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Sick of 1080p??? Then you'll LOVE 1440p! (HDMI 1.3 and teh 4D-station inside)
- Thread starter Kleegamefan
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Danj said:Not really; I think the situation is somewhat better over here actually, since we have a (reasonably) well-defined HD labelling standard called "HD Ready" which among other things mandates HDCP-compatible connections (either HDMI or DVI) and even component (which has previously been rare or unknown on UK televisions). However, you're right that takeup of HDTVs is at a much lower level here.
Thanks - that'd be extremely helpful
Here you go for starters
Flat panel roundup : http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=716067
I haven't found an obvious thread with a round up of RPTV's and FPTV's
There are several threads in the appropriate forums for individual TV's etc (search is your friend).
Note: Most of these are US models ... so they may differ from the Euro ones. I know that is certainly true of receviers, CD players, DVD players, etc. Not sure how often that is done with TV's though.
Onix said:
Great! That's exactly the sort of list I was looking for.
Onix said:
Yeah, I quickly discovered that none of the models listed there seem to be available in Europe. However, it did give me a place to start and I was able to identify some similar ones that are on sale here:
Sony KDL-46X2000 £3,009.98 ($5,666.77)
Sony KDL-40X2000 £2,347.00 ($4,418.60)
Samsung LE46F71B £2,700.00 ($5,083.18)
Samsung LE40F71B £1,904.90 ($3,586.28)
Sharp LC46XD1E £2,599.99 ($4,894.90)
Sharp LC52XD1E £3,299.99 ($6,212.76)
Sharp LC65GD1E £10,996.99 ($20,703.59)
Toshiba 42WLT66 £1,353.99 ($2,549.10)
Toshiba 47WLT66 £1,969.00 ($3,706.96)
Acer AT3705-MGW £1,244.26 ($2,342.52)
None of them are less than $2,000 though, as you can see.
HocusPocus
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This is why I haven't jumped on a nice TV yet. It's changing way to much in to short a time span.
HocusPocus said:This is why I haven't jumped on a nice TV yet. It's changing way to much in to short a time span.
Well, I imagine that a good strategy would be to wait until the next lot of new models come out, and then buy the current ones which should have been cut in price in order to make way for the newer ones. However, it doesn't really seem like this has happened with the 1080p sets; there are more of them out, but instead of the old models going down in price, they simply introduced the new models at a higher price.
Mr.Potato Head
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...and the saga continues lol
mckmas8808
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HocusPocus said:This is why I haven't jumped on a nice TV yet. It's changing way to much in to short a time span.
720p is good enough. What about this don't you understand.
And Danj Klee can show you a few 1080p TVs between $1500 and $2500. You are just not looking hard enough.
cartman414
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Onix said::lol
One ... it is simply not true that 1080p will become obsolete for a LONG time. Simply look at how long NTSC was around.
Two ... what the hell kind of logic is that :lol Because you're scared something may eventually become obsolete, one should instead go with something that already is completely obsolete.
1) It took years for something superior to NTSC to come around, and 2) it could have actually happened a bit sooner if they weren't so afraid HD would render advances in standard NTSC TV set technologies circa the late 80s/early 90s prematurely obsolete.
If 1080p really is good enough, I hope no one complains if Nintendo only goes that far while Sony and/or MS go beyond that, assuming they do.
michael000
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So do i need to buy a new HDMI cable to get this stuff to work? You know kind of like USB and USB 2.0? Cause if i do i'm really looking forward to replacing the HDMI cable i just bought (it was only $15 and i figured i'd need one sooner or later) when i ordered some component cables for my new TV. Stupid me for planning ahead and forgetting how often "Industry Standards" change.
mckmas8808 said:
The companies that produce the cheaper sets (like Westinghouse, Sceptre etc.) in the list that was linked on here, do not sell their products in Europe. I went to the UK homepages of all the other listed manufacturers and found out which European models have the native 1920x1080 resolution. Having done that, I then searched through the following price comparison engines to find the cheapest possible price:
http://uk.pricerunner.com
http://uk.pricegrabber.com
http://www.dealtime.co.uk
http://uk.kelkoo.com
http://www.priceguideuk.com
http://froogle.google.co.uk
If there exists any 1080p TVs over here in the price range you suggest, then they must be by a manufacturer who sells their products in Europe but not in the US - which sounds a very unlikely situation. Instead of telling me "I'm not looking hard enough" perhaps you would be so kind as to suggest where I ought to be looking.
cartman414
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Onix said:
What I meant was that assuming Nintendo's Wii followup console does up to 1080p, but Sony and/or MS do 1440p.
Moderation Unlimited
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crazy hi-vision thing said:
WTFBBQ?!
Slurpy said:
Call of Duty 3 supports 1440p. Here is an image of it's breathtakingly amazing graphics:
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/15/callofduty3wii1440ppp2.jpg
Now don't drool to much and try not to get upset because the Xbox 360 and PS3 can't handle these life like graphics.
cartman414
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Onix said:
What I meant to say is that if it comes to MS and/or Sony supporting 1080p while Nintendo goes as far as 1080p, I'd hope there would be no complaints considering all of the posts here saying that 1080p is enough.
aktham said:NOOOOOOOOO
I just bought a 1080p display....but it's ok
See the bolded underlined periods?
Attempt to disperse them properly throughout the rest of your post.
At that point, it will be taken seriously and the forum will begin to properly troll it.
Thank you for your support.
Kodiak said:
It will be a long time since there is not going to be demand from the general populace. What is the point of have a 1440p TV if there is no content for it?
This will mainly be for professional usage; presentations, image & video editing, rendering, military, medical, and satellite imaging, etc.
soundwave05
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My tube HDTV actually can upscale to 1440i ... no progressive though.
Fallofmart
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I haven't read the replies, but what the shit is that deep colour bollocks!?
Who ever sees ****ing banding like the first picture?
Who ever sees ****ing banding like the first picture?
ferrarimanf355
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This is what happened to Sony's push for 1080p...
:lol
:lol
cartman414
Member
ferrarimanf355 said:This is what happened to Sony's push for 1080p...
:lol
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
fallofmart said:
I think they did 8-bit vs. 24-bit there for the sake of metaphor, though I could see how deceptive and heavy handed that could be.
Still though, there are colors that fall outside of the 24-bit Venn diagram that could be covered by 48-bit.
ferrarimanf355
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Just so you guys know, no bears were harmed in my last post.cartman414 said: