37 inch HD ready LCD with HDMI - Under £500

Geoggy

AceCobra wrote:

Geoggy I'll hopefully get mine tomorrow, I'm offshore (N.Ireland)

Martin.

nice one. i await your review!

who said earlier this set has only 2 HD inputs.

I think you'll find there are 3.

HDMI
Component
VGA

Unless i am missing something?

ozzyo99

VGA or component isn't a HD input mate, VGA is for anologue PC connections, and component is a preferred analogue connection rendering improved quality over RF/Scart.

HDMI is the only HD input there.

AceCobra

ozzyo99 wrote:

VGA or component isn't a HD input mate, VGA is for anologue PC connections, and component is a preferred analogue connection rendering improved quality over RF/Scart.

HDMI is the only HD input there.

Nonsense

VGA/Component/HDMI can all carry HD signals there for they are HD inputs. In fact many have reported that component gives superior results than HDMI.

Not to forget DVI which was the preferred input for HD before HDMI took over.

HDMi is certainly not the "Only" HD capable interface.

Martin.

Geoggy

precisely, otherwise why do i get 720p over VGA on my plasma when playing xbox 360?

and how does my HD DVD add on drive display HD images on my plasma when it is connected via VGA.

this TV has 3 HD inputs.

AceCobra

Geoggy wrote:

precisely, otherwise why do i get 720p over VGA on my plasma when playing xbox 360?

and how does my HD DVD add on drive display HD images on my plasma when it is connected via VGA.

this TV has 3 HD inputs.

And why am I drolling over the 300 HD trailers on my LCD monitor wondering what it'll be like on my new tv! All be it i'm using DVI atm ofc. I've no stand yet so I'm half tempted to use this as a monitor for a day or so to see what its like

When it arrives..........

Geoggy

thats why i thought you'd bought 2! one for the pc and one for the lounge

nordberg

AceCobra wrote:

Nonsense

VGA/Component/HDMI can all carry HD signals there for they are HD inputs. In fact many have reported that component gives superior results than HDMI.

Not to forget DVI which was the preferred input for HD before HDMI took over.

HDMi is certainly not the "Only" HD capable interface.

Martin.

I was under the impression you needed HDMI to decrypt the HD signal?

AceCobra

nordberg wrote:

I was under the impression you needed HDMI to decrypt the HD signal?

Nope

In fact the preferred connection for HD was DVI until HDMI took over being that it can take audio as well.

nordberg

So, how does the decryption happen?

AceCobra

nordberg wrote:

So, how does the decryption happen?

Well thats a little above my remit I'm afraid, I'm a Network engineer not HD guru

I imagine there would be plenty of info on google/avforums but my basic understanding would be there HD ready TV would have hardware to decrypt the signal passed by an HD capable interface.

I mean what is the question being asked here? is HDMI the only interface capable of passing a HD singal? No, certainly not.

Can VGA/Component/DVI/HDMI carry HD signals? Yes they can.

Martin.