Is this HD?

A TV I am looking at buying says "HD Ready" and states the resolution as
1366x768 - is that proper HD or just something capable of a higher
resolution than I am used to?

(By the way, it is a Philips 26" LCD TV 26PF7521D)

Thanks,
D.

"David Wright" wrote in message
...
A TV I am looking at buying says "HD Ready" and states the resolution as
1366x768 - is that proper HD or just something capable of a higher
resolution than I am used to?

It's a cheap ass piece of ****. Hd on a 26"....


(By the way, it is a Philips 26" LCD TV 26PF7521D)

Thanks,
D.

The Advanced Television System Committee (ATSC) decided on two High
Definition
formats:

1280x720 (16:9 High Definition; square pixel aspect ratio) progressive

1920x1080 (16:9 High Definition; square pixel aspect ratio)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATSC

Your 26" Philips television (720p) certainly is High Definition
according to the ATSC HD definition. Philips, based in the Netherlands,
is also a very reputable television and computer monitor manufacturer
with a long history.

For larger screens however, ( 40" or greater) I would pick sets capable
of 1080i or 1080p resolution.

Kent




David Wright wrote:
A TV I am looking at buying says "HD Ready" and states the resolution as
1366x768 - is that proper HD or just something capable of a higher
resolution than I am used to?

(By the way, it is a Philips 26" LCD TV 26PF7521D)

Thanks,
D.

It's a cheap ass piece of ****. Hd on a 26"....


Thanks for that informative reply....

What if I only have space for a 26" TV?

It's GBP 579 (about USD $1070) - is that cheap? Not cheap to me..

D.

"David Wright" wrote:

Thanks for that informative reply....

What if I only have space for a 26" TV?

It's GBP 579 (about USD $1070) - is that cheap? Not cheap
to me..

D.
Hi David,

After looking at many HDTV's, I decided to get the Philips
26" you mentioned.
I'm very happy with it....it does everything I want. It
fits perfectly in our
den/computer room. I got my TV at Wal-Mart. Their price
is $824 (USD)
To sweeten the purchase, I got a 10% discount to boot.
Next year, I plan on getting a 37 or 42 inch Philips for our
living room and I
will buy it from Wal-Mart.
Roln

After looking at many HDTV's, I decided to get the Philips 26" you
mentioned.
I'm very happy with it....it does everything I want. It fits perfectly
in our
den/computer room. I got my TV at Wal-Mart. Their price is $824 (USD)


Thanks for that - I'm in the UK, hence probably why the price is a bit
higher - but it looks like it does all I want, especially 2x HDMI ports and
integrated digital receiver. I will be getting it from Costco.

D.

Your 26" Philips television (720p) certainly is High Definition
according to the ATSC HD definition.


I assume as the one I am looking at is 1366x768, it will scale up 1280x720
HD pictures to fit, or I can opt for black bars top/bottom if I don't want
the picture distorted? Is that what TV's with native resolutions that don't
match the HD spec exactly do?

Cheers,
D.

"David Wright" wrote:

Your 26" Philips television (720p) certainly is High
Definition
according to the ATSC HD definition.


I assume as the one I am looking at is 1366x768, it will
scale up 1280x720 HD pictures to fit, or I can opt for
black bars top/bottom if I don't want the picture
distorted? Is that what TV's with native resolutions that
don't match the HD spec exactly do?

Cheers,
D.

I wondered about the screen size, but got the TV anyway.
The thing has a brain of it's own and adjusts the screen
size automatically. Or, you have
the option to set the size to your lilking. There are
seven screen formats to choose from.
I think you will be pleased with this TV......
Roln

"David Wright" wrote in message
...
It's a cheap ass piece of ****. Hd on a 26"....


Thanks for that informative reply....

What if I only have space for a 26" TV?

It's GBP 579 (about USD $1070) - is that cheap? Not cheap to me..

D.


It's overpriced. the response time blows. static images look fine on axis,
but dyamic images and off-axis viewing leave a lot to be desired. For under
$250 US get a CRT that blows it away.

On Sat, 07 Oct 2006 15:08:44 +0100, David Wright wrote:

A TV I am looking at buying says "HD Ready" and states the resolution as
1366x768 - is that proper HD or just something capable of a higher
resolution than I am used to?

(By the way, it is a Philips 26" LCD TV 26PF7521D)

Most HD ready LCD TV's are 1366x768 native resolution. Simply means that
1080i (1920x1080 native) will be down converted to no higher than your
native display can handle or maybe down to 1280x720 (720p) depending on
the set. It's still HD and about 4 times the pixels of a ntsc set and also
non-interlaced.

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