HI-FI

>Providing you see it demonstrated using equipment designed to handle hi-def
>signals and the source material is hi-def.
>
>If one piece of the jigsaw is missing you are not going to see what everyone
>who has seen a proper demo is raving about.
>
>There is a lot of confusion out there - which I believe the likes of Comet
>are using to their advantage (but that is another story) - so read up on the
>specification for hi-def first and then challenge anything that is labelled
>HD-ready but does not meet the criteria
>
>Tricky
>

> On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 16:49:01 +0100, Tricky Dicky
>
> wrote:
>
>>Providing you see it demonstrated using equipment designed to handle
>>hi-def
>>signals and the source material is hi-def.
>>
>>If one piece of the jigsaw is missing you are not going to see what
>>everyone
>>who has seen a proper demo is raving about.
>>
>>There is a lot of confusion out there - which I believe the likes of Comet
>>are using to their advantage (but that is another story) - so read up on
>>the
>>specification for hi-def first and then challenge anything that is
>>labelled
>>HD-ready but does not meet the criteria
>>
>>Tricky
>>
>
> The only problem for Joe Public is that having seen the fabbo demos in
> Comet etc
> when he takes home his 3000 pound HDTV-ready set he will discover that
> there
> isnt actually any HDTV-ready material to play on it. Freeview & Sky
> Digital are
> not going to look half as good as the HDTV demos being used to sell these
> sets.
>
> --
> Nigel Barker
> Live from the sunny Cote dAzur

> Not to mention the fact you spend 3000 grand on a HD set, then when sky
> finally does start HD programming next year your gonna pay an arm and a
> leg in sub fees to get it..!!! My view of the whole thing is simple, by
> the time that most programmes are in HD format (and your not paying though
> the nose for them) the price of HD Ready TVs will be the same as what a
> CRT is compared to a LCD is now...!! So if you want a mega setup in ya
> front room and have got the cash to spare what the heck eh..!! otherwise
> sit back relax and dont listen to all the hype...!!!

>
> Okuda..
>
>
> Nigel Barker wrote in message
> news:hmlsl1tj4bs9frocb7jt7i183hft41kk9m@4ax.com...
>> On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 16:49:01 +0100, Tricky Dicky
>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Providing you see it demonstrated using equipment designed to handle
>>>hi-def
>>>signals and the source material is hi-def.
>>>
>>>If one piece of the jigsaw is missing you are not going to see what
>>>everyone
>>>who has seen a proper demo is raving about.
>>>
>>>There is a lot of confusion out there - which I believe the likes of
>>>Comet
>>>are using to their advantage (but that is another story) - so read up on
>>>the
>>>specification for hi-def first and then challenge anything that is
>>>labelled
>>>HD-ready but does not meet the criteria
>>>
>>>Tricky
>>>
>>
>> The only problem for Joe Public is that having seen the fabbo demos in
>> Comet etc
>> when he takes home his 3000 pound HDTV-ready set he will discover that
>> there
>> isnt actually any HDTV-ready material to play on it. Freeview & Sky
>> Digital are
>> not going to look half as good as the HDTV demos being used to sell these
>> sets.
>>
>> --
>> Nigel Barker
>> Live from the sunny Cote dAzur
>
>

> Crikey, how big is the screen on a 3000 grand tele?

>Okuda wrote in message
>news:C9K7f.203742$RW.31987@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
>> Not to mention the fact you spend 3000 grand on a HD set, then when sky
>> finally does start HD programming next year your gonna pay an arm and a
>> leg in sub fees to get it..!!! My view of the whole thing is simple, by
>> the time that most programmes are in HD format (and your not paying though
>> the nose for them) the price of HD Ready TVs will be the same as what a
>> CRT is compared to a LCD is now...!! So if you want a mega setup in ya
>> front room and have got the cash to spare what the heck eh..!! otherwise
>> sit back relax and dont listen to all the hype...!!!
>
>Crikey, how big is the screen on a 3000 grand tele?

>WCZ wrote:
>
>> Crikey, how big is the screen on a 3000 grand tele?
>
>They had some nice 84 Inch HD screens in BestBuy the other week.
>$12,000 to you mate!
>
>Even from three feet away the picture was stunning. Problem is (as well
>as the $12,000 for the telly) buying a house with a room big enough to
>fit one in :-)