well there i was 3 weeks ago thought i would treat myself to a new tv as i just got sky in my bedroom. so went out and got a 20inch phillips lcd tv for 350quid. i thought i wouldnt need hd because i wasnt intending on getting an xbox 360 . but i just found out im being given a 1000quid bonus for xmas and have decided on getting a xbox 360. and only realised the other day i could have got one of those ocuk 26inch hd ready tv's for 340. so when i get my xbox will there be a really significant different in quality will th e graphics be the same but just crisper with hd. or can my tv support hd. but i know its not hd ready but is there another way to get hd. so what is the difference like between playing the xbox in hd and non hd. ps i am sooooo gutted.
im gutted i really am.
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If your TV is not HD ready it will not take a HD signal and at 20" I wouldn't think it would look that good anyway since it would appear squashed on the small screen. High-Definition is just a resolution (of 1280x720) same as any PC monitor can do.
Is there a difference between Standard-Defiinition and High-Definition? Yes quite a huge difference, but playing the Xbox 360 in Standard-Definition doesn't look bad either. Just imagine a game being played on a PC at 800x600 resolution and one at 1280x1024 and you get the idea.
I currently play my Xbox 360 on a 20" CRT and the picture is aweful, but the graphics are still great. The image quality sucks because the TV was £70 from a supermarket, but I will be getting a 32" HD LCD after the new year and I will probably find a good deal in the sales (I'm hoping)
For a HDTV I would say minimum size you should be looking at is 26", but others play theirs on 20"-24" monitors and say it doesn't look squished in HD.
Is there a difference between Standard-Defiinition and High-Definition? Yes quite a huge difference, but playing the Xbox 360 in Standard-Definition doesn't look bad either. Just imagine a game being played on a PC at 800x600 resolution and one at 1280x1024 and you get the idea.
I currently play my Xbox 360 on a 20" CRT and the picture is aweful, but the graphics are still great. The image quality sucks because the TV was £70 from a supermarket, but I will be getting a 32" HD LCD after the new year and I will probably find a good deal in the sales (I'm hoping)
For a HDTV I would say minimum size you should be looking at is 26", but others play theirs on 20"-24" monitors and say it doesn't look squished in HD.
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£350 for a 20" LCD TV? Quite a lot, I must say.
philips do four models of 20" LCD's..three of them are 640 x 480p and one 1366 x 768p..
Which one did you buy??
surely it would be the 1366 x 768p one for £350
http://www.consumer.philips.com/con...&proxybuster=JXVVW5OL3MGEJJ0RMRCSHQFHKFSESI5P
Which one did you buy??
surely it would be the 1366 x 768p one for £350
http://www.consumer.philips.com/con...&proxybuster=JXVVW5OL3MGEJJ0RMRCSHQFHKFSESI5P
hang on ive just read through the guide and it says it can support analogue up to hdtv 720p and digital up to edtv 576p. and i have got a dvi-i port and shows you how to connect hd equipment through the dvi-i port using a hd analogue connection does this mean i will be able to play in hd somehow.??
johnno said:
Thought you said it wasn't widescreen? 720P is a widescreen format.
If you take it back to where you bought it, box it back up and tell them that their head office would refund it, minus a 10% fee as it's been opened, they'll take it back. You'll lost 35 quid but if it bugs you that much is a good option.
It also has a traditional 4:3 aspect ratio and 640 x 480 pixel resolution, which is surprisingly small to be handling HD pictures. This set is only compatible with 720p, so you can forget 1080i this time. Philips have given the 20PF4121/05 20” LCD its Crystal Clear Technology, to combine picture enhancements like Contrast Plus and colour improvement to improve picture depth
taken from a review i have just been looking at
taken from a review i have just been looking at
You would brought a Samsung SM940MW 19" Widescreen HD Ready LCD TV with built in Analogue Tuner for only £250 from here at ocuk....
I just can't see how any shop can be still selling there 20" 4:3 non HD LCD's for £350
(am thinking somewhere around £149 to £199 would be about right)
I just can't see how any shop can be still selling there 20" 4:3 non HD LCD's for £350
(am thinking somewhere around £149 to £199 would be about right)
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johnno said:
If it's resolution is 640*480 it can't be compatible with a proper 720p image though? Unless its downscaling it to progressive scan or something? And even then you'd be getting major black bars to compensate for the fact its widescreen :/ How odd.
chaparral said:You would brought a Samsung SM940MW 19" Widescreen HD Ready LCD TV with built in Analogue Tuner for only £250 from here at ocuk....
I just cannot see how any shop can be still selling there 20" 4:3 non HD LCD's for £350
for 20" £350 is about right, although at the higher end of the scale admittedly. Won't get a decent brand from a retailer for less than about £280.
