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