A question about the date and advise for those who plan to buy an LCD tv

[cydiamante]

Hi everyone again,

quick question: is there a way to get rid of the time/time zone and date appearing every time I switch on the cam??

Secondly if anyone who owns this fantastic hi-def video camera or any other HD for that matter and plans to buy an LCD full HD (1920x1080) make sure that the TV supports 100/120 hz or some other motion blur reduction facility.

I own a Sharp Aquos full HD which I also use as a PC monitor. The picture quality is amazing! Unfortunately because the HV20 produces video which is so sharp and clear, when there is rapid panning or movement it looks slightly blurry and out of focus on the LCD. It loses its sharpness. This is commonly referred to as motion blur of LCD.

Mind you this does not have any thing to do with the response time of the LCD panel. The motion blur is reduced by either doubling the hz of the tv or some other technology such as frame interpolation.

The other solution is to buy a Plasma which don't have this problem :)

Any comments on this topic are welcome.

[cydiamante]

Don't forget my question on if you can get rid of the date and time zone appearing every time you start the camera :)

[Wolfman]

Goooood question!!!! bit crap to switch it on and have to wait for all the crap to disappear.By the time its gone u forgot what u wanted to shoot!!!!!

[joseph soriano]

Secondly if anyone who owns this fantastic hi-def video camera or any other HD for that matter and plans to buy an LCD full HD (1920x1080) make sure that the TV supports 100/120 hz or some other motion blur reduction facility.

I own a Sharp Aquos full HD which I also use as a PC monitor. The picture quality is amazing! Unfortunately because the HV20 produces video which is so sharp and clear, when there is rapid panning or movement it looks slightly blurry and out of focus on the LCD. It loses its sharpness. This is commonly referred to as motion blur of LCD.

Mind you this does not have any thing to do with the response time of the LCD panel. The motion blur is reduced by either doubling the hz of the tv or some other technology such as frame interpolation.

my buddy who has an hvx200 bought this sharp aquos for this very reason(120hz) and is very happy w/ it.

http://www.sharpusa.com/products/ModelLanding/0,1058,1815,00.html

any other brands/models you know of w/ this capability?

[24Peter]

Don't forget my question on if you can get rid of the date and time zone appearing every time you start the camera :)

I don't think so. Why is that a problem?

[cydiamante]

Not really a problem, more of an annoyance plus the fact that my country is not listed in there and I have to use Cairo as a time zone.

[Erik Bien]

On my GL-2 that clock/time zone feature depends on the little flat watch- or hearing-aid-type battery: take that battery out, and it doesn't display the information.

As far as I can tell, however, it doesn't gain you anything: the camera still needs just as long to "get ready" before responding to the REC button, whether or not it shows you what time it is.

[Diver]

1. The time/date doesn't show on the playback. Forget about it
2. I bought a Sharp Aquos 1080p on the strength of the p not an i and the anti-motion blurring LCD effect. The picture using the Sony PS3/Blueray or the CANON hv20 is quite stunning.

[cydiamante]

Can you tell me which model Sharp you have?

[Chas Hart]

Just to clarify 1080 displays:

All LCD and Plasma displays are progressive scan. If you have a 1080p display, there are 1920x1080 (2,073,600) pixels to play with. Also my experience with 1080 displays, there is no overscan on HD content (1x1 pixel maping).

Most non-1080p LCD/Plasma displays have a native resolution of 1366x768 or 1024x768. A 1080i signal will have to be deinterlaced and downscaled to its native res. I've never seen these displays without overscan

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