Will we see HDTV on Homechoice in 2006 like on Sky? I saw this in a friend's place in the US last week and the picture really is fantastic.. I can see myself switching to Sky if Homechoice can't keep up..

I thought that by next year the majority of new TV's will be HD?? Andi'm sure over the coming years HDTV will be the only platform.

I think HC will have no choice

But Sky have come out and announced plans for HDTV in 2006 and even have a website on the subject. I have heard nothing from HC and given their track record in updating their technology I can see them being a couple of years behind Sky at least..

You probably are right! I am a strong believer in what HC has (technology wise) and believe they are leaps and bounds above the rest! But by the time they become a digital TV provider force to be reckoned with in a couple of years then by that time everyone else would have moved on!!!!! Oh HC your like the tortoise of the digital world and SKY your the HARE!!!!

HC will get there but yes it will take them a while!

I doubt it to be honest.. the amount of bandwidth required to stream HD is pretty big - the picture is pretty much twice the resolution. As a rough guide, a 2-3 min clip, formatted as "HD" runs around the 110MB mark.

I can't remember the exact date, but the UK is set to turn off it's non-hd broadcasting about 10 years after they switch off the analogue terrestrial signal. I'll be a while before HD is run of the mill in my opinion.. if anything else, HD TV's are still around the £2000 mark!

I just bought a HD compliant LCD Samsung for £500! Shame there is no HD source yet...

'kin hell! I've obviously been looking in the wrong places! where from, and what size?

its for the bedroom hence a 23" model. here is the model number: LE23R41B

and this is where I bought it..
http://www.be-direct.co.uk/productDe...unner&id=17369

Remember there are a number of different 'HD' formats. For instance 1080i, 1080p, 780i and 780p. AFAIK no details of how Sky are planning to send their HD signal has been released but most likely 780p but I would image HD-DVD (or Blu-ray) will use one of the 1080 formats. Haven't been keeping up with all the shennanigans though.

Cheers.
Is it alright if I blame you when the missus tells me off for buying a new telly?

HDTV will be 1080i or 720p. There is no 780i/p. Things maybe shot in 1080p but no one broadcasts this. They tend to use 1080i for movies and drama etc. and 720p for sport.
Sky HD can use either format and it is up to the individual channel which they choose to use. Hope this is a bit clearer.

Analog inputs on Sky and probably othe HDTV brodacasts will reduce the resolution on the component outputs. Don't buy a TV without HDMI if you want HDTV

That's not the case anymore - Sky have stated that content will only be downgraded via the analogue outputs when forced to do so by copyright owners. All of Skys own content including sport will be unaffected - films are the most likely casualty.

Although I do agree, buying without DVI at the minimum is going to lead to a pretty short lifed TV.

If you're interested in Sky HD here's the link to their site http://hd.sky.com/ . For a general, quite in depth discussion about it I suggest you look on the AV Forums HD section http://www.avforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=104 . Sky have said that their HD service is going to be launched next month over component with HDMI with HDCP being implemented later. But, and it's a big but, the stb will cost; the figure being mentioned is £400!