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So, I don't have a very expensive HD TV, nor Sky HD but....
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02-04-2009 5:44pm#1
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No it's not a scam. I have a CRT also... I can see the differance too but the potential is completely differant. If you had a full HD TV then you would know the differance. I will be getting one of them 42" LCD full HD screens soon
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Upward Spiral wrote: »SkyHD broadcasts in 720p. Sure it looks good on any TV but on a Full HD TV it looks even better. To experience HD at it's best you need a BluRay Movie. First one I watched had me in awe tbh, I was blown away by the picture quality
What in god's thunderin arse is blue ray??? I have heard of it but don't know what it is.. And what's it's relationship with HD??
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I am starting to feel a bit old... I don't think i'm 'hip' any more. Someone wanted to 'twitter' me during the week and I nearly burnt the beak off meself drinkin' me cup o tea when I heard this... I have since come to realise it's not anything untoward but still haven't a baldy what the f twitter is and what's so good about it.:o:o
Help an old gal out with all this, would ya?:pac:0 -
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There is a difference but it's nothing special. Aimed at the couch potatoes tbh. Not worth paying extra for if you have any sort of life outside of your house. The upper middle classes like to show it off to their friends at dinner parties.
Not at all... the difference is huge, and very very noticable. It is not aimed at couch potatoes, but anyone who enjoys watching a bit of TV. The difference between a HD TV and a non HD TV is SFA and is becomming pretty standard. It sure is a nice piece of equipment to show off alright :PWhat in god's thunderin arse is blue ray??? I have heard of it but don't know what it is.. And what's it's relationship with HD??:o
I am starting to feel a bit old... I don't think i'm 'hip' any more. Someone wanted to 'twitter' me during the week and I nearly burnt the beak off meself drinkin' me cup o tea when I heard this... I have since come to realise it's not anything untoward but still haven't a baldy what the f twitter is and what's so good about it.:o:o
Help an old gal out with all this, would ya?:pac:
Blue ray is the new DVD. Better quality and has more space on the CD. Twitter is a social site that you can message people with. I don't have it nor do I want it, but I guess it's similar to bebo and facebook. I think it might be Irish, not too sure though. What's good about it? No idea, I do use bebo to keep in contact with people I don't see that often.
Yup, we are getting old, but that's just the way it goes...
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Thank you, kind sir.Holland Spoiled Lumberjack wrote: »Blue ray is the new DVD. Better quality and has more space on the CD. Twitter is a social site that you can message people with. I don't have it nor do I want it, but I guess it's similar to bebo and facebook. I think it might be Irish, not too sure though. What's good about it? No idea, I do use bebo to keep in contact with people I don't see that often.
Yup, we are getting old, but that's just the way it goes...
How do these things just keep springing up with no explanations at all. It makes you feel like a right BERK!
Oww, me hip.
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Thank you, kind sir.
How do these things just keep springing up with no explanations at all. It makes you feel like a right BERK!
Oww, me hip.
/applies fixodent to dentures
What is a BERK??? :eek:
Some technologies just come out, with not a lot of media coverage. You can go to Xtravision and they will have a blueray area. There's not a lot though as it's pretty expensive technology and hardware. You can get blueray dvd players, but they are also very expensive. It will be a while before they are affordable to the average joe soap.The trick with them ads is that they make things that you don't usually look at stand out, look really clear and put them in slow motion. Then the rest of the picture isn't is as good of quality. There is clip in one of the ads from Lost and it makes the rain drops stand out, sure when would ya notice that rain drops anyway? HD is class and the way to go tho. Watch the opening chase scene from Casino Royale on BluRay and you'll see what I mean.
Yea, that is marketing I guess. It does look really really good though
I have a 1080i pc monitor, looked at some HD clips... WOW... was amazing. 0 -
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Holland Spoiled Lumberjack wrote: »I have a 1080i pc monitor, looked at some HD clips... WOW... was amazing.
an interlaced pc screen??, you must hate your eyes0 -
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Holland Spoiled Lumberjack wrote: »
Yea, that is marketing I guess. It does look really really good though
I have a 1080i pc monitor, looked at some HD clips... WOW... was amazing.
Your PC monitor is ONLY 1080i* ? PC monitors have been "HD" for a good 15 years.
Nothing broadcast over the air, terrestrial or satellite, is full HD (1080p). It is either 1080i or 720p, which in real terms lead to the same quality to the naked eye.
*1080p - all PC monitors are progressive scan.The thing is, I dont have Sky HD, I don't have a uber expensive TV with gold plated HDMI's and what not. But I can still see the awesomeo HD.
Advertisements for Sky HD don't magically make the current channel you are watching HD for the duration of the ad and then switch back to standard definition when it's done...I hope you realize.
While I'm here, gold plated connectors on a cable which carries a digital signal do NOTHING to enhance or improve the signal / picture quality. It's all a marketing ply. Never spend more than 18 euro on a 1-2 foot HDMI cable.0 -
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Holland Spoiled Lumberjack wrote: »So all my monitors, all the ones I ever owned could handle HD image? Well no, no they couldn't and this is the first one that could, it may have to do with graphics also, but the monitors could not support 1080 resolution...
Oh you got the first ever PC monitor that can handle HD? Wow I hope you paid a lot for it. You're special.
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Oh you got the first ever PC monitor that can handle HD? Wow I hope you paid a lot for it. You're special.
That I have got... you have taken it out of context. Less of the personal abuse, can't see you lasting here with posts like that.
It is the first monitor that I have witnessed HD on, my previous monitors could not handle HD. Simple as.HD starts at 1280*720 and even the most basic monitors have been capable of that for years.
I think that is HD "ready", not full HD. I think my monitor is 1620 X 1080? Not 100% on that and not sure where to check either...0 -
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I do have a 10 year old fat-a$$ CRT.
Now, when those lovely ads come on trying to entice me to buy Sky HD they look absolutely fantastic. Really clear crisp picture and you almost feel like you're there.......... or the actors are in your sitting room :eek:
Brilliant stuff, really clever, kudos to the inventor :cool:
The thing is, I dont have Sky HD, I don't have a uber expensive TV with gold plated HDMI's and what not. But I can still see the awesomeo HD.
So, is HD a scam? I think so.
Lol, it isn't HD on your TV (wishes he checked date of post and hopes it wasn't April 1st).
Anyway they just use bright images and close up images of players with some clever effects to make it appeal more to your eyes and crap so that you think wow that looks good since your standard TV can't do HD. Just optical tricks.What in god's thunderin arse is blue ray??? I have heard of it but don't know what it is.. And what's it's relationship with HD??:o
Bluray is what will take over from DVD (possibly at some stage). It is High Definition DVD basically. There was a format war between HD-DVD and Bluray but HD-DVD was taken off the market because it wasn't selling that well and Bluray players are in all PS3's so it was making more market share. Bluray also allows you to go online and get extra content. For Pc's, it will store a lot more data than DVD ever could (I know video is data too but most people don't seem to grasp this concept).PogMoThoin wrote: »Friend of mine installs for Sky says he regularly comes across installs where the customer only has a HD Ready tv with no HDMI input and has to tell the customer that You'll have to downscale his picture with a HDMI to composite cables..................
The fcuked up part of it is Sky HD isn't even full HD, they falsely advertise as such, but its not, its 1080i which is interlaced and cannot be displayed on some plasma's or CRT projectors without being deinterlacedPogMoThoin wrote: »Is that possible? I mean if it supports 1920x1080 its full HD is it not?
Full HD is just marketing. There is no such thing as Full HD, there is no max resolution other than the limit of what TV's on the market can do. They already have the next phase planned for higher resolutions again so don't buy into that crap. Most TV's can do 1080P but if your TV is less than or equal to 32" in size then you will not be able to see a difference between 720P or 1080P when sitting the correct distance away from the screen and it will be hard to see at any distance really as the screen just won't be big enough to show the detail clearly.
Anything above 480P is HD (interlaced resolutions should be avoided as it degrades image quality) so if you see 1080i, it is not as good as 1080P. If you have the choice between 1080i and 720P, 720P will most likely give the higher quality image.
DVD's in Ireland usually play at 480i (interlaced). DVD's are capable of 480P, if you get a Bluray player, it will play DVD's too but will play them with higher image quality due to not being interlaced and a HD connection and upscaling from the player so even your current DVD collection will look better when you move to Bluray and get a HDTV.
It isn't just for couch potatoes. It does make more of a difference for gamers than anyone else although just because you play games does not mean you can't go outside and have a life. That is nonsense spread by people too afraid to actually use technology or with no interest in properly understanding it which is why I had to write all this crap to begin with :pac:0 -
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