Page 1 of 100Hz Screen + Digital TV = Bad Combination ??

Read on a Google Group that 100Hz screens arent ideal for OnDigital and Sky Digital.

Is this true or complete Bo**ocks?

Advise please.

From what I`ve read in reviews, it`s best to stay well clear of 100Hz unless your paying big bucks for tv!

Harry66,

You would not have that google group URL would you?

Ash

"Of course, your opinion of the Sky Digital picture is likely to be influenced by the kind of TV display used to watch it. Those with smaller TV sets (around 21-25in) will be less aware of the sharpness drop than those viewing 32in screens and over. The type of TV is also an issue. TVs with 100Hz scanning can create their own artefacts when fed an MPEG2 picture. The kind of sophisticated noise reduction techniques used to improve the pictures of terrestrial broadcasters and VHS beach themselves when fed digital. This is because MPEG compression algorithms were originally subjectively optimised for standard interlaced 50Hz displays; there also appears to be evidence, documented by the ITC, of interaction between MPEG and all the various algorithms used by manufacturers of 100Hz TVs.

This is clearly why Philips has introduced what it dubs a DVD-mode on some of its newer sets. As yet, HCC has not had enough experience with digital broadcasts and the various 100Hz picture engines on the market to pinpoint who will suffer the most.

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from
http://www.homecinemachoice.com/articles/techarticles/SkyDigitalExploded/SkyDigitalExploded.shtml

I have a Sony 32fx65b 100Hz , perfect picture quality from Sky Digital , have had no problems with it at all , am i just lucky??!!!

Ash,

I cant remember what I typed to find the link.
I have been recently looking for comments on a number of Thomson and Panasonic TVs on google groups and one of the threads had the 100Hz comment.

Sorry.