I_Like_Fire said:
I own a LCD projection and yes plasmas are crap they play for 20 to 40 thousand hours then have to have the gas changed and probably the screen fitting as well
I'm guessing you're joking, since the half-life of plasmas are currently rated at 30k to 60k hours, and that's just to half-brightness. Having the gas changed is a complete myth that's reached urban legend proportions.
Nice TV you have there, have you tried to hook your puter up to it for some huge gaming?
Twisted Metal said:
When you get an HDTV television and tuner, how many channels will actually be displayed in HD? What about video games, do they take advantage of the higher resolution? And DVD's?
Most network channels have some sort of HD content on it, such as ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, TNT. You also have DiscoveryHD, PBS HD, and then the staple HD channels, such as ESPNHD, HDnet and INHD. All movie channels have one dedicated HD channel, such as HBOHD, Showtime HD, etc.
DVDs are authored at 480p, which, even though it seems is a much lower resolution that HD content (1080i), it isn't. Since 1080i is interlaced, it's in effect 540p. Not a huge difference. Also, depending on the dvd transfer, dvd's and 1080i HD content can look exactly the same in regards to picture quality.
Lizard Of Oz said:
DVD's are 480p (at best).
A very nice alternative to CRT, Plasma, or LCD HDTV is the "DLP" (Digital LIght Projetction)type. Image quality is better than Plasma and CRT. You can get it larger than you can an LCD. And it cost less than Plasma.
Oz, I was looking at DLPs, but I can't get over the rainbow I see. I think the newest DLP is attempting to fix that with a new style of color wheel, but until then the rainbow is simply too much for my eyes.
-I_AM