Don’t Buy Hdtv Before U Read This

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kumarmohit

kumarmohit

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dabster said:
what?? seems you are completely unaware of the the Movies available on DVD's and Many other downloadable materials( series- prison break and many)...
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Huh u will buy an HDTV worth above 50000 coz U wannna watch some dloaded stuff. Seriously man. Dloading an over a GB episode of half an hour will take more than 1 night. Surely until HDTV bradcasts dont start in India common man shud not bother bout HDTV.
 
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thrash_metal

In the zone
After a long long links conversation with people from tata sky ..... one of them told me to expect widescreen and HD broadcasts by this year end - early next year ..... dunno if he was faking it to get me off the phone or theres some juice in it ... lets wait and c .. any1 else got info on this ?

Also which is better HD DVD / Blue Ray ?? Reviews are more and more confusing on the net .. I need a 1080i capable player for 1 Tv and 1080p for another ... for now i'll just get the 1080i (budget constraints) .. but which ?

As for TV .. people here can get a HD ready (1366*768) or Half HD (yep some people call it that) with upto 1080i support ..for a decent and nice future proof TV ... 1080p or FULL HD (1920*1024) broadcasts will take a long time (even "LOST" comes in 720p currently) . HD ready prices are bound to fall more .. 26" Tv's (apart from Sony) cost round 30-32k here (pune) .. should expect another 5 -7k drop in a year or so . 1080p or FULL HD .... currently can only be enjoyed using a Blue ray / HD DVD player ..... I dont have one so cant comment .
 
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sandeepk

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HD broadcast is really going to take at least 3 years to start. Few cities may get the test singals from DD by early 2009 if all goes well with their plans. But this is not going to happen you all know. About satellite reception I really wonder whether Dish/Tata sky have that capacity right now to even provide 720i. (Though I am not sure)
 
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sandeepk

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thrash_metal said:
u got a point ...big one .. nways DD HD ?? whos gonna watch that ? (sorry , not being rude)
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That question is currently a really unanswerable one:p:p:p may be only time will tell.:D But will the producers will afford to produce their programs in HD?????

@goobimama : 720i I know is not HD but I was just commenting about the current capabilities of our DTH broacasters.
 
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jonnycage

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Hi,
This topic has been really helpfull pal and im content that u will be able to help me with some related trouble.

I just brought a Philips 29PT8836 model HD ready TV, i also own a sony DAV-DZ150K DVD home theatre system with progressive scan and component out(Y Pb Pr). The TV has 2 Y Pb Pr input, one is marked HD and the other component video in, i own a mafco gold plated component video cable too. the problem is, when i connect the DVD player from the ypbpr to the tv's HD input i get a clear picture (its says 420p, 520p etc), this is when progressive scan is enabled on the dvd player,but no picture when interlaced is enabled.
but when i connect the same output from the dvd player to the tv's ypbpr marked component video in, im getting no picture when progressive scan on the dvd player is enabled,but i can view it with interlaced selected.
what could be the difference with the 2 ypbpr connections, one is marked HD and the other component vide in as i said earlier.Kindly help

Hi,
This topic has been really helpfull pal and im content that u will be able to help me with some related trouble.

I just brought a Philips 29PT8836 model HD ready TV, i also own a sony DAV-DZ150K DVD home theatre system with progressive scan and component out(Y Pb Pr). The TV has 2 Y Pb Pr inputs, one is marked HD and the other component video in, i own a mafco gold plated component video cable too. the problem is, when i connect the DVD player from the ypbpr to the tv's HD input i get a clear picture (its says 420p, 520p etc), this is when progressive scan is enabled on the dvd player,but no picture when interlaced is enabled.
but when i connect the same output from the dvd player to the tv's ypbpr marked component video in, im getting no picture when progressive scan on the dvd player is enabled,but i can view it with interlaced selected.
what could be the difference with the 2 ypbpr connections, one is marked HD and the other component vide in as i said earlier.Kindly help
 
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thrash_metal

In the zone
If you wanna watch regular TV ... dont get these Tv's ... ur better off with a CRT ... if you wanna also play games (consoles) , watch good DVD video and so on .. ur on it ... get em'
 
Ethan_Hunt

Ethan_Hunt

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Re: Don’t Buy Hdtv Before U Read This

techno_funky said:
My Question - Do we even deserve these Tv's , what is so appealing in watching pixelated TV Channels ! ?
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Considering there is no HDTV content streaming out here the only possible use would be for gaming which seems to have become a rage these days.We don't have Blu-Ray & HD-DVD's movies being sold in the market too(not upto my observations atleast) so that leaves very little room for shifting to these televisions.Unless you are relative of Donald Trump & have loads of cash to blow out on huge screens.;)
 
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vivekbabbudelhi

vivekbabbudelhi

shadow hunter
hmm....i have better fodder for thoughts

do we really need quad cores & upcoming quad sli today ?? i mean in july 2007,dont say anything about future
 
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thrash_metal

In the zone
Currently i'm using the HDTV to play games (xbox 360) & watch DVD movies ... As far as the Blue Ray / HD DVD goes ....... i've heard that DRM has screwed it up completely ... not sure .. .anyone wants to add to this ? Any Blue Ray / HD DVD owners in the forum ?
 
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ranjan2001

Cyborg Agent
Hi Vivek,
Ur old post saved me from buying a full HD LCD & I am now inclined to get a CRT 29" as of now.
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=964138#post964138
 
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ranjan2001

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Mind you that the guide is over a year old but its yet fully applicable thus I decided for not buying LCD yet as I don't game nor any HD dvds are available so all I am left with is Tatasky which wont look gud bcoz of low resolution transmission.

Most people fall for the look & slimness of LCd Tvs but get to know nothing about the internal workings of the image transmission & its results.
 
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