What is the difernce between integrated HD and full HD?

Question

hello. just about to upgrade from our huge 51cm tube tv (yes i know its a old and small tv!!) and i am getting lost in this new lingo!! we want a HD tv. we were originally looking at a integrated hd tv by LG but then the last place we looked told us to get this samsung because it was full hd. im confused! the samsung had 1080p which i think means it is a very good pic quality. do you think it is worth getting the integrated ones?? it seems to be easier to find them in the stores. any help?

Answer 1

Wait, do you mean HD-Ready vs Integrated HD?

Or 1080p (highest HD) vs lower HD like 720p/1080i?

My TV is HD Ready meaning it can display HD cable and HD from the 360 or Bluray... whatever, but I can't just watch HD TV from the air (like with an anntena) Big deal..... No QAM tuner, I don't watch over the air TV anyway, I have HD cable. HD Ready is cheaper because it doesn't have the QAM tuner.

But True HD is 1080p, it is the highest resolution HD. I only have 1080i and it's fine. Not a lot of stuff except Bluray movies are 1080p anyway.

If you want the best audio and don't care about the heavy price tag, go 1080p, but 1080i or 720p looks just fine. That is up to you sir.

Answer 2

You probably mean interlaced vs progressive. Interlaced projects only half the pixels at a time as opposed to progressive scan. The images look almost exactly the same and the only difference is in fast moving action. So long as it is a 1080i or 1080p it will be a good image.