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If you quote Full HD and HD Ready as the same thing your silly.
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If you quote Full HD and HD Ready as the same thing your silly.
When did he ever say FULL?
I thought it might be the cable.
You dont need a monster one or a really expensive one, just one that supports 1080p.
I bought a Philips one that did the trick, sure it was about a tenner. Said 1080p and 10.2gbits on the back of the packet.
Dan
You dont need a monster one or a really expensive one, just one that supports 1080p.
I bought a Philips one that did the trick, sure it was about a tenner. Said 1080p and 10.2gbits on the back of the packet.
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well after a whopping £10.99 for a cable i seem to have 1080p on the PS3
2M NEW XO PLATINUM HDMI Cable for XBOX 360, SONY PLAY: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo
not fully tested yet though but seems stable
yesterday i watched full metal jacket on HD DVD and its probably the first HD film ive watched wheres its really noticable how much better the quality is.
also been playing a bit of killzone 2,IMO so far its nothing special and fairly standard FPS fodder
2M NEW XO PLATINUM HDMI Cable for XBOX 360, SONY PLAY: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo
not fully tested yet though but seems stable
yesterday i watched full metal jacket on HD DVD and its probably the first HD film ive watched wheres its really noticable how much better the quality is.
also been playing a bit of killzone 2,IMO so far its nothing special and fairly standard FPS fodder
nice 1
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right may as well continue here
these virgin V+ boxes,anyone using them?
how much do they improve SD TV quality given they 'offer' 720/1080i?
these virgin V+ boxes,anyone using them?
how much do they improve SD TV quality given they 'offer' 720/1080i?
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I use a V+ box
Not sure about the improvement though. You mean compared to a normal V box?
Ive got a V+ box and its not that bad..
My old Samsung 2100 looks better through scart than the V+ does over HDMI (on SD content) - Ive got a Toshiba 42RV555DB - I think the internal scaling hardware on my TV is better than whats in the V+.
The only channel they carry at the moment is BBC HD, which isnt really worth the extra. I paid £100 for mine at the time but think its gone down to £49.99 now, so its not too bad at that price.
They arent as quick for channel flicking and I have had it lock up a few times - but saying that all cable boxes ive had lock up now and then. I would get one for the recording features and stuff but not just because its HDMI etc, because the picture isnt much better, if better at all on SD.
Dan
My old Samsung 2100 looks better through scart than the V+ does over HDMI (on SD content) - Ive got a Toshiba 42RV555DB - I think the internal scaling hardware on my TV is better than whats in the V+.
The only channel they carry at the moment is BBC HD, which isnt really worth the extra. I paid £100 for mine at the time but think its gone down to £49.99 now, so its not too bad at that price.
They arent as quick for channel flicking and I have had it lock up a few times - but saying that all cable boxes ive had lock up now and then. I would get one for the recording features and stuff but not just because its HDMI etc, because the picture isnt much better, if better at all on SD.
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they still want £100 for the box,some special offers are £49.99
i haggled £40 for it,couldnt get it free though
need to just try and get the time to get an install date
i haggled £40 for it
,couldnt get it free though need to just try and get the time to get an install date
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right well V+ 'installed'
i wasnt home but the engineer just installed it via scart and left the HDMI for me to install
of course HDMI didnt work
after a good 30 minutes plus onto the off shore call centre (i hate them) we eventually got the HDMI running
got to say im impressed with the upscaled TV picture,better than i expected
i wasnt home but the engineer just installed it via scart and left the HDMI for me to install
of course HDMI didnt work
after a good 30 minutes plus onto the off shore call centre (i hate them) we eventually got the HDMI running
got to say im impressed with the upscaled TV picture,better than i expected
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TV seems to have decided to stop recognising the remote
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well after having this TV for so long
Im thinking of going bigger
considering going for this
http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/lg/50pk590/lg-50pk590#
any views?
this is really my top budget as im not willing to pay much more
obviously i will get some cash back from selling the 37"
Im thinking of going bigger
considering going for this
http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/lg/50pk590/lg-50pk590#
any views?
this is really my top budget as im not willing to pay much more
obviously i will get some cash back from selling the 37"
not a fan of LG, dont know why i think some of the stuff looks cheap n tacky
im a Samsung fan boy at moment
Sony have annoyed me
600hz it ain't is it its just flickering an image 10 times to me. could be over bright.
i always thought that they worked by projecting an image and then a back light light it up.
to me a refresh rate refreshes the image
im a Samsung fan boy at moment
Sony have annoyed me
600hz it ain't is it its just flickering an image 10 times to me. could be over bright.
i always thought that they worked by projecting an image and then a back light light it up.
to me a refresh rate refreshes the image
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well i went or it
£770 inc 5 year warrenty
initial impressions are good
picture qualty is very good
i was worried about it dominating the room but i would say its a good size for the room
the slim case helps with this
picture quality definatly exceeds the 37" 1080p panel it replaced
as with all the flat panel TV's ive seen/used
speakers are pretty poor IMO
I run a separate speaker set up so its not an issue
however i wonder why some dont sacrifice thickness for some beefier speakers
£770 inc 5 year warrenty
initial impressions are good
picture qualty is very good
i was worried about it dominating the room but i would say its a good size for the room
the slim case helps with this
picture quality definatly exceeds the 37" 1080p panel it replaced
as with all the flat panel TV's ive seen/used
speakers are pretty poor IMO
I run a separate speaker set up so its not an issue
however i wonder why some dont sacrifice thickness for some beefier speakers
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Nice work fella! Hope you never need the 5 year waranty.
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well the nice touch on the RS warranty is you can get a full refund on its costs if you dont use it
