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dark_hag666

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im sceptical whenever i see TVs being advertised as HD ready. yes i have looked round the back of them for a HDMI port

but iv been wondering, how can an LCD TV claim to support 1080i when the native res is [size=-1]1366 x 768. it just seems even more of a lie than the 'size' of a hard drives
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I am very confused by all this high definition malarky, I mean I don't know much about it, are there any links with very good info?

I keep seeing lots of different resolutions banded around, different connections. Any help would be great cheers :)
 
And just to confuse matters, there is the new FULL HD READY which is even higher....you'll start seeing these in the shops after xmas probably.
 
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And just to confuse matters, there is the new FULL HD READY which is even higher....you'll start seeing these in the shops after xmas probably.
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1080p I assume your talking about?

There are a couple of plasmas out now that are actually HD ready as opposed to the supposed HD TV's that are the mainstream now (720). There are going to be a few people getting a shock when their supposed HDTV cant actually display proper HD. I think its really a con at the moment.
 
So this 1080P resolution is what High Definition, if everything was equal, should be at, being the resolution of 1920X1080?

And the connections that will fully support 1080P would be the HDMI? So basically if one was looking around for a good quality, semi-future proof HD display I should look out for the 1080P format fully supported and HDMI?
 
Full HD is the next thing really and yes 1920 x 10??.

Saw a couple in Berlin at IFA (massive Show) last week and to be fair didnt notice much difference against the same size (46") LCD showing the same HD broadcast signal (Discovery HD).

But it will confuse people again - then again so will the battle between HD DVD and BlueRay - thats gonna run for years!
 
1920 x 1080p is overkill imo.

I'm very happy running 720p stuff. I've built up a nice collection of films, almost all 720p and I would have no inclination to change them all to 1080p. I've run 1080p on my 24" Eizo and I really can't say it has added to my enjoyment of a film over 720p.

To go off on a tangent slightly, having just upgraded my sound system I have to say that there is no competition when it comes to "the viewing experience" - sound wins over picture quality every time. I would take dvd quality and a very nice 5.1 setup over a HDTV and ok sound any day of the week.

So, just go for a decent HDTV and don't worry about supporting 1080p natively would be my advice :)
 
High definition is meant to be used on larger screens (37+") you will hardly be able to tell the difference between SDTV and 720 let alone 1080. Not being nasty but its pointless having 1080 on a 24" screen. When you get to 37" and above that is where true HD comes into its own and where you can really tell the difference.
 
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High definition is meant to be used on larger screens (37+") you will hardly be able to tell the difference between SDTV and 720 let alone 1080. Not being nasty but its pointless having 1080 on a 24" screen. When you get to 37" and above that is where true HD comes into its own and where you can really tell the difference.
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Yeah sorry I didn't make myself clear. I only ran the 1080p stuff on my Eizo to test it at native, as my main 37" HDTV cannot run 1080p at native.

I'll admit I've not seen 1080p running at native on anything bigger than a 24" screen, but I'm finding it hard to believe it would be a whole lot better than 720p even if my 37" supported it natively.
 
Personally I think that argument is deeply flawed. it's similar to saying you can't see the difference between 640x480 and 1280x1024 on a 17" PC Monitor. Of course you can and what a lot of tosh to suggest otherwise.
 
pinkaardvark said:
Personally I think that argument is deeply flawed. it's similar to saying you can't see the difference between 640x480 and 1280x1024 on a 17" PC Monitor. Of course you can and what a lot of tosh to suggest otherwise.
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Entirely depends on the viewing distance.

The whole point of HD is that you have a nice big picture, but still with all the detail. So watching a standard DVD on my 32" LCD I have to sit about 8ft back to make it look good. But watching a HD-DVD I can sit 4ft away and it still looks awesome.

HD on anything smaller than 26" is utterly pointless unless you're watching at point blank range. And who sits that close to a TV to watch a movie? :confused:

Considering most people sit around 6-8 ft from their TV in a "normal" situation, then a corresponding HDTV should be at least 37" in order to appreciate the quality.
 
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