New TV?

[Mailman]

I have noticed in John Lewis that only the LCD panels are plugged into the HD feeds

I went in the other day and asked for one of the smaller tv's to be plugged in to the HD point only to be told they couldnt do it. I argued the point that if I was going to be forking over £700 then I want to see it in action!

Needless to say that I didnt buy from John Lewis that night!

Mind you, I did notice one of those new backlit LG tv's and the image was absolutely stunning!

Mailman

[Bernard Common]

I went in the other day and asked for one of the smaller tv's to be plugged in to the HD point only to be told they couldnt do it. I argued the point that if I was going to be forking over £700 then I want to see it in action!

Needless to say that I didnt buy from John Lewis that night!

Mind you, I did notice one of those new backlit LG tv's and the image was absolutely stunning!

Mailman

Isn't LG some cheapo Korean sh1t, with plastics similar quality to a plastic coffee cup?

[IR35 Avoider]

Then again, some audiophiles will tell you that 720p is better for fast action sports while 1080i is great for movies and the like?

The last time I checked, apparently Sky had decided that they are going to broadcast all their HD channels in 1080i, including sport. For movies, a 1080p signal can be automatically reconstructed from 1080i anyway, but for sports I wonder if this means they will have to be filmed in 1080p in order to create a 1080i signal that can be reconstructed to 1080p without interlace artifacts?

[Mailman]

Isn't LG some cheapo Korean sh1t, with plastics similar quality to a plastic coffee cup?

f8cking expensive coffee cup then

Mailman

[lukemg]

http://www.audioholics.com/techtips/...iesguide11.php

See detailed info on above link. I am not convinced by any of these flat screens yet, they seem to have shadowing and slow refresh. Keeping my 30" 4:3 Sony CRT until the technology/price matures a bit further.

[sasguru]

Never trust a business who's only aim is to make money

Mailman

Eh? What other sort of business is there?

[Troll]

Does anyone have a upscaling DVD into a HD panel?

I am tempted by one of these: http://www.neodigits.com/new/body/pr...ne/diagram.asp

but as someone pointed out you can't do Hi Def over wireless

[Ardesco]

Bleh it's not even got a gigabit NIC in it.

I'm intending to build my own one of those at some point in the near future. I have cut holes in all the walls and networked the house up ready to go. I would say you really want a gigabit capable network though, that way you should be good for the forseeable future and then everybody can watch thier own thing in thier own room

My limited list at the moment is as follows:

Freevo (Open Source Linux software for a media server)
Lian Li Case - (http://www.lian-li.com/Product/Chass...p/D_PC-880.htm)
Remote Control (http://www.home-electro.com/ira3.php)
TV-Card (http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/produ...pvr500mce.html)
Sound Card with digital out to plug into AMP

I'm intending on having a file server with a couple of terabits storage space hidden away elsewhere that I can use to store stuff so not too worried about putting lots of HD into the box.

Overall as soon as i've paid off a few bills and put it together it should be quite swanky