Hardware Forum - Confused about 1080p - Page 1

1080p does indeed mean FULL HD capability, until they bring out a higher version anyway (it'll happen)

But sometimes they use the extra term "HD Ready", meaning that the internal tuner isn't actually capable of receiving HD signals, but you can input HD media through the HDMI socket(s). So it is ready to receive HD media, but not of tuning into HD channels.

When they start producing TV's with built in HD Freeview tuners, then they will be FULL HD, with no need to say "HD Ready".

Just to clarify, in order to watch anything in High Definition, you must have either a Blu-Ray player, high definition games console such as PS3 or XBox 360, or a digital TV receiver that is High Def, such as Sky HD, Virgin cable receiver (HD) or Freesat HD, or eventually a Freeview HD receiver (are they actually out yet?), and they must be connected through a High Definition input, usually the HDMI socket.

Alternatively, if your DVD player isn't too old, it might have HDMI upscaling, and be able to connect to the TV via HDMI then upscale a 576p image to either 780p or 1080p. This isn't true High Definition, but works extremely well as a stop-gap for all us DVD collectors.

All HDTVs upscale regardless of the source. You have to have a pretty good upconverting DVD player to notice the difference, not one of those cheap supermarket jobs. Just a warning.

Thanks all.

Does it mean that the TV is future proof though.

I have a PS3, a Wii, Sky+ and a Sony DAVS300 surround system.

Cheers

Nothing's truly future proof. But it sounds as if it will take everything you can throw at it right now.

But I can guess that there are no TVs with built in Freeview HD in the shops, just normal Freeview. They want to get Freeview HD broadcasting for 2012. If that happens, and you want to watch it, you'll have to buy another set top box.

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I guess if he has Sky then Freeview HD probably won't be of that much interest.

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But I can guess that there are no TVs with built in Freeview HD in the shops, just normal Freeview.There are quite a few, actually. I've got one:

http://www.lge.com/uk/tv-audio-video/televisions/LG-lcd-tv-47LF7700.jsp

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Alfie - I think yours has "Freesat HD"...."Freeview HD" is different (received via an aerial)

Here's the 'first' TV with Freeview HD being sold in the UK (or so The Register tells us).
www.reghardware.co.uk/2010/02/19/comet_sells_panasonic_freeview_hd_tv/

This item was edited on Monday, 22nd February 2010, 09:08

Ah yeah - didn't read properly!

Is Freeview HD broadcasting yet ?

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In the London & Manchester areas I believe.
Not that many people will actually be receiving it given that the first tuners weren't available until very recently!