) is set for 24Hz progressive scan whenever the media supports it. This is exactly the same as used in cinemas and the indeed the way it was intended to be displayed by the film makers.

aliEnRIK

Avoriaz wrote: »

Why is it a con?

If the technology improves the way the human eyes perceive the image, surely that is a good thing?

Films in cinemas and 50hz CRT TVs fool or con the eye into interpreting a flashing image as a steady image.

Surely this is much the same only more so?

IF it imroves the way then yes. Its better. But selling it as a 600Hz tv (Knowing people will compare it to 50, 100 and 200Hz tvs) is a con. It doesnt work the same way (Far from it in fact)
The screen does NOT refresh 600 times per second

HOWEVER, these 600Hz tvs in the reviews ive seen actually perform WORSE than standard 100Hz ones

aliEnRIK

propaintballa wrote: »

It's not a con... But to people that don't know what they're talking about, it just sounds good.

In a sense though, it is a bit of a con because at the end of the day, the human eye only take in images at 30FPS... You may see a difference between high and low refresh rates on CRT monitors/TVs... But not with LCDs

Im sorry but the 30fps you speak of is a little wrong. Some people have been tested to be in the hundreds, and its even possibly some may be able to perceive differences into the thousands