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Anyone know of a LCD TV/ HD ReadyTV with usable resolution?

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watchmainspring

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I have the 24'' dell. I need to watch tv and such...

I am considering buying a 23'' samsung HD ready TV with :
3000:1 contrast ratio
1366X768 resolution😕

However, ideally I'd like to get something with good resolution, and then sell my dell, but it's hard to replace my dell with low grade resolution.

Any suggestions for a LCD/HD ready TV with HIGH resolution?

Winston
 
How about getting a TV Tuner instead? The Dell should be 'HD Ready' because it has DVI in and so you'd only need to get a DVI switch to switch between the Mac and HD in.
 
Winstonp said:
I have the 24'' dell. I need to watch tv and such...

I am considering buying a 23'' samsung HD ready TV with :
3000:1 contrast ratio
1366X768 resolution😕

However, ideally I'd like to get something with good resolution, and then sell my dell, but it's hard to replace my dell with low grade resolution.

Any suggestions for a LCD/HD ready TV with HIGH resolution?

Winston
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Most TV's won't be HIGH resolution hbecause they are only displaying TV. You could get a HD LCD 1080p display. Those have 1920 x 1080 resolution.
 
Just get the EyeTV 500 and you will be fine. The Dell would be fine for HD.

Edit: I just read you sig. I would ask Elgato if they are coming out with their universal binary within a few months, because that will be you best and most cost efficient option.
 
Spanky Deluxe said:
How about getting a TV Tuner instead? The Dell should be 'HD Ready' because it has DVI in and so you'd only need to get a DVI switch to switch between the Mac and HD in.
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NOTE: DVI isn't enough. In the very near future you will need HDMI/HDCP to be able to get full HD resolution from HD-DVD or Blu Ray.

1080p HDTVs are coming on the market.

B
 
the eyetv 500 does not play cable channels, you have to have digital cable, so it would be worthless


does anyone have any suggestions for this 1080dpi lcd tv? I can't find anything in the 23-32 inch spectra
 
Winstonp said:
the eyetv 500 does not play cable channels, you have to have digital cable, so it would be worthless


does anyone have any suggestions for this 1080dpi lcd tv? I can't find anything in the 23-32 inch spectra
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No you don't. You use get OTA or Clear QAM to get full quality free HD. I'm a bit confused how it's worthless...

Edit: After read reading it, I'm not sure if you are saying it's useless because youcan't play SD channels with the 500. Assuming that what you mean, you are correct in that it can't play SD channels but if your TV has that many pixels, the picture will look really crappy blown up anyways. I know that 640x480 looks blurry on my LCD, and there are a lot more pixels if you are playing 1080i.
 
Winstonp said:
does anyone have any suggestions for this 1080dpi lcd tv? I can't find anything in the 23-32 inch spectra
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The only one I've seen in action is by Sharp.
http://www.sharpusa.com/products/TypeLanding/0,1056,s67,00.html
They have number of them that are HD in 1080 format. I think they start at 40" though. Furthermore, the only one I've seen in a store recenly was the 40 or 42 inch model which was selling for something like 7000 euros ($8400). So I'd wait a few months for the prices to drop!
 
Westinghouse makes a 37" 1080p LCD TV which you can grab at bestbuy for like $1700...I was completely impressed with the quality of that TV (especially considering the price). I thought it was going to be a piece of junk.
 
bigbossbmb said:
Westinghouse makes a 37" 1080p LCD TV which you can grab at bestbuy for like $1700...I was completely impressed with the quality of that TV (especially considering the price). I thought it was going to be a piece of junk.
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Yes, but what resolution can you really get when you plug a computer in? I haven;t read anywhere that you can get the full resolution. Do you know otherwise?
 
balamw said:
NOTE: DVI isn't enough. In the very near future you will need HDMI/HDCP to be able to get full HD resolution from HD-DVD or Blu Ray.
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The new 30" Dell has DVI with HDCP.
 
am i right in thinking that using an lcd tv as a second/mirrored display gives very poor visuals? just becasuse of pixels? little confused on the benifits of using a lcd monitor (like this dell one) or using a lcd tv (like the samsung eariler mentiond).
 
Yes, but what resolution can you really get when you plug a computer in? I haven;t read anywhere that you can get the full resolution. Do you know otherwise?​
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I had my mac mini connected to the HDMI port of my Panasonic 60" DLP and it automatically new the native resolution of the TV (720p) and set itself accordingly. The picture quality was VERY good. It looked like a large LCD monitor, but because the native resolution of 720x1280 is smaller than some would be used to using, the desktop is on the small side. I had the option to connect at 1080i but chose not to because the TV just scales it internally back to 720p. I would expect that the newer sets with 1080p native resolutions would look beautiful. The only thing I think that you need to check first is the overscan of the picture. You can toggle it off and on in the Mac but what happens is that you might lose 10 pixels on the edges and with the OSX menu bar at the top of the screen you might loose it.

am i right in thinking that using an lcd tv as a second/mirrored display gives very poor visuals? just becasuse of pixels? little confused on the benifits of using a lcd monitor (like this dell one) or using a lcd tv (like the samsung eariler mentiond).
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I found that it gives very good visuals. I believe that the only difference between a LCD monitor and an LCD tv is the HDCP detection. Usually the HDCP detection isn't in the monitor. The tv will have it for certain though. And of course the TV will have extras like speakers, a tv tuner, tonnes of input options greater range of sizes available, ability to increase self esteem directly proportional to screen size.
 
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