HD ready or full HD

bboy said:
One thing i don't agree with on this article, there are sets being sold that are 480p sets but are "HD ready" cause they can input a HD signal!
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I haven't read the article, but that's wrong on the manufacturers part :/

One requirement of HD Ready is the ability to accept the 1080 signal - in addition to being able to display a minimum resolution of 720 .
 
i'm sorry but an upscaled dvd could never come close to a bluray on 1080p - BS!
 
Dolby said:
I actually saw a test in an AV magazine with a 720 and 1080 42" screen.

There were 3 guys and they never knew which TV was which. IIRC correctly 2 outta 3 chose the HD after carefully examining the picture quality. Shows how close they actually are on a 42"!

Same magazine did the same test with Blu Ray vs upscaled DVD. Again, results were much closer than people would have you believe - though in this test, all 3 selected the BD correctly. The conclusion was again, was that it was a mild improvement if you have 20/20 vision and are looking for a difference.

Not quite the day/night difference some saleman and forumites will tell you.
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Its like with music, some have good ears and tonal perception whilst others just cannot perceive the difference between a drum solo and a violin.

Some people are just not able to perceive the difference between true HD and just upscaled HD. That was clear in the many posts and pictures as seen with the HD TV intro during the Olympics. My take is it's all in the mind. You will see a better picture if you believe and will argue forever if you are against the technology in principle. I bet if you display the exact same picture on the exact same brand TV screen masked from the viewers and you ask them which picture is the best, between the HD or standard resolution and then ask them to distinguish and point out the HD or Standard picture you will have a good laugh.
 
FnuckNut said:
Its like with music, some have good ears and tonal perception whilst others just cannot perceive the difference between a drum solo and a violin.

Some people are just not able to perceive the difference between true HD and just upscaled HD. That was clear in the many posts and pictures as seen with the HD TV intro during the Olympics. My take is it's all in the mind. You will see a better picture if you believe and will argue forever if you are against the technology in principle. I bet if you display the exact same picture on the exact same brand TV screen masked from the viewers and you ask them which picture is the best, between the HD or standard resolution and then ask them to distinguish and point out the HD or Standard picture you will have a good laugh.
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HD is an improvement over upconversion but you need to be close to the TV set unless you're using binoculars. The idea behind HD TV is not to see more detail in a same sized area, its to have home theatre - ie a BIG SCREEN experience. Its to be able to project or display a huge cinema like picture which is sharp. Before HD projecting PAL or NTSC SD on a screen 100 inches across meant lack of detail and blur. Now you can get the same standard definition clarity but over a huge 100+ inch screen. SD is good enough for small screens - as we've had until now - but its not good enough for theatre,
unless you get used to it :).

http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/09/1080p-charted-viewing-distance-to-screen-size/

I'm reposting this because few people have clicked that THIS is the big issue we're talking about. A measly 40 inch full HD set in a standard room will not benefit most people unless they sit close - and nobody sits close - do they?

You're also correct but your point is especially important when sitting at distances which are almost too far away to spot a difference.
 
currently the only devices that allow you to 'see' the difference are ps3 (games), bluray players and computers (which are most likely not optimal unless you have a high end graphics card capable of decent frame rates at that resolution). I've seen the difference with ps3 games with my own eyes at Cats Digital - 1080p is stunning.
 
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