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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: MadMark73 on 29 March 2009, 20:50:56
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Hi all. Getting sky HD+ on saturday so need to get a new TV.
What is the difference between the two types and any suggestions on which telly.
Looking for a 37" and thats as far as we have got.
So any advice greatly received. Thanks in advance.
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Full HD is exactly that....HD ready generaly means Not-HD but, as you can imagine, if they called it Not-Hd then they would not sell!
Be aware that Sky HD is 720P or 1080i at best and not full HD like say a blue ray player
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HD means HD, HD-ready means non-HD. that about sums it up
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Full HD is exactly that....HD ready generaly means Not-HD but, as you can imagine, if they called it Not-Hd then they would not sell!
Be aware that Sky HD is 720P or 1080i at best and not full HD like say a blue ray player
So does that view OK on 1080p TV's?
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Full HD is exactly that....HD ready generaly means Not-HD but, as you can imagine, if they called it Not-Hd then they would not sell!
Be aware that Sky HD is 720P or 1080i at best and not full HD like say a blue ray player
So does that view OK on 1080p TV's?
As well as Sky HD shows anywhere :P
720p shows fine on a 1080p telly.
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also some TVs only do 720 and are badged HD, you want 1080 :y
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1080 is full HD Mark.
The markings for hd are 720 and 1080
1080 means full HD or if you prefer the resolution is 1920 vertical and 1080 horizontal lines.
720 means 720 horizontal lines
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MadMark what kind of tv dou you want to buy?
Plasma or LCD?
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you want LCD over Plasma, LCD is cheaper to run and will last longer
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Nobody in there right mind buys a plasma any more
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Nobody in there right mind buys a plasma any more
Plasma still has a place, but not in the home ;D
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Actually both plasma and lcd have their advantages Mark.
Expected duration of the plasma screen is about 30 000 hours.
Itf its turned on 8 hrs[ch733][ch733] a day that's 10 years.
And the contrast is way better, and no dead pixels on it and black colour on plasma is actually black. And usually it's cheaper
LCD is lighter, consumes far less power, and can have higher resolution (this doesn't always mean better picture).
Probably people should compare by looking and then deciding what to buy
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Nobody in there right mind buys a plasma any more
Plasma still has a place, but not in the home ;D
Correct....in the garage! ;D ;D
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Actually both plasma and lcd have their advantages Mark.
Expected duration of the plasma screen is about 30 000 hours.
Itf its turned on 8 hrs[ch733][ch733] a day that's 10 years.
And the contrast is way better, and no dead pixels on it and black colour on plasma is actually black. And usually it's cheaper
LCD is lighter, consumes far less power, and can have higher resolution (this doesn't always mean better picture).
Probably people should compare by looking and then deciding what to buy
Very wrong....its not the screens that have issues, its the drive electronics. The plasma pixel requires a pre-charge (to wake it up), a strike (to light it), a hold period and tehn a discharge (to turn it off).....its the electronics driving the panel that are the issue. I did a review on a new Matsushita drive chip a few years ago, the package was running at max dissipation which is clearly where the life limit comes from.
And you dont get tru black....unless its turned off because the phosphor has a glow time of approx 30 seconds!
Contrast is the same now....so thats not a plus by any means
And dead pixels are just as likley because the same technology is used for the interconnects!
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Nobody in there right mind buys a plasma any more
Plasma still has a place, but not in the home ;D
Correct....in the garage! ;D ;D
One or 2 places where the glass front is more preferrable to the delicate lcd. Other than that, can't see any advantage to plasma...
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I love reading these threads on the flat screens but it doesnt have leave me in a quandry at the moment as I am about a month or 2 off buying one.
I have allways fancied a panasonic Vierra but now I dont know. :-/ :-/
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also some TVs only do 720 and are badged HD, you want 1080 :y
and really you want 1080P not 1080i :y
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Gets complicated.
I see they are working on 2160p for 2015
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-definition_television