hd HD Ready? I'm lost...

[Alwaysonacoffebreak]

Okay I'm more than sure that this is a dumb question but I'm quite lost right now.

 

I live in a rent apartment and we had this Philips HD Ready TV here. Now since I got my new PC parts I want to hook it up with my 280x card with HDMI.

 

So is this TV capable of giving out 1080 or not trough my card? I dont have the users manual since I guess the owner just threw it away or something.

 

This is confusing as hell :(

[Brian M. Veteran]

In most of europe - HD Ready = 720p, Full HD = 1080p.

 

So you can probably output 1280x720.

[Elliot B.]

Okay I'm more than sure that this is a dumb question but I'm quite lost right now.

I live in a rent apartment and we had this Philips HD Ready TV here. Now since I got my new PC parts I want to hook it up with my 280x card with HDMI.

So is this TV capable of giving out 1080 or not trough my card? I dont have the users manual since I guess the owner just threw it away or something.

This is confusing as hell :(

HD Ready is 720p (basically a small TV or a cheap large TV).

Full HD is 1080p (only worth it at around 32" and above).

Remember that some Full HD 1080p TVs can't accept a PC input at 1920x1080 (again, generally cheap TVs). This was particularity common with TVs in the mid-2000s (they accepted only up to 1024x768 from a PC, usually).

[lt8480]

Full HD is 1080p (only worth it at around 32" and above).

 

So my smartphone doesn't need full HD on its 4 inch screen!? - the lies! the horror!

[Alwaysonacoffebreak]

So I'm guessing this is bs right?

 

 

The main difference between Full HD and HD Ready is that a Full HD display has a built-in HD-capable tuner whereas a HD Ready display is capable of showing high-definition signals, but does not have the integral set-top box for decoding them.

[Elliot B.]

So my smartphone doesn't need full HD on its 4 inch screen!? - the lies! the horror!

It's not quite the same because you see a TV from several feet away. You see a phone screen from several inches away.

So I'm guessing this is bs right?

Yes. Would be illegal advertising (deceptive) in the UK.

[Alwaysonacoffebreak]

Darn.

 

Still need to buy a full hd monitor or even higer res. :(

 

Guess it will have to do until then.

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

So I'm guessing this is bs right?

That's how they were marketed here, could just be a regional thing though.

Either way, find out the model number of the TV and look it up, that's the only way you'll know for certain.

[Showan]

So I'm guessing this is bs right

 

"The main difference between Full HD and HD Ready is that a Full HD display has a built-in HD-capable tuner whereas a HD Ready display is capable of showing high-definition signals, but does not have the integral set-top box for decoding them."

 

^ Is correct.  HD ready TV's do NOT have a built in HD tuner, but can display HD out.

 

I have an 10yr old Mitsubishi Rear Projection tv (still has an amazing picture) that is HD-Ready.  It only Component and Composite inputs on it (No HDMI Port)  If does 480i, 480p, 1080i.    It doesn't do 720p or 1080p.

 

Some HD-ready's can hit do 720p though.

[Alwaysonacoffebreak]

"The main difference between Full HD and HD Ready is that a Full HD display has a built-in HD-capable tuner whereas a HD Ready display is capable of showing high-definition signals, but does not have the integral set-top box for decoding them."

 

^ Is correct.  HD ready TV's do NOT have a built in HD tuner, but can display HD out.

 

I have an 10yr old Mitsubishi Rear Projection tv (still has an amazing picture) that is HD-Ready.  It only Component and Composite inputs on it (No HDMI Port)  If does 480i, 480p, 1080i.    It doesn't do 720p or 1080p.

 

Some HD-ready's can hit do 720p though.

 

So I'm guessing the TV can actually do 1080i trough my card trough HDMI?

 

Since I looked up the model on the net and it seems it can display HD, at least thats what the manual says.

[+Fahim S. MVC]

It's a complete joke - a naming convention to do nothing more than confuse people.

[Alwaysonacoffebreak]

It's a complete joke - a naming convention to do nothing more than confuse people.

 

Well, that's pretty much why I asked. I am confused as hell... :rolleyes:

[Elliot B.]

Well, that's pretty much why I asked. I am confused as hell... :rolleyes:

Post the model.

[Alwaysonacoffebreak]

Post the model.

 

Philips 32PFL5322 / 10

 

In the manual it says it is capable of 1080i

[+Fahim S. MVC]

The screen has a resolution of 1366 x 768p according to Google - that makes it 720P.

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

Philips 32PFL5322 / 10

 

In the manual it says it is capable of 1080i

That's for TV signals, for PC the best you'll get is 1360x768 @ 60 Hz.

[Alwaysonacoffebreak]

The screen has a resolution of 1366 x 768p according to Google - that makes it 720P.

 

 

My bad. Just read the up comment. Okay. I got my answer, thanks guys :)