There's two "High Definition" screen resolutions, and they're marketted as "HD Ready"

and "Full HD".

"Full HD" is a higher resolution (higher quality) than "HD Ready". So technically a "Full HD" telly is "better" than an "HD Ready" telly.

However, it all depends on the source that the TV is displaying. Sky, at the moment, only broadcast HD TV in the "HD Ready" resolution, so even if you have a "Full HD" TV, you don't get the benefits, as you're seeing the same quality as someone with an "HD Ready" telly.

Y'see. I don't know about Virgin Media or FreeSat HD signals, they might be "Full HD" they might not.

Things like BluRay players, xBoxes and Playstations can do either HD Ready or Full HD, so you can see thier higher resolutions with those if your telly is "Full HD".

Posted By: Arizona Bay on July 14th 2010 at 12:28:44

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FAO CB41 TELEVISION (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Jul 14, 11:50:27
- Why is that such a good deal? (NCFC) - usacanary, Jul 14, 19:36:17
- what do you mean it isnt full HD? (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Jul 14, 12:12:50
  - heck out the following wikipedia. (NCFC) - usacanary, Jul 14, 17:56:07
    - ^^^ what a unt, I missed out the c (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Jul 14, 17:57:11
  - There's two "High Definition" screen resolutions, and they're marketted as "HD Ready" (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jul 14, 12:28:44
  - It's probably common sense but I don't know either. (NCFC) - CB41, Jul 14, 12:14:54
    - Answers (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Jul 14, 12:23:50
      - Cheers Larry, sounds like that would do me. Blueray is totally irrelevant as I don't do (NCFC) - CB41, Jul 14, 12:33:49
        
        My advice is to go with a 1080p setup. (NCFC) - usacanary, Jul 14, 19:17:16
      - or Virgin HD (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 14, 12:26:14
    - Don't take this personally, but on a scale of 1-10, 10 being very, (NCFC) - tudders, Jul 14, 12:20:16
      - So i'm thick because I don't know anything about HD tellies? (NCFC) - CB41, Jul 14, 12:32:03
        
        No, it's just that you claim to know nothing about everything, (NCFC) - tudders, Jul 14, 12:41:33
        
        Don't think I do but, ho hum. (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jul 14, 12:43:29
    - You need an HD source (NCFC) - lurd, Jul 14, 12:16:40
      - Ah. Are there plans to roll it out to freeview? (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jul 14, 12:19:17
        
        Yes, you can get Freeview HD. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jul 14, 12:24:19
        
        yes (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 14, 12:21:51
        
        it's already in some places in the UK (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 14, 12:23:37
- Crikey, that is a good deal, cheers. There's an Asda round the corner from me too. (NCFC) - CB41, Jul 14, 12:02:45
  - Advice (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Jul 14, 12:15:09
    - Incorrect, most HDTV will be 1080p going forward. (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Jul 14, 19:58:32
    - Cheers Larry, looks like they have it in that place Stringer reccommended. (NCFC) - CB41, Jul 14, 12:17:40

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