I have just bought a "Music Television" Model MTV-540STB set top box from Coles for the incredible price of $75.
I am in WA so I don't know if this is available nationally or just in WA.
It is a nice neat unit & setting it up is a doddle. Reception appears to be excellent - but then my analogue reception is also very good so YMMV.
It even has a RS232 port for firmware upgrades !
Dave
Hi Dave,
It's here in Victoria at least - was looking at it myself.
Thanks for the info.
Does it have aspect ratio control on the remote, or do you have to fish through menus to adjust it?
Thanks again.
It has an 'ASPECT' button on the remote - THe manual quotes it as offering 'Full Screen, Letter box or Pan Scan'.
It even has 3 games built in ! (Tetris, Boxman and Happy Snake)
Dave
Cheers again Dave, thanks.
If any are ever released! See
So the important question is, have you found any firmware glitches yet?
MrT.
"Dave Goldfinch"
** What are the video options ?Has it got S-Video or Component Video ( 3 x RCAs) ?
Has it got a SCART socket or a mini-DIN for S-Video ?
......... Phil
You need to establish if there are any still available first. When Coles say "no rainchecks" it means they don't intend to have much stock.
MrT.
Hi Phil
Video is limited to Composite and S-VHS.
Audio is analogue stereo and Digital audio.
HTH
Dave
The S-VHS socket is a mini-DIN.
Dave
"Mr.T" T = Turd.
** CRIMINAL context snipper !!!! & CRIMINAL idiot assumption maker !!!!** What the F*CK for ????????
......... Phil
"Dave Goldfinch"
** Excellent.Are you using the S-Video ?
.......... Phil
"Dave Goldfinch"
** Cool.That makes it one up on the DSE budget STUB.
........ Phil
My Thomson STB has a 3.5mm stereo socket for the S-Video connection. Not uncommon these days.
Dave :)
Unfortunately not - my aging TV doesnt have that option.
Hopefully the price of widescreen sets will drop enough for me to contemplate buying one soon.
Dave
"Dave Goldfinch"
** Nearly all sets have it now.A very decent 68cm with full AV can be bought for under $400.
** No need for that expense to appreciate the HUGE improvement S-Video makes.Use it with your DVD player too.
Digital TV and typical DVD quality are practically the same.
......... Phil
Pardon me for assuming your questions had some point to them.
MrT.
"Mr.T" T = TURD
** F*CK YOU for PIG ARROGANTLY assuming YOU knew the reason.......... Phil
IMHO a widescreen set with composite is better than a 4:3 with S-Video any day. Hang out for the widesreen set Dave, I think a 76cm can be had for around $600 or so these days. 100Hz is worth paying the extra for though. The majority of digital TV content is widescreen, so doesn't look nearly as good on a 4:3 set. You can zoom in of course, or fit to screen, but then you either lose content or have a distorted image.
Yep, much better than analog. Although I still find that you can see the compression artefacts in high speed sports footage which I find a bit annoying sometimes.
Dave :)
"David L. Jones" >>
** Absolute bullshit.Using composite blurs the pic and colour quality on any screen.
** The vast majority of SD TV is in "letterbox " mode.Plus nothing looks WORSE than a 4:3 image on a wide screen set - that means many movies and even some commercials.
** Neither is true. ** Not inherent in the SD format - but a result of deliberate limiting of bit rates by the networks.An SD signal can have a higher bit rate than a DVD.
........ Phil
Yes, it was stupid of me to assume you would ever have a point to your arguments.
MrT.
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