Hello,

I currently own a Sony DVD recorder which has an HDMI socket and I am about to buy a TV that has a HDMI port but is advertised as "HD Ready".

If I connect my DVD recorder to the tv via HDMI, do I still need to buy a HD Reciever/Tunur to display a HD quality picture?
Does "HD Ready" definelty mean that you have to buy additional equipment to recieve HD quality digital terrestial channels?

Thanks

yes you need to buy a HD receiver from sky/ virgin to watch a broadcast in HD

however your dvd player an upscaler ? or a blu ray player ?

maybe look at a telly with 2 hdmi connections. Its the new scart and you will run out

your going in the right direction

Thanks
The DVD is an upscaler (Sony RDR-HXD860B) so does this model recieve HDMI digital terrestial broadcasts?

There aren't any such HD DTT broadcasts yet! When, and if, they do happen the DTT (Freeview) receiver in your Sony won't pick them up either!

There is no such thing, HDMI is an interface specification, nothing to do with broadcasts. Do not confuse digital with HD, many people do this HDMI and digital can be SD or HD. Also "HD ready" doesn't mean a TV will be display HD, you need an HD source for this.

As others have said if you want HD now the easy ways are Sky/Virgin HD (£10 a month for Sky, don't know about Virgin) and/or BD/HD-DVD.