Originally Posted by JBlink:
“ So I assume then the difference between an HD ready and a full HD LCD is its ability to accept the input - something like the internal clock rate?”
“ So I assume then the difference between an HD ready and a full HD LCD is its ability to accept the input - something like the internal clock rate?”
The biggest difference between HD ready and a full HD LCD is the amount of pixels visible. TVs marked "HD Ready" have
1049088 pixels. TVs marked "Full HD" have 2073600 pixels. Nearly double the count.
Sky HD broadcasts in 1080i which means that if you have an LCD TV, the signal has to be converted to progressive scan and to the native dimensions of the LCD TV. This conversion can degrade the picture somewhat.
If Sky had decided to broadcast in 1080p there would be no conversion needed if you had a 1080p tv. That of course would mean a much better picture.
Most blu-ray players output 1080p.



