Televisions

[paulyoung666]

once you have had a ws tv then you will screw your face up in disgust at a 4:3 one , a point also to note is that more and more tv is broadcast in ws so you may find yourself looking at a 16:9 picture on a 4:3 tv

[ian@huth]

Originally Posted by paulyoung666

once you have had a ws tv then you will screw your face up in disgust at a 4:3 one , a point also to note is that more and more tv is broadcast in ws so you may find yourself looking at a 16:9 picture on a 4:3 tv

I would agree with that. When we got our first widescreen TV it seemed very odd with everyone looking like short fat midgets and footballs looking more like rugby balls. Reading the manual and adjusting the settings of the TV and Sky digibox soon got the picture right and after a week or so watching a 4:3 TV was the thing that looked odd.

[greencreeper]

I don't get the ratios

So standard TVs are dying out and the thing to go for is a widescreen? I can see I need to save more cash

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by greencreeper

I don't get the ratios

So standard TVs are dying out and the thing to go for is a widescreen? I can see I need to save more cash

4:3 is 4 wide X 3 high , 16:9 is 16 wide X 9 high , feet , inches or whatever you want to measure it in , 16:9 is more akin to your natural field of vision , hope that helps

[ian@huth]

Originally Posted by greencreeper

I don't get the ratios

So standard TVs are dying out and the thing to go for is a widescreen? I can see I need to save more cash

Just have a look at the screen size next time you go to the cinema. Very wide isn't it compared to its height, similar to a widescreen TV. If you take a movie made for cinema showing you either have to lose the edges of the picture or make the picture fit the TV width and have thick black bars top and bottom.

Originally Posted by greencreeper

I don't get the ratios

So standard TVs are dying out and the thing to go for is a widescreen? I can see I need to save more cash

the link here

http://www.technofile.com/articles/v..._distance.html

shows what a couple of aspect ratios look like on a 4:3 & a 16:9 tv

- if you want to play back DVD a widescreen is pretty much compulsory, a 4:3 wastes too much of the screen.

Originally Posted by greencreeper

I don't get the ratios

So standard TVs are dying out and the thing to go for is a widescreen? I can see I need to save more cash

Pretty much all the tv's you have been linked to at your budget have been widescreen anyways dude,you only really have to spend more if you want hdtv,but they have not even desided how there gonna broadcast that in this country yet,yes hdtv will be better but will it be the 100's more its gonna cost?

[greencreeper]

Right - so widescreen it is. Sod the rent There are a few here - might bid on one of these

http://www.clearance-comet.co.uk/cgi...4&noMoreSubs=N
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What's "NTSC" and "100MHz screen" all about? Good to have, or not important?

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by greencreeper

Right - so widescreen it is. Sod the rent There are a few here - might bid on one of these

http://www.clearance-comet.co.uk/cgi...4&noMoreSubs=N
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What's "NTSC" and "100MHz screen" all about? Good to have, or not important?

ntsc is the american format , it means you would be able to play back american dvd's / video's with a compatible player , 100hz is , if you like , the refresh rate of the screen , not convinced myself but there you go , and as for comet clearance , keep your eyes open , you will find that a lot of the gear they sell goes for very nearly the retail price

[daz300]

pauly got there be for me, as for the web site the things all was go near or at shop price .

I will have to say most new tvs that you find will be ntsc compatable,in fact I would say you would be very unlucky to find a tv that does not.

Some people,again very few ,actually see a screen flicker at 50 hz if your one of these a 100hz model will cure this

This tv I linked you to earlier would interest me as it comes with a dvd recorder (gotta be worth a min £100) and the total price is £299,it s says due soon but they will have them in,my tv was labeled this and I had to wait a few weeks but they sorted me out

http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/conten.../TOS-28Z44.htm

[Matth]

Also, should you be going integrated digital (Freeview) - as the reasonably expected lifetime of any TV bought now should run into the time where they were planning on the analogue shutdown. Currys have a digital widescreen at £299.

Of course, if you plan on using it with cable or Sky, then it doesn't need built-in digital.

[ian@huth]

Originally Posted by Matth

Also, should you be going integrated digital (Freeview) - as the reasonably expected lifetime of any TV bought now should run into the time where they were planning on the analogue shutdown. Currys have a digital widescreen at £299.

Of course, if you plan on using it with cable or Sky, then it doesn't need built-in digital.

There is no real need to go for built in digital decoders as all you need is a Freeview STB if you don't have cable or satellite. You can get both a 28" widescreen TV and a Freeview box for £200 these days.

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by ian@huth

There is no real need to go for built in digital decoders as all you need is a Freeview STB if you don't have cable or satellite. You can get both a 28" widescreen TV and a Freeview box for £200 these days.

you sure can if you go to asda , and i dont think you can go far wrong , ok so it wont be the latest model etc etc , but , you defintely aint robbed imho

[SMHarman]

Panasonic, Panasonic, Panasonic, their Tau screens are far better than Sony screens these days, the blacks blacker and generally fab. Also more reliable than Sony.