+BeLGaRaTh Subscriber¹ Posted March 25, 2007 Subscriber¹ Share Posted March 25, 2007 Hi, As per the title, I am wondering what the difference is between 14:9 and 16:9 as I notice a lot of LCDs are being touted as 14:9 lately. Will I lose any resolution etc with this? Also, hopefully BangBang023 can help with this as he seems to be the local HDTV guru, I am looking at the Sony Bravia KDL40V2500 LCD TV and wondered if it was any good? Couldn't tell much when I viewed it in store as they just had a loop running and couldn't load anything else :( This was the only TV in my price range (?1,200) in George Henry Lee's (John Lewis) I have heard that standard definition can be a bit iffy on HDs and wondered if this was as noticeable as people make out? (I currently only have Sky+ but will be upgrading to Sky HD in the next few weeks, when I get my TV:))) so was just wondering what the none HD channels would look like in the interim and when watching none HD channels on Sky HD Thanks in advance for any replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted March 25, 2007 Veteran Share Posted March 25, 2007 Man, I think the v2500 is is completely different in the UK than in the US. I believe (Sony site doesn't have it up to confirm) that it's the UK equivalent of the S2010 here. In that case, it's a good set. On par with the Samsung LNS4051 (US model). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BeLGaRaTh Subscriber¹ Posted March 26, 2007 Author Subscriber¹ Share Posted March 26, 2007 Thanks for the reply bangbang, here is a link to the UK version. Looks like you may be right, the US version of the 2500 is 1080P whereas the UK is 1080I. Do you know what the 14:9 is, will I be losing screen size, as its classed as a 14:9 TV here in the UK :( Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted March 26, 2007 Veteran Share Posted March 26, 2007 That set is 720p, not 1080i. There are no 1080i LCD televisions. As for 14:9, the set isn't in a 14:9 resolution, but it has software to help it better handle the signals. You can read up on the 14:9 ratio here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14:9 It's not used much in the states (as far as I've seen). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BeLGaRaTh Subscriber¹ Posted March 26, 2007 Author Subscriber¹ Share Posted March 26, 2007 Thanks again for the quick reply :) I understand 14:9 now, a lot of advertisers use it here in the UK, just hadn't realised what it was :) You learn something new everyday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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