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Widescreen TV v's HDTV

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  • 27-03-2006 5:23pm
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    Orls
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    Hi, want to get a telly but don't have the budget for an LCD so was going to get a widescreen, just wondering if anybody knows if these will be obsolete in a few years when high definition is everywhere?


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    Lump
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    It'll be about 10 years, at least untill RTE start HD broadcasts, unless you get HDTV sky.

    John


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    byte
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    BBC will be starting up HD transmissions for the World Cup too apparently, though not sure of specifics. I'd assume they'll be free-to-air with the right HD receiver.


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    Yea. It'll be free to air to people in the UK, it will be on sky's HD service too.

    http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds30793.html


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    Mossy Monk
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    technically it will be FTA to anyone under the footprint, not just the UK


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    Yes, but the trials of Freeview will only be in London.... so you'd be hard pushed to pick up a london transmitter outside England ;)

    John


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    tywy
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    i'd hang on for a while in buying a television, most of the TVs out at the moment are HD compatible...which means they will decode the signal but won't give as good a picture as a HD ready TV. Philips came out with a 32" LCD HD ready there before Christmas and it was retailing at about €2200.

    I wouldn't buy an analog television i.e. big flat screen. Not worth it. Wait a bit and get an LCD. At the moment a nice widescreen 100Hz is about €500-€600 whereas a Sharp HD compatible LCD 30" was about €999 at Christmas.

    Keep an eye out on the deals in the paper. I just don't think a widescreen tube tele is worth it at this stage.


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