HDTV For Next-Generation Consoles?

What do you mean go find out how these work before everybody goes talking about them?

Isn't this thread about HDTV, i think people are already talking about it.

I find that statement puzzling and if I understand it enough, kind of irrelevant.

But ya really lost me.

So HDTV isn't necessarily a wide screen plasma tv. It can be a regular tv you buy from the store regardless of what inch it is whether its 10 inch or say 32 inch?

Originally posted by powerfulone1987
What do you mean go find out how these work before everybody goes talking about them?

Isn't this thread about HDTV, i think people are already talking about it.

I find that statement puzzling and if I understand it enough, kind of irrelevant.

But ya really lost me.

So HDTV isn't necessarily a wide screen plasma tv. It can be a regular tv you buy from the store regardless of what inch it is whether its 10 inch or say 32 inch?

It's easier to hit up your nearest Best Buy or Circuit City and just see for yourself. Just ask any rep to show you the HDTV section...you will see the difference in picture easily.

So when people are talking about playing games on HD, they are just talking about having a better picture?

So it's not much of a difference from a non HDTV?

Originally posted by powerfulone1987

So HDTV isn't necessarily a wide screen plasma tv. It can be a regular tv you buy from the store regardless of what inch it is whether its 10 inch or say 32 inch?

Your right HD does not = plasma all the time.. most plasmas will be an HD though, all though som are ED(dont bother worying about it, and please dont buy one) Other non plasma TV's can also be HD including LCD flat panel, projection and DLP's and even your old standard CRT type TV can be. The CRT ones generally dont come in HD in less then 30" though and are often in a widescreen format.

so the bottom line is plasma and HD are not the same thing, plasma is a tv type and HD is a signal type. hope that helps you some.

Yes it helps.

So my 32 ince tv at home is most likely a HDTV?

no it is most likely NOT one. While those types of TV's can be, only a newer one would be and they are considerably more expensive. I doubt you do have one, its something you would know.

How do you know if my tv is new or not and how much it cost?

Your TV should say somewhere that it is HDTV ready.

Originally posted by powerfulone1987
How do you know if my tv is new or not and how much it cost?

i dont know but, if it was HD youd of known because you would have wondered why it cost so much more then all the other 32" TV's unless you just buy things without asking questions. The price difference is a large one and you would have known was my point.

Originally posted by powerfulone1987
So when people are talking about playing games on HD, they are just talking about having a better picture?

So it's not much of a difference from a non HDTV?

No, there's a difference, alright.

Believe me, you would know if you had an HDTV...

Originally posted by forumcrew
i dont know but, if it was HD youd of known because you would have wondered why it cost so much more then all the other 32" TV's unless you just buy things without asking questions. The price difference is a large one and you would have known was my point.

I wouldn't have wondered because I don't know the average price of other 32 inch tv's so I would know if I was paying more than usual. And plus I have never bought a tv before. I got all of mine as gifts/presents.
Including my 32 inch.

Nah, you would know. 😬

Originally posted by powerfulone1987
I wouldn't have wondered because I don't know the average price of other 32 inch tv's so I would know if I was paying more than usual. And plus I have never bought a tv before. I got all of mine as gifts/presents.
Including my 32 inch.

Its not an HD, id bet a lot of money on it. Look up your model number if you really want to know all the details of it.. also what brand is it? only a few companys make older style tube TV's in HD form.

Originally posted by powerfulone1987
So when people are talking about playing games on HD, they are just talking about having a better picture?

So it's not much of a difference from a non HDTV?

It's like a computer monitor when it comes to clarity.
For example...on an hdtv with the right connections, text in games becomes amazingly clear. A lot of little details that aren't normally visible...become visible.
Something like sports...on a regular tv...if watching baseball..u can see the pitcher. On Hdtv you can see the pitcher hasn't shaved that morning and hasn't slept much either. You can see individual faces in the crowd behind him.
Best bet is to hit up best buy and see a display.

Originally posted by Avalonofthewind
It's like a computer monitor when it comes to clarity.
For example...on an hdtv with the right connections, text in games becomes amazingly clear. A lot of little details that aren't normally visible...become visible.
Something like sports...on a regular tv...if watching baseball..u can see the pitcher. On Hdtv you can see the pitcher hasn't shaved that morning and hasn't slept much either. You can see individual faces in the crowd behind him.
Best bet is to hit up best buy and see a display.

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Originally posted by Avalonofthewind
It's like a computer monitor when it comes to clarity.
For example...on an hdtv with the right connections, text in games becomes amazingly clear. A lot of little details that aren't normally visible...become visible.
Something like sports...on a regular tv...if watching baseball..u can see the pitcher. On Hdtv you can see the pitcher hasn't shaved that morning and hasn't slept much either. You can see individual faces in the crowd behind him.
Best bet is to hit up best buy and see a display.

this was very helpful.

And I'm kind of getting annoyed at you all who are saying i'd know this and that and telling me what my tv is when you haven't seen it nor know how much it is.

Well, I was trying to make the point that you would certainly know if you had an HDTV.

Oh, and I was just reading the manual of the plasma I was talking about. It meantions the burn-in, but it only says 4:3. Is that HD or a regular display?

I've seen expensive tvs before. They sure look nice.

But I still love my 15" computer monitor.

🙂

powerfulone1987, HDTV is nice, but theres alot of hype around it. I would'nt even worry about it, unless Sony starts releasing holographic displays.

Originally posted by powerfulone1987
this was very helpful.

And I'm kind of getting annoyed at you all who are saying i'd know this and that and telling me what my tv is when you haven't seen it nor know how much it is.

its because its true. Im not saying youd know all the facts about an HD tv, but you would know if you had one, there would be connections you had never seen before, it would very clearly have said HD somewhere. And there are not a ton of 32" HD's out there.. What brand is it? Is the screen flat? is it widescreen? is there a DMI or HDMI connection? Are there even composite connections? Answer these and then I will be able to tell you for sure its not HD or it is. Or just look at the box or manual or give me the model number..

Originally posted by hotsauce6548
Well, I was trying to make the point that you would certainly know if you had an HDTV.

Oh, and I was just reading the manual of the plasma I was talking about. It meantions the burn-in, but it only says 4:3. Is that HD or a regular display?

Help? 😕