Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Not exactly a boating topic, but...

What is the difference between 720 and 1080 - resolution?

Which is better - LCD or plasma?

360 lines....... or 30% higher resolution

Plasma.

Don't believe anything anyone else tells you about Plasma vs LCD.

On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:01:04 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Not exactly a boating topic, but...

What is the difference between 720 and 1080 - resolution?

Which is better - LCD or plasma?

360 lines....... or 30% higher resolution

Plasma.

Don't believe anything anyone else tells you about Plasma vs LCD.

I'm buying one for my office - the old beast 32 inch Sony Triniton
finally gave up the ghost.

The HDTV in the living room was purchased by the kids - I think it's
an LCD, but I don't know for sure - I know, stupid of me, but that's
the wife's TV. I don't watch a lot of TV other than Dirty Jobs,
Mythbusters, National Geographic Channel occasionally plus sports when
I'm interested - other than that, it just sits there.

So I'm replacing the old Sony and getting 37 inch HDTV, but after
reading up on it, I'm just more confused. I get the resolution thing,
but what the hell is "natural" when describing resolution?

I've heard that plasma is generally a better TV than LCD.

but what the hell is "natural" when describing resolution?

I think you mean "native." It means that the TV will show you the program in
whatever resolution it was broadcast. If it's SD, you'll have black bars on
either side... it's better than stretching the image which distorts things.

As far as 1080 or 720, if its a smaller set (ie 37"), save your money and
get the 720. those numbers are vertical lines, and you won't be able to tell
the difference. It's like taking a photo at 10 megapixels resolution, and
printing a 4 x 6 of it.

--Mike

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:01:04 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Not exactly a boating topic, but...

What is the difference between 720 and 1080 - resolution?

Which is better - LCD or plasma?

360 lines....... or 30% higher resolution

Plasma.

Don't believe anything anyone else tells you about Plasma vs LCD.

I'm buying one for my office - the old beast 32 inch Sony Triniton
finally gave up the ghost.

The HDTV in the living room was purchased by the kids - I think it's
an LCD, but I don't know for sure - I know, stupid of me, but that's
the wife's TV. I don't watch a lot of TV other than Dirty Jobs,
Mythbusters, National Geographic Channel occasionally plus sports when
I'm interested - other than that, it just sits there.

So I'm replacing the old Sony and getting 37 inch HDTV, but after
reading up on it, I'm just more confused. I get the resolution thing,
but what the hell is "natural" when describing resolution?

I've heard that plasma is generally a better TV than LCD.

On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:34:43 GMT, "Mike" wrote:

I think you mean "native." It means that the TV will show you the program in
whatever resolution it was broadcast. If it's SD, you'll have black bars on
either side... it's better than stretching the image which distorts things.

As far as 1080 or 720, if its a smaller set (ie 37"), save your money and
get the 720. those numbers are vertical lines, and you won't be able to tell
the difference. It's like taking a photo at 10 megapixels resolution, and
printing a 4 x 6 of it.

Thanks. Short, sweet and precise.

Mucus Grassy Ass.

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:01:04 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Not exactly a boating topic, but...

What is the difference between 720 and 1080 - resolution?

Which is better - LCD or plasma?

360 lines....... or 30% higher resolution

Plasma.

Don't believe anything anyone else tells you about Plasma vs LCD.

I'm buying one for my office - the old beast 32 inch Sony Triniton
finally gave up the ghost.

The HDTV in the living room was purchased by the kids - I think it's
an LCD, but I don't know for sure - I know, stupid of me, but that's
the wife's TV. I don't watch a lot of TV other than Dirty Jobs,
Mythbusters, National Geographic Channel occasionally plus sports when
I'm interested - other than that, it just sits there.

So I'm replacing the old Sony and getting 37 inch HDTV, but after
reading up on it, I'm just more confused. I get the resolution thing,
but what the hell is "natural" when describing resolution?

I've heard that plasma is generally a better TV than LCD.

Plasma uses about 4x the energy of standard TV.

On Nov 12, 10:16 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:01:04 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"

wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Not exactly a boating topic, but...

What is the difference between 720 and 1080 - resolution?

Which is better - LCD or plasma?

360 lines....... or 30% higher resolution

Plasma.

Don't believe anything anyone else tells you about Plasma vs LCD.

I'm buying one for my office - the old beast 32 inch Sony Triniton
finally gave up the ghost.

The HDTV in the living room was purchased by the kids - I think it's
an LCD, but I don't know for sure - I know, stupid of me, but that's
the wife's TV. I don't watch a lot of TV other than Dirty Jobs,
Mythbusters, National Geographic Channel occasionally plus sports when
I'm interested - other than that, it just sits there.

So I'm replacing the old Sony and getting 37 inch HDTV, but after
reading up on it, I'm just more confused. I get the resolution thing,
but what the hell is "natural" when describing resolution?

I've heard that plasma is generally a better TV than LCD.

One thing people forget, resolution is only as good as the signal.
Lots of times the cable signal suffers over distance, and also the
cabling in your home, connections, etc.

wrote:
On Nov 12, 10:16 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:01:04 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"

wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Not exactly a boating topic, but...
What is the difference between 720 and 1080 - resolution?
Which is better - LCD or plasma?
360 lines....... or 30% higher resolution
Plasma.
Don't believe anything anyone else tells you about Plasma vs LCD.
I'm buying one for my office - the old beast 32 inch Sony Triniton
finally gave up the ghost.

The HDTV in the living room was purchased by the kids - I think it's
an LCD, but I don't know for sure - I know, stupid of me, but that's
the wife's TV. I don't watch a lot of TV other than Dirty Jobs,
Mythbusters, National Geographic Channel occasionally plus sports when
I'm interested - other than that, it just sits there.

So I'm replacing the old Sony and getting 37 inch HDTV, but after
reading up on it, I'm just more confused. I get the resolution thing,
but what the hell is "natural" when describing resolution?

I've heard that plasma is generally a better TV than LCD.

One thing people forget, resolution is only as good as the signal.
Lots of times the cable signal suffers over distance, and also the
cabling in your home, connections, etc.


My cable company, Comcast, has run fiber through my neighborhood to
enable them to provide HD signals. If I could only get Verizon to offer
me real DSL then I could get FiOS and dump Comcast and save some money.

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One thing people forget, resolution is only as good as the signal.
Lots of times the cable signal suffers over distance, and also the
cabling in your home, connections, etc.


Only if it's an analog signal.

If it's digital, you either get it perfect or you don't get it at all.

Eisboch

Eisboch wrote:
wrote in message
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One thing people forget, resolution is only as good as the signal.
Lots of times the cable signal suffers over distance, and also the
cabling in your home, connections, etc.


Only if it's an analog signal.

If it's digital, you either get it perfect or you don't get it at all.

Eisboch




My cable company sends "digital" signals through its wires, and what you
get on your TV set depends upon the box you have to decode them. I think
I saw a commercial that stated that when the switchover comes, it won't
matter what sort of TV set you have, because the cable company's
equipment will decode it into whatever your receiver needs. Or something
like that!

"HK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
wrote in message
oups.com...
One thing people forget, resolution is only as good as the signal.
Lots of times the cable signal suffers over distance, and also the
cabling in your home, connections, etc.


Only if it's an analog signal.

If it's digital, you either get it perfect or you don't get it at all.

Eisboch


My cable company sends "digital" signals through its wires, and what you
get on your TV set depends upon the box you have to decode them. I think I
saw a commercial that stated that when the switchover comes, it won't
matter what sort of TV set you have, because the cable company's equipment
will decode it into whatever your receiver needs. Or something like that!

I have a couple of new LCD televisions that I bought for the boats. When
connected to cable, they get both the analog and HD digital signals for
stations broadcasting both.
I was surprised that they also received the music channels provided by the
cable company.

It's going to be an entertainment paradise for those that watch a lot of
television.

Eisboch