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my confusion is this: do i need a hdtv for the new hd pvr being released soon, or will a hd ready tv be able to view hd without any other device or upgrade.:confused:

any advice valued
 
HD Ready afaik means that the TV can accept the signal, but not necessarily display at an HD resolution, which kind of defeats the purpous.
 
quik said:
HD Ready afaik means that the TV can accept the signal, but not necessarily display at an HD resolution, which kind of defeats the purpous.
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I think its both?

HDTV is HD ready?

Resoltions of 720p and 1080i?
 
You are correct, but unless the logo displays HD Ready 1080p, it could be as low as 720i.

Might be something to look out for.
 
kelnoreem said:
my confusion is this: do i need a hdtv for the new hd pvr being released soon, or will a hd ready tv be able to view hd without any other device or upgrade.:confused:

any advice valued
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For the new PVR, you will need a TV with a minimum resolution of 1280x720 (Most HD-ready sets are 1366 x 768). You will also require HDMI or DVI input that supports HDCP (High Definition Copy Protection).
 
arf9999 said:
For the new PVR, you will need a TV with a minimum resolution of 1280x720 (Most HD-ready sets are 1366 x 768). You will also require HDMI or DVI input that supports HDCP (High Definition Copy Protection).
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AFAIK, only the vertical resolution >720 pixels is required - may HD Ready plasma screens are 1024 x 768 (they have rectangular pixels).

Full HD is 1920 x 1080 pixels.

Multichoice are apparently going to broadcast everything at 720p... So any HD Ready set will be fine.

From what I have read, for HDTV and HD movies on a 42" or smaller screen at normal viewing distances, a HD Ready TV (say 1024 x 768 Plasma or 1336 x 768 LCD) will be perfect. The additional cost of the 1080p are not worth it, and should very little noticeable difference. Many tests have shown that the views could not tell the difference between the HD Ready and Full HD screen.

This would be different if you want to connect the screen to your PC of course ;)
 
greg_SA said:
AFAIK, only the vertical resolution >720 pixels is required - may HD Ready plasma screens are 1024 x 768 (they have rectangular pixels).

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This is true only if you are prepared to lose 250 odd vertical lines of resolution.. the signal transmitted will be 1280 x 720.
 
What about the poorer people ( the ones with the tight belts ) that only have a normal aerial and a normal tv.
How are they to be affected?
 
They will just stay normal, average at best....these people will remain the bottom of the barrel for a long time, untill they go HD. If you understand what ive just said, you may stick an HD Ready sticker on your head....
 
/me runs and sticks a HDReady sticker on St0rm3rs' head :o
 
arf9999 said:
This is true only if you are prepared to lose 250 odd vertical lines of resolution.. the signal transmitted will be 1280 x 720.
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What I meant was that the HD standard specifies a minimum vertical resolution of 720 - AFAIK it does not specify the horizontal. So a 1024 x 768 plasma is also HD Ready.

And I assume you mean 280 HORIZONTAL pixels per line? And you don't loose them, they are scaled down (to a lower resolution, but you won't be able to notice the small difference anyway).
 
I think HD Standard also refers to the aspect ratio of 16:9 which would make a 1024x768 tv non HD-Ready as it can't do 720p at 16:9 accurately.
 
ToxicBunny said:
I think HD Standard also refers to the aspect ratio of 16:9 which would make a 1024x768 tv non HD-Ready as it can't do 720p at 16:9 accurately.
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Yes, it does specify wide aspect ratio (16:9), but it doesn't specify that the pixels have to be square... the 1024 x 768 plasma's have rectangular pixels. So it does at least 720 lines and does display in wide aspect ratio.
 
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Ummmm if you have a 16:9 aspect ratio and are defining the vertical at 720 pixels... then the horizontal has to be 1280 at least to keep the aspect ratio....

Aspect ratio is defined by the number of pixels displayed and to get 720p you need 1280x720....
 
1. No of vertical lines = horizontal resolution
2. No of horizontal lines = vertical resolution.
3. 720p is specified at 1280x720 pixels. If only the vertical resolution is used, then someone could say that 640x720 resolution is HD.

i.e. 1024 x 768 is not HD.
 
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