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Posted by Derek Janssen on 06/03/07 04:05
Jay G. wrote:
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>>pretty much just want to invest in a large-screen for future
>>post-'09 compatibility.... it's only going to be 40" LCD,
>>if that, tops.
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> Be sure to check the display's resolution. If you want to "future proof"
> yourself, you'll want to get a 1080p display, not the cheaper and currently
> more common 720p displays.
Is that going to be a compatability problem down the road?--
Particularly as
A) I've already mentioned the 40" max (and there aren't as many 1080p's
below that, as that's cramming a bit too much into one screen),
and
B) there's recently been some question as to whether the human eye can
actually *distinguish* 1080p apart from 780p. They're still not sure.
>>If I see ...that fancy "This show is filmed in Hi-Def" intro..
>>..*and* I have a tuner-ready set kicked in, may I assume I'd
>>be watching those as nature intended?
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> You don't want an "HD ready" set, you'll want one with a digital tuner
> built in. All new models sold in the US are mandated by the FCC now to
> include an ATSC tuner, which is the new OTA broadcast standard, so this
> shouldn't be hard to find. Some may include a QAM tuner as well for
> digital cable broadcast, but that's not something you're interested in.
Our local system has the local network-HD channels up in the
digital-cable stratosphere along with the Discovery Channels and HBO, so
they may have me over a barrel there...I'll leave that open.
Derek Janssen
ejanss@comcast.net
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