philb
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tesco selling this tv for £800 it says hdmi but not hd ready. does this mean its not as good as a hd ready tv? what is the hdmi for if it cant support hi-def? i'm confused please help me. cheers
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philb
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woops i forgot he link http://www.hyundai-electronics.lv/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=93&language=en
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Melville
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wouldnt bother for that much, its bound to go wrong
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John
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It doesn't really matter if it goes wrong though because tesco will just take it back no quibbles.
It will be rubbish though.
The resolution is ok for hd though so I don't know what it's missing to not be hd ready.
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philb
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so the resolution is better than a regular lcd tv? will i be able to link an xbox360 to it through the hdmi to make the picture sharper 
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John
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The resolution is not better than a decent lcd, some are higher.
Go into tesco and have a look.
There are no hdmi cables for the 360 yet afaik.
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--Dave--
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ffs. Why don't people spend their hard earned cash on decent quality products?
an HDTV should be able to
1) display an image of at least 720p (1280x720 progressive scan)
2) receive an input of 1080i (1920x1080 interlaced)
3) feature an HDMI connector, or HCMP-compatible DVI connector
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by --Dave--
ffs. Why don't people spend their hard earned cash on decent quality products?
an HDTV should be able to
1) display an image of at least 720p (1280x720 progressive scan)
2) receive an input of 1080i (1920x1080 interlaced)
3) feature an HDMI connector, or HCMP-compatible DVI connector
dave, don't know where you got that from but #2 is bollocks, if its can recieve a HD input of 720i/p then its HD.
Also 720 and 1080 resolutions are 1024x720 pixels and latter, 1920x1080 pixels.
www.hidef.co.uk is a good source of info 
As for decent makes, well sony aren't exactly the muts nuts - look at there plasmas, crock of shite, yet people still believe its a decent make for them  If you want a decent plasma, look at panasonic or pioneer.
And many people dont have the 2-4k to spend on a decent plasma. Saying that, i would look at some of the older ranges of panasonics - wont be top spec but richersounds stock a few around t he 1k area and are pretty decent for the cash 
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kz
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definitely about panasonic or pioneer. sony are good, but you have to pay for it. only the W & X ranges are worth getting for hig quality
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John
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They are lcd's not plasmas.
Sony don't make plasmas anymore.
Pioneer don't even make lcd's do they?
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Dom
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Originally posted by John
They are lcd's not plasmas.
Sony don't make plasmas anymore.
Pioneer don't even make lcd's do they?
No, pioneer have stuck with plasma, i suppose if there good at it then why bother going to LCD.
And yea, sony stopped making plasmas a year or so, but then again they it was probably understandable 
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mav
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I got stung buying a cheap Bush LCD telly before buying Hitachi which gets good reviews...Bush was was back to shop within 3 weeks faulty...
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Rob_Quads
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Originally posted by Dom
Also 720 and 1080 resolutions are 1024x720 pixels and latter, 1920x1080 pixels.
No 720 is 1280x720 not 1024x720 (although quite a lot of plamsas have this res and claim HD ready as the 'standard' for HD ready is to show 720 lines, the width is not specified (making a complete joke of the whole thing)
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--Dave--
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was taken from here Dom
http://forums.hexus.net/showthread.php?t=60881
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Dom
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i stand corrected then
Wikipedia seems like a good source of info
i knew they needed min 720 lines, but thought the width was standardised to 1024? - saying that though, aren't sky/ntl/bbc and co still deciding what to broadcast in?
Its a crock of shite that we're only just getting HD considering japan have had it for the last 15 years or so and american was far behind them!
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--Dave--
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fuck knows
agreed with your last sentence though, really is shite.
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