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1080p HD worth it? - Apr. 29 2008 19:06:43
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QUestion for Cubed or any other techno geeks! I am after an LCD TV around 40". I think i will go for Samsung but i am unsure whether to get HD Ready or full HD 1080P.
Someone said that it isnt worth getting 1080P unless i get 46" or larger. Do you think this is the case?
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RE: 1080p HD worth it? - Apr. 29 2008 19:15:57
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IMO opinion at the min 1080 (full hd) isnt worth it at the minute but for the sake of a couple of hundred extra quid its probably worth getting it just to future proof.
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RE: 1080p HD worth it? - Apr. 29 2008 19:35:53
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So for the sake of futureproofing it is worth gettin 1080? I will mainly run my PC and 360 thru it and SD tv
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RE: 1080p HD worth it? - Apr. 29 2008 19:37:16
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If your like me and you buy a tv once every..... cant remember when you bought it i would definitly say yes.
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RE: 1080p HD worth it? - Apr. 29 2008 19:56:46
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yeah i just read somewhere that the 1080 screens had trouble with 24FPS which the 360/PS3 run at
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RE: 1080p HD worth it? - Apr. 29 2008 19:58:09
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I have no problems with it, 360 looks amazing on it.
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RE: 1080p HD worth it? - Apr. 29 2008 20:04:59
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Yea got my 360 on a 1080p 20" tv and games like Gta4 (The city) and Gears of war look amazing
Misses has her 360 on a 32" Samsung tv 1080i and the picture is just the same but bigger
Worth it but as been mentioned you can them really cheap now even no name brand tv's are going really cheap and displaying 1080p
You will however not notice any difference between 1080p or 1080i unless you have a really good eye and go looking for differences
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RE: 1080p HD worth it? - Apr. 29 2008 20:16:50
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what 20" screen have you got mate? Need one for uni.....
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RE: 1080p HD worth it? - Apr. 29 2008 20:16:51
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Seems like 1080 is the way to go. How do you guys that own one find normal tv on them?
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RE: 1080p HD worth it? - Apr. 29 2008 20:23:17
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what 20" screen have you got mate? Need one for uni.....
This one its great for gaming only use if for my 360
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/132112
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RE: 1080p HD worth it? - Apr. 29 2008 20:24:03
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Normal tv is fine on it i have no complaints and i only watch freeview on it.
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RE: 1080p HD worth it? - Apr. 29 2008 20:24:34
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Seems like 1080 is the way to go. How do you guys that own one find normal tv on them?
Depends really some channels look ****e and others dont think it boils down to if your on Sky and getting a good pic
Either way they still look better than being on a rubbish old tv 
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RE: 1080p HD worth it? - Apr. 30 2008 19:07:01
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quote:
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Seems like 1080 is the way to go. How do you guys that own one find normal tv on them?
Depends really some channels look sh!te and others dont think it boils down to if your on Sky and getting a good pic
Either way they still look better than being on a rubbish old tv
The next size screen will be 2K or 2048x1556 pixels and that is regarded as the basic resolution of film - however there is nothing that can capture for domestic use higher than HD which is 1920x1080. Therefore HD is the new must have.
The reason some images look good and others look sh!te is that it depends how much bandwidth is dedicated to that particular channel. You'll find that Sports and Movies get more bandwidth and therefore look better - its all about the compression, more compression less bandwidth, more channels.
Quad layer that was mentioned has nothing to do with television technology - it is a DVD format of storing the imagery.
Why would a domestic Xbox or PS3 be giving out a signal of 24fps, and not 25fps - I need to look into that, sounds a bit odd to me. However not being a gamer I do not know about these things.
Final Note - do not go for an HD Ready TV if you can afford to go for a full HD image, as HD Ready is usually the intermediate resolution of 720P.
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RE: 1080p HD worth it? - Apr. 30 2008 19:17:23
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I've posted this before but having worked at Sony and seen the new oLED screens, I'm not bothering with plasma or LCD. I shall wait for these puppies to be released.
http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/12/sony-1-000-000-1-oled-tv-on-sale-in-2007/
Sony let the general public view the new 27" version which is true HD at NAB (North America Broadcast conference) a couple of weeks ago - I saw it a few years ago as a prototype - bloody amazing.
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RE: 1080p HD worth it? - May 1 2008 7:50:08
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Very informative Peagreen thanks M8 you know your stuff! What do you think of the TV i linked?
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