What does 'HD ready' mean?

Question

In simple terms please! thanks!

Answer 1

High Definition

Tom Masters

Answer 2

It means that the tv doesn't have a built in High-definition tuner.  You will need to buy this separately.  It usually costs about $170.

Answer 3

It is compatible with HD technologies, but is not itself an HD device. A TV with a converter box may be said to be HD ready. It is not actually an HDTV.

Answer 4

the tv is ready to show shows and movies in high definiton. .u just have to plug it in and go

Answer 5

It's a marketing term meant to mislead the average consumer.

"HD Ready" simply means that the TV is capable of decoding and displaying high definition video signals; it does not necessarily mean that the screen can support native HD resolution. In the majority of cases, "HD Ready" sets will scale (a.k.a. resize) the image to fit the screen which can produce unwanted artifacts on screen depending on how well it converts the image. At best, the screens on these TVs will support up to 720p native resolution (which is still HD mind you, just not 1080 HD). You can bet that sets capable of native 1080 resolution will be advertised to specifically support it.

About "High Definition" video:

There are 2 HD specs: 720 and 1080. These numbers refer to the number of horizontal lines (resolution) in the video. To put it into terms you may be more familiar with, on a computer 720 refers to video with pixel dimensions of 1280 x 720. 1080 refers to 1920 x 1080 pixels. However, at smaller screen sizes you may not really need a 1080 capable TV because it just wouldn't make much of a difference to your eyes. Your best bet is to see the TV demo'd for yourself and trust your eyes and your wallet.

Good luck!