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19-01-2006, 23:01
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IDTV-HD ready?
Am I right in thinking that the Freeview boxes integrated into all the latest IDTVs will not be able to display HD signals should Freeviw ever transmit in HD? If that is the case then our HD-Ready TVs aren't really HD-ready at all as many people buying a new IDTV will be thinking that all they have to buy in the shops is a TV with Freeview built in and they will get HD once it starts via terrestial means. I have the Samsung 32" IDTV but if Freeview is ever HD then I will need a new HD Freeview box?
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20-01-2006, 01:02
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Any HD-ready set with built in Freeview will need a STB for HD. HD will use different codecs and needs a better decoder to handle the higher bitrates
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20-01-2006, 12:38
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The "HD Ready" logo only refers to the screen, not the "decoder" or "tuner" inside. The 1st example of this wil be Sky HD, where you will have a HD ready tv but still need an external SkyHD "digibox".
HD Ready tv's with built in freeview are no different. That built in Freeview "card" is just for the current "SD" service. If you wan't any form of HD pictures on the screen, you will need a external HD box of some kind (SkyHD, CableHD, FreeviewHD, HD-DVD, BlueRay, PlayStation3, Xbox360). And yes, its misleading having that HD Ready logo on the front - a bit like DVD players with the DolbyDigital 5.1 logo on the front - you don't get it unless you connect a tv or Hifi which has a DolbyDigital 5.1 decoder inside. Dave |
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