what is the difference between 'HD Connectivity' and 'HD Ready'. Ive found a Sharp Aquos LC26P50E that looks a bargain on Dabs.com, but its only HD Conective, with a display of 960 x 540 x RGB - is it gonna be garbage and/or odsolete any time soon (is this 720p, 1080i???). Its to go my computer room, mainly to watch DVDs on and to attach my XBox 360 to - do you think its worth it at £550?
Im thick, but i gotta ask..
HD Ready means the display has the resolution and connections to meet current and future HD sources.
HD connectivity sounds like it has suitable connections but is sadly lacking in the resolution department, it certainly is not a HD panel and when viewing HD material it will have to down scale all sources thus losing some of the impact of HD.
Only you can say if it's worth the price, if you want a HD panel then even at half the price it's a waste but if you want something that will handle DVD and other SD sources it may be ok but there are a few 26" HD panels on the market now and more to come which may be better value long term.
HD connectivity sounds like it has suitable connections but is sadly lacking in the resolution department, it certainly is not a HD panel and when viewing HD material it will have to down scale all sources thus losing some of the impact of HD.
Only you can say if it's worth the price, if you want a HD panel then even at half the price it's a waste but if you want something that will handle DVD and other SD sources it may be ok but there are a few 26" HD panels on the market now and more to come which may be better value long term.
The Sharp P panels are optimised for standard definition signals, hence the 960 x 540 resolution. To be HD Ready a TV must have a vertical resolution of at least 720 pixels.
The Sharp will accept HD inputs (hence the 'HD Connectivity' claim) but will downscale them to its native non-HD resolution.
Is it worth it? Depends what you're looking for. You can get a 32" LCD (not HD compatible) for £600.
The Sharp will accept HD inputs (hence the 'HD Connectivity' claim) but will downscale them to its native non-HD resolution.
Is it worth it? Depends what you're looking for. You can get a 32" LCD (not HD compatible) for £600.
Frankly, no I wouldn't say it's worth it.
I'm struggling to think of a simple analogy, but in short the TV has 540 lines, whereas HD broadcasts at 720 or 1080 lines, so to fit the picture on the screen it has to significantly reduce the resolution. Of course for 720p you will benefit from progressive scan. Standard TV broadcasts at 576 lines (interlaced) (from another thread), so in fact the res of the TV is even sub-SD!
Shop around and try to get a TV which is genuinely HD ready - ie minimum 720 lines, especially for the XBox 360s sake. I got a 26" HD Ready for £50 less, so do your homework and it can be done
I'm struggling to think of a simple analogy, but in short the TV has 540 lines, whereas HD broadcasts at 720 or 1080 lines, so to fit the picture on the screen it has to significantly reduce the resolution. Of course for 720p you will benefit from progressive scan. Standard TV broadcasts at 576 lines (interlaced) (from another thread), so in fact the res of the TV is even sub-SD!
Shop around and try to get a TV which is genuinely HD ready - ie minimum 720 lines, especially for the XBox 360s sake. I got a 26" HD Ready for £50 less, so do your homework and it can be done
try looking at the Samsung WS 32Z308P 32" very slimline crt TV HDTV 1080i - component input. Not bad to get started at about £590 ish from Curry's or Dixons
Wouldn't it be better to get something with HDMI, given that's where things seem to be heading (aka HDTV ready etc)?
I'm a bit narked myself as my 18 month old plasma is component input only, and a lot of the stuff nowadays seems to mention HDMI...
I'm a bit narked myself as my 18 month old plasma is component input only, and a lot of the stuff nowadays seems to mention HDMI...
The Sharp is supposedly top notch when viewing digital SD signals; it's 540 lines matching the visible area of the 576i broadcasts. HD sets have to scale SD and it can look poor.
For HD of course the Sahrp is no good at all, and in my view their ads ("the P series is ideal for viewing the new High Definition pictures coming soon ... completely future proof every model has HD compatibility") are actively misleading. If I could be bothered I'd report them to the ASA
For HD of course the Sahrp is no good at all, and in my view their ads ("the P series is ideal for viewing the new High Definition pictures coming soon ... completely future proof every model has HD compatibility") are actively misleading. If I could be bothered I'd report them to the ASA
As much as I defend Sharp's screen quality, that kind of marketing nonsence you used as an example Sanderton SHOULD be reported to the ASA.
I would feel very sorry for any and all customers who would buy the Sharp P series thinking they had used their hard earned on a good panel that would broadcast HDTV at its intended resolutions.
I would feel very sorry for any and all customers who would buy the Sharp P series thinking they had used their hard earned on a good panel that would broadcast HDTV at its intended resolutions.
Originally Posted by Quickbeam:
“To be HD Ready a TV must have a vertical resolution of at least 720 pixels.”
“To be HD Ready a TV must have a vertical resolution of at least 720 pixels.”
I know the above seems to be true of "HD Ready" panels, but a lot of plasma / LCD manufacturers are lying to us when they say their panels are "HD Ready".
Yes their panel might have at least a 720 vertical pixel resolution...more likely 768, but a lot of panels out there are 1024 * 768, which as far as I'm concerned is not "true" HD. Panels that have a res of 1366 * 768 (or if they exist 1920 *1080) are "true" HD..
The 2 standard HD broadcasts are 1280 * 720p, and 1920*1080i, as you can see a panel that claims to be "HD Ready" but only has a res of 1024*768, can not fully display an HD signal on the horizontal, and has to perform horizontal scaling to make 1280 fit into 1024 horizontal pixels..
Saying that..I've got a 42" 1024 * 768 plasma at home, and I know that when Sky HD comes, I'll not be getting the full potential of the HD signal
Glenn
