HD or HD ready tv

nealallen

What is the difference between HD and HD ready TV? Never know what the difference is

DJBlu

The difference between HD/Full HD and HD Ready is the picture quality,

http://reviews.c n e t.com/1080i-vs-1080p-hdtv/ (remove the spaces)

This site explains it very well.

HD Ready is 1080i
HD/Full HD is 1080p

DCFC79

But whats the difference between HD and HD ready

Cat695

their both HD

However you get different levels of HD

The top one is 1080p(true HD).....you also get a 1080i(HD ready) however its the p thats makes the difference (ie better picture)

I'm sure someone will come along and point out all the different specs etc

If you want the best then 1080p with the highest Hz you can fine

I believe at the moment the highest you can get is 1080p 200Hz in the UK

Traveller1981

Its the resolution that the screen can display, i.e. full HD (1080p) have a screen resolution of something like 1980x1080 whereas HD ready (720p/1080i) is something like 1368x768.

I.e. more picture detail is displayed on the higher resolution screen. However, Full HD is only really needed depending on the screen size you go for and the distance you sit away from the TV. I.e. it is completely pointless having a 32" 1080p TV as you wont see the difference, and apparently (I've got HD ready) you wont see the difference on a 42"/5-" TV if you sit over 7' away. Not that I could ever sit 7' or less away from 50" plasma as it just seems far too close.

BillScarab

Also there are no HD broadcasts at 1080p in this country. therefore 1080p is only of use of you have a Blu-Ray player or a PS3/Xbox 360.

Personally we've got a 37" HD Ready TV and watching HD broadcasts on it, it's hard to tell much difference from SD from where we sit. HD broadcasts do allow you to sit closer thoguh without losing picture quality.

Lots of info here

roddydogs

Hes not asking what "Full" HD is..............HD just stands for High Definition.
HD ready means the TV will show HD broadcasts.....if youve got SKY Virgin or Freesat. Same thing really

thor

I have been in countless electrical shops and seen large screens displaying HD and HD ready pictures and I struggle to tell the difference between that and DVD pictures.
Are there others out there like me who reckon this new technology is not worth it?

jaydeeuk1

If they're feeding the TV with SD broadcasts, then you won't see an improvement. On a decent 1080p HD tv, fed with a HD signal, the improvement in quality is huge (esp close up). However, I agree with you that there isn't a noticeable difference from 576p on DVD to 720p on a bog standard HD 'ready' TV. If you play much gaming at home, try setting a game to 640x480 and then compare to the highest setting you can go (1280x1024 for eg) - thats the sort of difference in clarity you should expect.

nealallen

So a HD ready iv means you don't need a box to get the HD signal? Am I right?

jaydeeuk1

HD ready means the screen has the minimum required number of pixels to display a HD picture - however the signal you send to the TV must be HD in order for the resulting image to be HD. If you play a DVD, or regular BBC SD, although the picture will fill the screen (ie, all 1920x1080 or 1366x768 pixels are turned on and showing an image) the image itself is not in high definition and therefore offers no advantage in quality over your old CRT TV - will probably look fuzzy close up! The only ways to receive, and therefore display a high resolution image is to feed the screen with a HD source, such as BBC HD from Freesat HD or Sky HD, blu ray or HD DVD playback, playstation 3 / xbox 360 games. Connecting a regular freeview box, or standard sky box will not give you HD.