Sinotec TV usb port reads hard drive !

[Rouxenator]

Depending on when you plan the upgrade there may not be any plasma around, its so dead they are now clearing our all the old stock they have, hence ED displays going on sale again.

 

[PostmanPot]

True - until it starts to show burn it, then it goes from hero to zero in no time flat.

Fair point, but we know how incredibly rare it is. Would you like to remind us about the abnormal story of how yours got burn in, or not?

Taken away, your point borders on moot, and plasma remains the firm hero.

 

[Rouxenator]

I am part of the 99% of plasma people with burn in yet I am also part of the 1% that is willing to talk about it and make people aware how much more awesome backlit solutions are.

 

[PostmanPot]

I did all the comparisons etc and also read all the millions of hoops people have to go through to maintain and tune plasma.

I set my tv up around 5 years ago once. Never did it again, I don't even know where it's remote is any more. It still looks as good as it did 5 years ago

As I said, just an observation.

Next I'll get a LED obviously and I will do all the same research I did back in the LCD vs Plasma era before buying it but who knows when that will be? Tomorrow or 10 years from now? Let's see how long the LCD lasts.

Let me just add one thing, I do not watch sport.

Maintain and tune plasma? No such thing.

The research, if properly done, will lead you to the same outcome: That plasma is better. However, I have a strong suspicion that the comparisons you made were done in a brightly lit Massmart store. Of course LCD will seem better, it is brighter and therefore makes people think it's better without realising that their home viewing conditions are completely different.

The point here is that there is no such thing as "LED". It uses the same technology as your LCD, except uses LED backlighting vs CCFL in yours, and a few other relatively small improvements which are mainly cosmetic. Hence why your research will lead to the same outcome, because you aren't taking on any new technology.

I understand that you do not watch sport, but that is only one of dozens of ways in which plasma excels.

And hey, when you buy again, you likely won't be able to buy plasma. And I certainly doubt you'll want to splurge tens of thousands of Rands on the only competitor to plasma, OLED.

 

[Rouxenator]

All burn-in prone displays (plasma/OLED/AMOLED) have superior levels of black.

Until they burn in, then black levels mean didily-squat.

 

[PostmanPot]

I am part of the 99% of plasma people with burn in yet I am also part of the 1% that is willing to talk about it and make people aware how much more awesome backlit solutions are.

The only category of people who'd really benefit are those needing a TV for a PC monitor. In that case, definitely go LCD. In practically all other circumstances, plasma is superior.

Once again, I take it you do not wish to tell us your burn in story. Even a copy pasterino will do?

 

[PostmanPot]

All burn-in prone displays (plasma/OLED/AMOLED) have superior levels of black.

Until they burn in, then black levels mean didily-squat.

The fear of burn in means more diddly squat than the fear you're mongering of burn in itself actually happening. If it was really something to be concerned about, frequent, you'd have a point.

 

[PostmanPot]

I did all the comparisons etc and also read all the millions of hoops people have to go through to maintain and tune plasma.

I set my tv up around 5 years ago once. Never did it again, I don't even know where it's remote is any more. It still looks as good as it did 5 years ago

As I said, just an observation.

Next I'll get a LED obviously and I will do all the same research I did back in the LCD vs Plasma era before buying it but who knows when that will be? Tomorrow or 10 years from now? Let's see how long the LCD lasts.

Let me just add one thing, I do not watch sport.

Regardless of sport, I suggest a quick looksee - http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/627291-Samsung-UA48H5500-fast-moving-images.

 

[Pitbull]

Have to add to this thread, bough a cheap 19" Sinotec LED TV this weekend from Game for R1400. It has two USB ports, supports FAT16/32 and NTFS. It played all file formats, even Real Media clips! Very impressed with it and I am planning to replace my horrible 51" Samsung Plasma with a big Sinotec LED in the near future. Speaking of which, Game has nearly halved the price on those rubbish 51" Samsung Plasma sets now, down from R7k to I think R4k.

Are you ok? I think you bumped your head

 

[AstroTurf]

Maintain and tune plasma? No such thing.

The research, if properly done, will lead you to the same outcome: That plasma is better. However, I have a strong suspicion that the comparisons you made were done in a brightly lit Massmart store. Of course LCD will seem better, it is brighter and therefore makes people think it's better without realising that their home viewing conditions are completely different.

The point here is that there is no such thing as "LED". It uses the same technology as your LCD, except uses LED backlighting vs CCFL in yours, and a few other relatively small improvements which are mainly cosmetic. Hence why your research will lead to the same outcome, because you aren't taking on any new technology.

I understand that you do not watch sport, but that is only one of dozens of ways in which plasma excels.

And hey, when you buy again, you likely won't be able to buy plasma. And I certainly doubt you'll want to splurge tens of thousands of Rands on the only competitor to plasma, OLED.

I don't have a cave for my tv. There are 4 doors in the room, each in the middle of the wall so lcd/led is better for me light wise and of course there is such a thing as LED, it has LED's instead of florescent.

Anyway, not sure why people are getting so rabid over a simple observation. Rather get that way about your country or sports if you must but a tv?

and @ Rouxenator, zero burn in for me at all... no funny settings I have to run for days to get rid of it or any of that.

Plug it in, turn it on, watch my series.

 

[PostmanPot]

I don't have a cave for my tv. There are 4 doors in the room, each in the middle of the wall so lcd/led is better for me light wise and of course there is such a thing as LED, it has LED's instead of florescent.

Anyway, not sure why people are getting so rabid over a simple observation. Rather get that way about your country or sports if you must but a tv?

and @ Rouxenator, zero burn in for me at all... no funny settings I have to run for days to get rid of it or any of that.

Plug it in, turn it on, watch my series.

I take it you do a large proportion of viewing during the day then. Lucky!

There is no such thing as an LED TV, was my point. There isn't.

There are no funny settings for plasma either, turn on and watch.

The reason people get 'rabid' is because of misconceptions. Especially how they influence Joe Public.

 

[AstroTurf]

I take it you do a large proportion of viewing during the day then. Lucky!

There is no such thing as an LED TV, was my point. There isn't.

There are no funny settings for plasma either, turn on and watch.

The reason people get 'rabid' is because of misconceptions. Especially how they influence Joe Public.

Weekends I watch tv in the day.

 

[sinotecroux]

Bought myself a seagate harddrive and my sinote does not want to read it. Am I doing something wrong

 

[qdada]

for a start format to fat 32 and put in a movie. I doubt it would be a filesystem issue in this day but at least you eliminate one possibility.

 

[SauRoNZA]

And if FAT32 does work, try ExFAT before loading it up with movies that don't fit because of the file size limitation.

 

[Elton Moodley]

Sinotech 42" LED 3D TV

I purchase a Sinotech tv and tried connected my hard drive to it. It reads the hard drive but the TV does not show on the source menu a function for USB. Is there something that needs to be done in order for the TV to read Hard Drive.

 

[AirWolf]

I purchase a Sinotech tv and tried connected my hard drive to it. It reads the hard drive but the TV does not show on the source menu a function for USB. Is there something that needs to be done in order for the TV to read Hard Drive.

I have an LG that doesn't show USB under source/input menu, but when a USB device is plugged in, a pop-up appears on screen to open device folder.

I.e unplug and replug if you exited USB device.