Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 9th Jan 2008 13:53 UTC
Geeks.com was so kind as to send me the Vizio VX32L for review, a 32" widescreen LCD TV capable of doing 1080i. At USD 469.99, this 32" LCD television is quite affordable, so read on to find out if it is worth your money.
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Member since:2005-06-28
We are talking about 1080i TVs here, not 1080p. 1080p TVs are 1920x1080 but they are expensive. The BULK of LCD sales today are 1080i. And for these TVs, it IS 1366x768, and they ARE called HDTVs. I don't know how you call them in Germany, but over here they are called HDTVs.
Member since:2006-01-14
Member since:2006-04-14
Oh - I just rechecked my info - my bad. I was thinking about 1080p, which are what are called "Full HD" HDTVs over here. "HD Ready" HDTVs here are 1080i and downscale HD to 1080i on 1366x768. I am still holding out for 1080p, though - the image on these is so much better.
Edited 2008-01-09 21:44 UTC
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Say Again???
At the big consumer electronics stores in Germany like Media Markt, etc. there are always a large number of LCD TVs on display. Those that support a resolution of 1366x768 are labelled "HD Ready" and are fairly cheap in price. Then, there are those that provide a resolution of 1920x1080 and are labelled "Full HD - i.e. full 1080i support" (and are a lot more expensive). Usually, the stores are running an HD recording through those TVs. The difference between the images on the "HD Ready" and "Full HD" TVs are like day and night.
How does that figure?
At the big consumer electronics stores in Germany like Media Markt, etc. there are always a large number of LCD TVs on display. Those that support a resolution of 1366x768 are labelled "HD Ready" and are fairly cheap in price. Then, there are those that provide a resolution of 1920x1080 and are labelled "Full HD - i.e. full 1080i support" (and are a lot more expensive). Usually, the stores are running an HD recording through those TVs. The difference between the images on the "HD Ready" and "Full HD" TVs are like day and night.
How does that figure?
HD Ready in the U.S.A. was given to televisions that didn't have the HD (ATSC in the U.S.A.) tuner but were capable of accepting 1080i input. Many of those were also noted as HD Monitors.
The nomenclature has changed because those 1366x768 t.v. sets now are required to have the ATSC tuners and are labeled HDTV.
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2006-04-14
Say Again???
At the big consumer electronics stores in Germany like Media Markt, etc. there are always a large number of LCD TVs on display. Those that support a resolution of 1366x768 are labelled "HD Ready" and are fairly cheap in price. Then, there are those that provide a resolution of 1920x1080 and are labelled "Full HD - i.e. full 1080i support" (and are a lot more expensive). Usually, the stores are running an HD recording through those TVs. The difference between the images on the "HD Ready" and "Full HD" TVs are like day and night.
How does that figure?