What is the difference between a HD TV and a HD Ready TV?

Question

What is the difference between a HD TV and a HD Ready TV? Which one is better and why?

Answer 1

The difference between and HDTV and a HDTV Ready television is the true HDTV television has a built-in ATSC digital tuner for receiving over-the-air (OTA) television signals while the HDTV Ready television does not. Both type of sets will meet the requirement to display in either 1080i/720p.

The lack of an ATSC tuner/decoder should not necessarily be considered a negative since most consumers will receive their HD signals from an external cable set-top decoder or satellite receiver.

For the same screen size, Full HD HDTVs cost much more than HD Ready HDTVs. If you are on a budget, buying a HD Ready set instead of a Full HD set will save you quite a substantial amount of money.

As a general guideline, if you are getting a HDTV set which is less than 42 inch, you won't be able to notice the resolution difference between a HD Ready set vs a Full HD set. Thus, you will be able to get almost the same visual enjoyment at a lower budget if you buy a HD Ready HDTV (720p) instead.

For screen size 42 inch or greater, going for a Full HD (1080p) will be a better choice as at such big screen size, the pixel difference will be more visible.

Answer 2

Today's Present Day HDTV is a TV set with an HD TUNER...

HD Ready is a MONITOR....it needs a Cable or Satellite box with it....