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I know tv programs in HD are/can be 4x more detailed but is this generally the case for games? Obviously games aren't up to the standard of real footage (although some might give Pixar movies a run for their money!) so is the difference really worth forking out for a new £500+ tv?
Clearly people can offer opinions until they're blue in the face but I'd rather see a link to some pictures that can accurately portray the differences between a game being displayed on a HD television and the same game on a normal tv.
Also, are computer monitors able to display games in HD? Would a VGA box be able to take a HD signal and display it properly on a monitor?
As you can see I'm not up on the technical stuff, perhaps some of you can help answer these questions and/or provide a satisfactory link so I can really see what all the fuss is about? :)
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> My only bugbear with Digital, by the way, is the inability to
> watch and record different channels without an extra box and an
> extra subscription (for Sky) or a new 2 or 3 channel Hard Disc
> recorded with a built in freeview tuner.
Doesn't Sky+ do all that from 1 box? It's their version of TiVo I think.
> When it feels like companies are forcing new technology on people
> without any real justification, that feels pretty crap.
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> The gimps want to turn off the analogue tv signal soon, don't
> they?
> I'm not a big tv watcher, and I was happy with analogue. Instead
> I have to buy a box (okay, they're pretty cheap now, but that's
> not really the point), and if I have a bad signal, instead of
> getting a usable low quality feed, I 'll get no feed at all.
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> Will my radio be redundant too?
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> Then again, when you look at cassettes and VHS tapes, you
> wouldn't want to ditch your CDs and DVDs - even though they
> seemed fine at the time.
Heh heh, feeling a tad old now are we? :P
We were quite poor when I was a kid, so we didn't have a VCR. However, I sometimes buy videos for cheap films I'd like to see, but don't want to pay much for, and don't care if they're in the old format.
And getting ex-rental videos at £2 each is great, especially if you have no interest in all the extra guff you get on a DVD. Plus with the new VCR quality you get crystal clear auto-tracking from a 60 quid VCR. :)
Also if you don't like the movie you can just plug up the holes and tape over it!
*corrects a few mistakes*
Recordable DVD is the cheapest way bar VHS to get a good recording. Recorders at £80 and discs at £5 for 25 (or £1 each for DVD-RW). Can't complain with that...
> Nope, don't think most of my questions (if any) have been
> answered.
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> *corrects a few mistakes*
Put three across simply in one post and I'll try and answer.
> I know tv programs in HD are/can be 4x more detailed but is this
> generally the case for games? Obviously games aren't up to the
> standard of real footage (although some might give Pixar movies
> a run for their money!) so is the difference really worth
> forking out for a new £500+ tv?
Not just for games, I don't think so. Apparently games look amazing on them, but they just cant be worht getting something that costs more than a PS3.
> Clearly people can offer opinions until they're blue in the face
> but I'd rather see a link to some pictures that can accurately
> portray the differences between a game being displayed on a HD
> television and the same game on a normal tv.
> Also, are computer monitors able to display games in HD? Would a
> VGA box be able to take a HD signal and display it properly on a
> monitor?
I doubt VGA can at the moment. But my laptop's LCD screen can support a medium resolution HD signal.
> As you can see I'm not up on the technical stuff, perhaps some
> of you can help answer these questions and/or provide a
> satisfactory link so I can really see what all the fuss is
> about? :)