Aresby - 9 hours ago »
Ha ha! No I'm not looking for an excuse although we do have some minor issues with our current LG TV giving some green speckles on a couple of channels (you have to look closely).
But I'm pretty sure our TV does 1080i or 720p (is that the definition of HD ready perhaps?) so we'll get the digibox today and just see how it looks first.
That said, I've just looked at a few websites and unless you want all bells and whistles (incl 4K) you can get a 48" full HD TV for well under £500.
But we'll check out the results of the digibox first.
HD is defined as 720 lines or more. All HD broadcast sources use 1080 lines (iplayer HD is 720 lines).
All HD Ready displays have to be capable of displaying 1080i and 720p content. That does not mean they are capable of a 1:1 pixel display. Your TV (unless it's an ancient plasma) will have 768 lines. This means when displaying 1080i content it has to scale down to 768 lines, and when given 720p to scale up to 768 lines.
Scaling down is much easier than scaling up because you have all real data to reduce the resolution. When scaling up you have to guess what's missing.
A good HD Ready display will give a much better picture than a poor Full HD model. especially up to around 40".
Do not be tempted to swap your TV for a cheap full HD supermarket set (usually made by Vestel).
If you feel you need a larger Full HD TV, get one from a major maker like Panasonic or Sony, and avoid the low end models. Even companies like Panasonic rebadge Vestels these days.
| Sun 8 Nov 2015 18:54:05
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