32" HD Ready vs 32" Full HD

[rna800]

I was scouting for a 32" LCD TV for my family this Christmas and the prices and promo of Samsung has caught my attention. One thing that's bothering me is should I get the full HD or HD ready? I asked the salesman on what's the difference, he told me that the full HD has 2 megapixel whereas the other only has 1.3 mp. Both units have promos wherein they come with the home theater system. The HD ready costs P42,900 and the Full HD costs P49,900.

That will be used mainly for watching news, HBO and all those other channels in cable and nothing fancy like playing games in it or using it as a PC monitor and all those stuff. Would I really see the difference between the two? Given that I would just mainly use it for watching shows, do you think I should just stay with the HD Ready? Please advise. Thanks!

[russpogi]

Full HD ka na lang sir. Actually, bababa pa prices ng LCD this coming weeks and try to haggle pa for lower prices or get freebies.

[rna800]

Full HD ka na lang sir. Actually, bababa pa prices ng LCD this coming weeks and try to haggle pa for lower prices or get freebies.

Ok sana ang full HD kaso malaki din kasi ung 7k then we'll only use it for watching news. Nasa work din kasi palagi. And, madami pang kasing bibigyan ng regalo ngayong pasko.hehe In my other post, I also couldn't decide on what monitor I should buy.hehe I asked the salesman if they would lower their prices when Christmas is near, he said probably that's the best that they could give this year. Baka daw next year pa bababa pag naglabas nanaman ng new models. I don't know, Christmas is still 2 weeks away so I guess I'll just take a survey first before finalizing my decision.

[russpogi]

Ok sana ang full HD kaso malaki din kasi ung 7k then we'll only use it for watching news. Nasa work din kasi palagi. And, madami pang kasing bibigyan ng regalo ngayong pasko.hehe In my other post, I also couldn't decide on what monitor I should buy.hehe I asked the salesman if they would lower their prices when Christmas is near, he said probably that's the best that they could give this year. Baka daw next year pa bababa pag naglabas nanaman ng new models. I don't know, Christmas is still 2 weeks away so I guess I'll just take a survey first before finalizing my decision.

Yun nga lang! hehehe! Pero ok naman siguro yun. Just make sure na lang na may HDMI input yung LCD TV na gusto mo.

Pansin ko nga puro LCD shopping ka ngayon ah! heheh! Good luck sir!

[rna800]

Yun nga lang! hehehe! Pero ok naman siguro yun. Just make sure na lang na may HDMI input yung LCD TV na gusto mo.

Pansin ko nga puro LCD shopping ka ngayon ah! heheh! Good luck sir!

Thanks for your inputs, sir! Yup, it has 3 HDMI inputs.

[Monseratto]

32" is too small to enjoy Full HD unless you seat extremely close. The screen is compressed enough that its hard to tell between the two. Standard NTSC signal usually looks bad in HDTV. Always demo before you buy...check if you can make out details in dark scenes which is one of the weakness of LCDs.

[voltes_V]

Would I really see the difference between the two? Given that I would just mainly use it for watching shows, do you think I should just stay with the HD Ready? Please advise. Thanks!

Nope, you will barely see any difference since they are both HD Tv sets.

The reason why the full HDTV is more expensive than the other is because it has a digital tuner built-in while the HD-ready does not.

The built-in tuner is basically to receive and display HD broadcasts.

Since the HD ready TV does not have this built in tuner you will have to subscribe and get a HD set top box from your cable company to enjoy HD broadcasts.

The only problem is, unlike here abroad, the cable companies in the Philippines do not offer HD broadcasting. Even though in the future they might offer this, the number of HD broadcasts will not be enough to really appreciate it. The reason being is that for companies to upgrade from regular to HD broadcasting will be very expensive for them.

So to answer your question that you should stick with the HD-ready Tv is, definitely Yes. They both both are HD capable anyways, so why bother coughing out an additional 7000 pesos for the other one.

The solution to really enjoy your HD Tv is to buy a blu-ray player. And make sure you have that baby hooked up with the 5.1 surround sysytem. Yeah baby

[OiC65]

I was scouting for a 32" LCD TV for my family this Christmas and the prices and promo of Samsung has caught my attention. One thing that's bothering me is should I get the full HD or HD ready? I asked the salesman on what's the difference, he told me that the full HD has 2 megapixel whereas the other only has 1.3 mp. Both units have promos wherein they come with the home theater system. The HD ready costs P42,900 and the Full HD costs P49,900.

That will be used mainly for watching news, HBO and all those other channels in cable and nothing fancy like playing games in it or using it as a PC monitor and all those stuff. Would I really see the difference between the two? Given that I would just mainly use it for watching shows, do you think I should just stay with the HD Ready? Please advise. Thanks!

OT questions.......may HD programs na ba ang mga cable company natin dyan sa Pinas?

[rna800]

OT questions.......may HD programs na ba ang mga cable company natin dyan sa Pinas?

As far as I know, only National Geographic offers an HD show but not all. There was a time I saw one of their shows that has an HD on it. Other than NGC, I don't know any.

That's why they're saying that you couldn't really see the full potential of a 1080p resolution unless you buy an HD DVD or you have a Blue Ray disc player which is so expensive.

[CVT]

As far as I know, only National Geographic offers an HD show but not all. There was a time I saw one of their shows that has an HD on it. Other than NGC, I don't know any.

That's why they're saying that you couldn't really see the full potential of a 1080p resolution unless you buy an HD DVD or you have a Blue Ray disc player which is so expensive.

Or you download it, and play it on your HD Player....

7101:hooray:

[chua_riwap]

OT

With our LCD TV, I bought a Samsung "HDTV compliant" DVD Player instead of the expensive BD players. These sets are capable (kuno) of "up converting" DVD discs to either 720p/1080i/1080p.

However, I can't see the difference between the results of playing DVDs via the component video and HDMI. Parang parehas lang video quality nya.......

[Monseratto]

Bumili ka na lang ng NMT (Network Media Tank). Media Player na capable of playing HD (mkv) files. They are real HD quality not upscaled DVD quality, free because these are pirated from defunct HD DVD, Blu ray or recorded from HD broadcast sa States. Easily downloaded through *******s. THe player cost 12k minus the hard disk. TheaterWorks sells this, the brand name is Popcorn Hour.

[rna800]

OT

With our LCD TV, I bought a Samsung "HDTV compliant" DVD Player instead of the expensive BD players. These sets are capable (kuno) of "up converting" DVD discs to either 720p/1080i/1080p.

However, I can't see the difference between the results of playing DVDs via the component video and HDMI. Parang parehas lang video quality nya.......

Is the model of your DVD player DVD-F1080? I saw this in Samsung's website. Now I am starting to think if the home theater that comes along with the purchase of the 32" LCD will perform the same thing as yours. Basing from their site, both player's descriptions are almost the same. Anyways, I am not really into watching movies at home so I am not that affected with regards to that. Though I wanna try an HD movie and see what's the fuss is all about.

I want a Blue ray player but I still don't have budget for that. I inquired in Sights and Sound, their Samsung BD-P1500 is 22k and their Panasonic is 30k. Expensive.

[OiC65]

As far as I know, only National Geographic offers an HD show but not all. There was a time I saw one of their shows that has an HD on it. Other than NGC, I don't know any.

That's why they're saying that you couldn't really see the full potential of a 1080p resolution unless you buy an HD DVD or you have a Blue Ray disc player which is so expensive.

so the TS wll not enjoy high def over his new LCD kung watching news and HBO movies or other channels sa cable since they were not broadcast in HD.

[rion]

do our cable companies able to re-transmit the true HD to our tv's? don't they need to reupgrade their system? baka naman aspect ratio nalang.

[rna800]

so the TS wll not enjoy high def over his new LCD kung watching news and HBO movies or other channels sa cable since they were not broadcast in HD.

Yup, very true.