Clarification needed on 'HD READY' TV's

jon_r_2

Please can someone advise a tv with HD Ready will require a seperate box later on if via Freeview but will work straight away through a Freesat or Sky HD box.

Thanks,confused!

Kurtis_Blue

jon_r wrote: »

Please can someone advise a tv with HD Ready will require a seperate box later on if via Freeview but will work straight away through a Freesat or Sky HD box.

Thanks,confused!

HD Ready means your TV can display a HD picture from a hd source, nothing more.

You can buy a HD tv with "freeview HD" and/or "freesat HD" tuners built in or get a separate box for either.

For Sky or Virgin HD you will need the set top box supplied.

Any separate HD STB's need to be connected using HDMI cable

Hopefully thats clearer.

gaztop_3

Beware, most "HD ready" TVs only display up to 720p resolution, not the "Full HD" which is 1080p.

It's not always made obvious that the HD ready TVs are inferior to the full HD ones, making them seem like bargains when they're not necessarily (unless you don't need 1080p, of course).