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Full HD v's HD ready

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  • donnajunkie
    donnajunkie Posts: 32,412 Forumite
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    almillar wrote: »
    Full HD has generally become accepted as 1080 lines

    i'm going to be picky again. i would say a correct description would be that full hd means 1080p can be displayed. a tv that is not full hd can still display 1080 but only 1080i and not 1080p. only 1080p is considered to be full hd i believe.
  • aliEnRIK
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    donnajunkie wrote: »
    i questioned it because we have a 720 tv and if i connect a game console set at 1080p all i get is the sound and a black screen but if it is set at 1080i then the picture can be seen.

    I am talking about NEW tvs. The vast majority of tvs will now allow 1080P content (Aside from the cheap tesco stuff etc)
    :idea:
  • roddydogs
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    donnajunkie wrote: »
    i'm going to be picky again. i would say a correct description would be that full hd means 1080p can be displayed. a tv that is not full hd can still display 1080 but only 1080i and not 1080p. only 1080p is considered to be full hd i believe.
    Wrong, "Full" means 1080, EITHER i, or P.
  • Leopard
    Leopard Posts: 1,786 Forumite
    roddydogs wrote: »

    Wrong, "Full" means 1080, EITHER i, or P.


    Well, perhaps I live a sheltered life but I venture to suggest that you're unlikely to find a television that supports 1080p but not 1080i.

    Don't laugh at banana republics. :rotfl:

    As a result of how you voted in the last three General Elections,
    you'd now be better off living in one.
  • roddydogs
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    No, but a set that only supports 1080i is still a "Full HD"
  • almillar
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    Better not start talking about support for 24fps then...
  • aliEnRIK
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    You could argue that all day as theres nothing offical to say what 'FULL HD' actually is
    Personally I took it as 1080P and support for blurays 24fps, but id always check the spec first rather than taking it on retailers BS
    :idea:
  • AirCooledHeaven
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    Strider590 wrote: »

    Ill stick with my old 28" Trinitron KV until either a) they put something on TV/Sky/Cable worth watching or b) it explodes :p

    That will be b) then ;)
  • donnajunkie
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    roddydogs wrote: »
    Wrong, "Full" means 1080, EITHER i, or P.
    so in that case all hd ready tvs are full hd then? well i am pretty sure all 720 tvs can display 1080i.
  • AirCooledHeaven
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hd_ready

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_hd
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