HD Ready?

divinewind88 SG

Hey, is there any difference between full HD and HD ready TV?

I want to get a PS3 then they say for maximum entertainment should play the PS3 on a HD TV.

But I too poor cant afford all those sony, sharp, panasonic branded HD TV.
Then I saw this 32" Akira HD READY TV at Carrefour that costs $500+ only.

SO, is there a difference?
Can still play PS3 on the Akira TV?

Phaze SG

Yes.

SBS9828X SG

wah getting ps3 but cannot afford tv

fr33domfighter SG

ps3 costs 600-700 while a 32inch full HD tv sets you back atleast one and a half grands.

divinewind88 SG

lol. coz ps3 is i use my own money to buy. then hd tv is ask my parents to sponsor coz it will be placed in the living room anyways heheh.

wat freedomfighter said is true... i looked around and the cheapest branded HD TV is like $1000. and that is a 20" de ok haha.

oh and thanks for answering my question.

Merry Christmas!

Y_Shun SG

you said YES but never say whats the difference.

-applause- for your very useful ans Cool

alleggerita SG

Ok, a brief breakdown of difference between "HD Ready" and "Full HD" LCD TVs..

HD Ready LCD TVs have a resolution of 1366x768..it can support HDMI inputs as long as it as ports for HDMI..

Full HD LCD TVs have a resolution of 1920x1080..

HD Ready LCD TV's contrast ratio is not as high as Full HD LCD TV's contrast ratio..meaning Full HD LCD TV's contrast is better..

And the number of colours the LCD panel of a HD Ready LCD TV produce is also lesser than the LCD panel of a Full HD LCD TV..meaning a Full HD LCD TV has more colours, and pictures look more vibrant..

This is about all..

And another thing is, there is 1080i and 1080p for Full HD LCD TV..the 'i' simply stands for interlace and the 'p' simply stands for 'progressive'..it's the scanning system used by the TV..Interlace scanning is better than Progressive scanning..with Interlace scanning, pictures appear more natural..but the difference is very minimal to the human's naked eyes..

Wink

fr33domfighter SG

Full HD is 1080p which is 1080 pixels while HD Ready is 720p - 720 pixels

obviously, full hd will give you a nicer image but 720p will suffice for PS3 playing.

unless of cos u r going for the full hd experience Wink

you might want to read this -

http://www.highdefforum.com/showthread.php?t=43440

divinewind88 SG

OK ha.
I did some research just now and found out more about HD ready electronics.
For those who wants to know more:

A HD ready electronic is ready for a HD appliance.

e.g a HD ready tv have a scart socket and a hdmi socket. if you were to buy a normal dvd player and plug it into the scart socket, it would play normally. Your TV won't display anything in HD.

BUT if you were to buy another HD product (say a blu-ray disc player), then the hdmi socket comes into play.

you just need to hook it up with the hdmi socket with the HD cable that comes with the blu-ray player. after that, whatever show you are watching will be in HD on your HD ready TV.

Another thing about HD ready is that it means your TV will be capable of receiving HD signals should MEDIACORP decides to start broadcasting all its shows and dramas in HD.

divinewind88 SG

oops. i posted abit too late haha. hope my two cents helped tho.

YuutoFlow SG

I STILL USING BIG FAT TV Twisted Evil

alleggerita SG

It's not all 'p'..there is 'i' too..

It ain't all 1080p and 720p..there's 1080i and 720i..don't forget..

divinewind88 SG

orh ok. but since u said its not noticeable to the naked human eye then i tink its ok lah. unless you want to play wearing an microscope lol Razz

the.owl SG

HD ready -> means can support HD, but how well it support, depends... Laughing

Full HD ---> highest HD resolution possible.

you can afford to buy the stupid PS3 but cant afford TV?

wonderamazement SG

alleggerita SG

Seriously, the big fat CRT TVs are still good..they don't even have contrast ratios..cuz they can produce pure black! So they have infinite contrast! Laughing