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Re: HD televisions
On 15 Jul 2007, at 19:09, Martin Howell wrote:
> Starting to think about replacing my ancient steam-powered
> TV with a shiny new wall mounted flat screen and looking for
> recommendations. In particular:-
> - suggestions re the 'best' screens - best I've seen so far
> are seem to be Sony
Perhaps. Samsung are worth a look as well. They both use the same
panels (Samsung make them), but the other components can differ
substantially (even within each manufacturer's range)...
> - some details about what HD actually means - I seem to
> remember discussions on this list about some TVs claiming to
> be HD but actually being nothing of the sort. What should I
> be looking out for?
If it has the "HDReady" logo, it should support at least 720p and
1080i properly. Some panels support 1080p as well (aka "Full
HD").
Unless you're buying a very large panel (40"+), it's questionable
whether you need 1080p at normal viewing distances.
There are also moves afoot for 24fps support (Toshiba issued a
firmware update to enable 24fps support in some of their HD-DVD
players). I'm not sure which, if any TVs support that frame rate yet.
> - I intend to build myself some kind of media centre PC,
> what should I be planning for the interface with the PC?
Most TVs seem to have either VGA or DVI for PC input, but with some
jiggery pokery I believe you can use the HDMI inputs.
> - some clues about the cheapest place to buy would also be
> good :-)
Have a look at the John Lewis thread on the LCD section of AVForums
and see where people are trying to price-match to these days...
HTH,
Jim
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