Acer 32inch lcd

jmorrisey

http://www.technikdirekt.de/main/en/lcd-plasma-tv/lcd-tv-ab46/892302/-/Article.html?fillspace=1

This seems like a good deal but due to my extremely limited knowledge of German i cant tell if its HD ready or not. Also when i key in the model number to google theres no trace of an enlish spec.Does anyone have a tv by the same company. Im lookin for an excuse to press the confirm transaction button just need a little push!!

godtabh

Going on the amount of pixels it has

Maximale Auflösung (Pixel) 1366 x 768

it seems to be HD

mcgovern

Its resolution seems to support HD, but there is no mention of Component or HDMI inputs.
Amazon.de says its "HD Ready".

Edit[kearnsr got there before me with the pixels]

godtabh

mcgovern wrote:

there is no mention of Component or HDMI inputs.
Amazon.de says its "HD Ready".

I dont think it matters if it has DVI or Component or HDMI ports. It would make it pointless not to have these ports to allow it to use HD content but as far as I know HD is based on pixels rather than connections i.e you can get non HD tv's with HDMI connections.

I'm open to corection on this thoug

copacetic

kearnsr wrote:

I dont think it matters if it has DVI or Component or HDMI ports. It would make it pointless not to have these ports to allow it to use HD content but as far as I know HD is based on pixels rather than connections i.e you can get non HD tv's with HDMI connections.

I'm open to corection on this thoug

you need both to get the tag 'hd ready' i think, i.e at least 720 pixels vertical and either component or hdmi connection.
although would prefer hdmi myself to future proof.

on the tv itself, i'd look at something like this samsung instead for 201 more, good name, hdmi, great price:
http://www.pixmania.com/ie/uk/169302/art/samsung/lcd-television-16-9-32-81.html

Wertz

Looks almost idenatical to one komplett are doing:

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=319462&view=detailed

'Cept for one number in the model name. The specs all match and komplett reckons it has a component-in...but no HDMI.

TBH if I was buying a HDTV now, I'd wait....the non-HDMI are only going to continue to plummet as anyone not counting the pennies, that knows what's what, will be going for models with the latest inputs.

obewan

How do we get past the "technikdirekt.de" request for a "Postcode." I remember that someone posted the answer some time back but I can't recall what it was.


Mick.

hurleyd

For a TV to be 'HD Ready' it has to have either HDMI or DVI with HDCP so if it just has component inputs then it can't have the 'HD Ready' logo.

However it can still be a high-definition tv that depends on the resolution. If you get a tv without HDMI (or DVI with HDCP) you'll have trouble hooking up later HD sources. The HD-DVD and Blu Ray formats have an option that film studios can activate to lower the resolution of a film if it is not going through one of those connections.

From DigitalSpy about Sky HD
"Most HDTV content will be protected by HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection). This means most HDTV content will only be able to be viewed on display devices that have HDCP software built into them.

This is slightly at odds with Sony's press release and Digital Spy is working to get a definitive answer from Sky on this. It could mean that initially the HD service will work over analogue component outputs but that some content in the future may only be available over the HDMI/HDCP connection. However, it might mean that only a portion of the content is available from day one."