Got an interesting TV given to me

leatherrebel5150leatherrebel5150
in Everything Else
I'm no expert in TV's. I had a co-worker give me a small TV they were getting rid of. Its an older LCD but strangley does not have a HDMI input. Only RF, Composite, Component, and S video. I don't think Ive ever seen a flat screen TV without HDMI inputs before. Have you guys seen this kind of thing before?

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  • Sign Collector GuySign Collector Guy
    Yes. Before HDMI, component was how you plugged in an HD device. Amongst other ways.

    I had an HD CRT TV before I ever got a flat panel. It was 1080i though. 
  • aguyaguy
    I'm guessing it's 19" or smaller, and made by Magnavox or some other non top tier brand?
  • leatherrebel5150leatherrebel5150
    Originally posted by: aguy



    I'm guessing it's 19" or smaller, and made by Magnavox or some other non top tier brand?



    Its a Sanyo Vizon CLT1554 and yea its pretty small. I knew about old CRT HD sets being set up for component only but i always thought once they went to actual flat tv's they had all incorporated HDMI inputs

     
  • Uncle MeatUncle Meat
    Seen lots of em during the transitional period away from CRTs, not odd for sure.
  • Andy_BogomilAndy_Bogomil
    Yes, i have one and it's awesome. It has a kickstand, is super light, and still kinda thin. Really great since it has zero lag so sometimes I take it to places that only have HD TVs like my brothers. Unfortunately the computer I had with s-video out died on me as I was gonna use it for mame. I got it at good will for or value Village for $5.
  • IchinisanIchinisan
    My sister still uses a small Sharp brand LCD that has no digital inputs. Probably an "enhanced definition" EDTV (480p).
  • themisfit138themisfit138
    I had one of those Samsung tvs in college, that I bought new in 2002. They had 15 and 17 inch models with only s-video or composit inputs. HDMI wasn't a thing yet.
  • ifightdragonsifightdragons
    Originally posted by: Andy_Bogomil



    Yes, i have one and it's awesome. It has a kickstand, is super light, and still kinda thin. Really great since it has zero lag so sometimes I take it to places that only have HD TVs like my brothers. Unfortunately the computer I had with s-video out died on me as I was gonna use it for mame. I got it at good will for or value Village for $5.

    LCD with zero lag? How is that even possible? Not trying to be rude, just curious.



     
  • leatherrebel5150leatherrebel5150
    I guess i just missed this whole era of tv's back in the day then. My family doesnt jump on new I tech until our old stuff craps out. Which usually means the new tech is already a few generations old id imagine this type of thing wasnt around all that long. Thanks for the info guys!
  • Trj22487Trj22487
    HDTVs starting coming out in North America in 1998 I believe? But most people would probably say they saw their first one in 2006 or 2007.
  • Andy_BogomilAndy_Bogomil
    Originally posted by: ifightdragons

    Originally posted by: Andy_Bogomil



    Yes, i have one and it's awesome. It has a kickstand, is super light, and still kinda thin. Really great since it has zero lag so sometimes I take it to places that only have HD TVs like my brothers. Unfortunately the computer I had with s-video out died on me as I was gonna use it for mame. I got it at good will for or value Village for $5.

    LCD with zero lag? How is that even possible? Not trying to be rude, just curious.



     





    Well maybe not exactly zero, but I feel no difference playing on it compared to my CRT as compared to my HD TV via composite which noticeably has a few frames of delay. Not sure why it would have faster response but I can't personally tell there is any input lag or frame delay when playing on it which is more than I can say about any modern flatscreen. All NES games that have precise input I still use the same frame cues and Ive played games like rock band with no calibration and it seems perfect. So if there's lag it's ridiculously small.
  • ifightdragonsifightdragons
    Gotcha! Seems like a very special case, as almost all early LCDs (not to mention HD CRTs and EDTVs) have an _awful_ lot of lag,
  • CZroeCZroe
    Pretty much any 4:3 LCD TV is going to be like this. Most have no digital input, HDMI, DVI, or iLink.



    Just before HDMI we had DVI and IEEE 1394 Firewire/iLink for digital inputs but neither was considered standard. As a result, many TVs just before HDMI didn't have either. A few years before that and pretty much none of them did. For example, I have a Samsung 150MP and Samsung 150MB from a PlayStation 2 kiosk from 2000 and it only has analog inputs. It does take RGBS through the RGBHV (VGA) port though.   The kiosk came with PS2 S-Video cables but I've since added PS2 component cables.
  • K.ThrowerK.Thrower
    HDMI came out in late 2003 iirc, even then it was a new high end item not really the norm until around 2006, so yeah, plenty of years of LCDs or panel monitors without HDMI to be had.
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