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HDtv confusion
strapping young lad:
the best possible hi dev you will get if you can get a 1080p CRT screen apparently (not popular)
the main thing that put me off a plasma was that they are twice as heavy more or less than an equivalent sized lcd.
ive got a 40" samsung that does 1080p
the thing is though is that you may get cheaper tv's that does the same resolution however something to look out for is the contrast ratio, the samsung i have is 15000:1 the cheaper ones are half that
BUT HD-READY does not mean it does 1080p (the current highest standard) im not sure what is the basic criteria but ive been told it aint
ie they are all equal but some are more equal than others ;)
...NB
dont bother with SKY HD until more channels come out! cheaper now to get a ps3, with a blueray player (the 40gb has less bells and whistles, ignoring the hd size) and rent dvd's from online places such as lovefilm.com or amazon
much cheaper over the year than to get sky HD then the extra 10 a month it costs to get sky HD
but if the length of your HDMI cable needs to be higher than, say 3 metres, get a high quality one as longer cables cannot handle the bandwidth for the HD signal and there is degradation...
in other words dont buy an expensive TV and have cheap cables which defeats the object!
Welshbreed:
Simple answer
"HD ready" means it will accept HDTV signals, but probably has limited resolution.
an actual HDtv will cost far to much, unless you import it (starting about £400 in america or £850 - £3000,00 in the UK)
HDMI cables are looking to be the norm and are fitted to x-box 360 and ps3 I believe.
Remember kids, every computer monitor (thats primarily a computer not a tv) will be in High Def, some newer ones also come with HDMI ports, but are rather expensive for a monitor (cheap for a TV) but obviously thay'd only make small TV's.
strapping young lad:
hence when you buy graphics cards these days they come with DVI outputs not the good old vga adaptor..
but you can get adaptors so you can put your pc onto a modern tv in hi def
JumboBeef:
Old wives' tail: HDtv is much better than SDtv. If you only watch HD DVDs etc, then it is slightly better but for the 99% of people who watch X-factor, Doc Martin and Top Gear, then, no.
I have a 42" Plasma Panasonic TV, bought three years ago (for £3,000) and I use Sky. As just about everything everyone watches on TV is in SD and not HD, then my SDtv showing SD gives a better picture than a HDtv showing SDtv.
I used to work in TV and I worked on a HiDeff TV prog back in 1989 :shock: It still hasn't caught on really and HD has many, many more years before it becomes main stream, if ever (just wait for the next big thing).
My advice: buy a well known brand (would a lesser brand Plasma still be going strong after three years? The picture on my one is PERFECT), and choose one which you gives you best picture when watching of the sort of thing you normally watch (no point watching Matrix on DVD in the shop if you will be watching mainly football on it).
I wouldn't worry too much about "maybe you'll use this or that in five years time" because you can bet there will be something new next year, and you'll get a new telly before you use all the fuctions.
"HD-ready, Future Proof" my ....foot.
laser_jock99:
Just make sure it's a 1080P (Tru HD) set if you want the best.
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