Just wanna ask...by using a ps3 as a blu ray player,is there any 'obivious' difference between a FullHD & a HDReady LCD tv in terms of the picture quality? and does the motionflow(100 hz or 200 hz) has any effect when watching a movie...

This post has been edited by camrycilver: Sep 28 2009, 02:16 AM

it depends on how big the screen is and how far away you are sitting

http://hdinstallers.com/calculator.htm

full HD picture quality is much better.

not when u're watching from the crappy Astro or other SD sources

Get the FullHDlah...ppl. now talking abt Super FullHD end of the year and you still want HD only for your PS3?...price between HD and FullHD also not much difference....

Does FULL HD means theres no lines at top and bottom? If i use a HD Ready Plasma, with HDMI DVD player, will i still get the lines at top and bottom?

Sorry i'm not so smart at this. please advise

You are planning to buy a TV or already bought a HD Ready TV?

Nowadays ppl. are confused with FullHD, HD ready, HDMI ready whatever..

Lines on top or bottom (or left and right) depends on the recorded media.
If the movie is recorded in 4:3 format, of course you will get black bars at the sides.
If the movie is recorded in aspect ratio like 1.85:1 or 2.39:1, you will get lines at the top and bottom.

Nothing to do with FHD or HD or HDMI whatever.

But you do get to 'Zoom' the movie to remove the black lines using the TV remote control.

Full HD = 1920 (V) X 1080 (H) lines on yr screen.
HD ready = 1280 (V) X 720 (H) lines on yr screen.

How this will factor in the viewing pleasure, depends on the source (bluray, dvd, astro.... not the player - HDMI upscale, etc).

If you have PS3 and is playing bluray movies, then Full HD is the best way to view the movie (if yr screen is bigger than 40in). If yr screen is smaller than that, no diff (to me la...)

Again, if u using PS3 or bluray player for bluray movies, get a screen that supports 24Hz or 24 frames/second. Films are captured at that speed, and at 24Hz, the pic matches best our eyes and screen shudder will be reduced to a minimum. If not, the faster the refresh rate (200hz) will be best (tho some shudder can be detected, again with my own eyes la...)

If u r using HDMI DVD players to upscale DVD movies or mainly see Astro, HD ready panels will suit you. But beware that HD ready panels are slowing dying and is not future proof. Oh... even upcoming Digital TV (in yr 2015) broadcasts in 720p only - thats HD ready only.

Finally, as bro Azbro explained it, black bars on yr screen is dependent on how the movie was captured. To fit the entire movie into the screen, u will have black bars on top/bottom (21:10 widescreen cinema ratio) or even on the sides (4:3 Standard CRT TV ratio). Only 16:9 ratio movies will fill yr entire screen. All this has nothing to do with the panels, again its the source.

This post has been edited by Poadster: Sep 28 2009, 11:29 AM

Thank you all

Alredy own a toshiba regza 42' hd ready lcd tv...went 2 d shop,can't c any obivious difference btwn a full hd n a hd ready tv...jus d colouring a bit only...lik can adjust by my own

sos?

That is probably because the shops did not push the display units to those LCDs' maximum capacity. Example, using blu-ray player playing a blu ray movie. Then, you will notice the difference.

This post has been edited by low98944: Sep 28 2009, 06:29 PM

They mainly uses 720p source played via HDD media boxes with multiplexer out to several panels. Thus the impression of same image quality on 1280x720 (HD ready) and 1920x1080 (Full HD) panels. How else will they sell those HD ready panels??

Camrycilver, trust me.... there are HUGE differences when you play bluray movies at full HD (1920x1080p) on full HD panels, versus your HD ready panels. The image will be more crisp with more details, while HD ready panels will squeeze those available details into a smaller screen (1280x720), where there will be lost details...

That's precisely why I asked if he bought one or planning to buy.

Camrycilver, since you mentioned your eyes can't see much difference, just enjoy your TV until a later date where you would think to upgrade. Maybe in a few years, OLED panels are affordable and you can do the jump.

You are lucky. Some even use DVDs ...

1 more thing.
i mainly using my LCD for Xbox360, is there any difference between FullHD and HD ready ?
now i comes to 3 choices.

- 42" Toshiba HDready RM 2750
- 40" Samsung FullHD RM 3449
- 42" Sharp FullHD RM 3999

which should i choose ? i mean which is more value
and should i pay a RM400 for extended warranty period ?

BTw, the fcukin salesman keep telling to get the Samsung, dunno what the card he playing ....
i had a bad experience on korean product experience in the past.

This post has been edited by KLX213: Sep 28 2009, 11:21 PM

I'm still on HD Ready because a lot of 'sources' are still 'HD ready quality' and Blu Rays are still kinda expensive (even if they're ordered from Amazon)... my collection is about less than 30pcs of BDs and I think I'm gonna try to take a break from buying till next year... or.. erm.. end of the year... maybe next month...

to a lot, if you truly want a true HD experience, you're gonna need to splurge on a True HD sound system as well...

I saw a shop showing off a Bravia 70X with Astro

Sales Commission card - heard Samsung have dem aggresive retail incentives to break the Japanese stronghold.

Of your three choices, I will pick the Aquos.