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Post by Cecil Chan on Aug 25, 2008 11:42:36 GMT 8
You are going to buy a new TV. Should you buy a Plasma or a LCD TV? Should you buy HD Ready or Full HD? What are these terms anyway?
Let me explain.
Plasma or LCD is just the type of material the tv is made of plasma or lcd, difference between them is very slight, but for me, I prefer the plasma even though I have a LCD HD Ready TV.
So, what is the difference between HD Ready and Full HD? It all have to do with size of the video. If we talk about the PAL format, the old analog video such as vhs tape uses a size of 640 x 480 pixels, a DVD now known as SD (Standard Definition) is 720 x 576 pixels. HD Ready technical name is 720p which means a size of 1280 x 720 pixels (progressive as nobody makes interlaced 720i since the quality is near to DVD so might as well use DVD) the p stands for progressive whereas i stands for interlaced. Full HD technical name is 1080i or 1080p which means a size of 1920 x 1080 either interlaced or progressive mode. So, the bigger the video size, the better the quality. So, if you buy a TV with a 1080p, it means that it is capable of showing videos in the 1080p format such as when you have a blu-ray player that plays high definition movies in 1080p format. Mediacorp however is streaming movies to your tv in 1080i format as it takes too much bandwidth to stream in 1080p format - maybe when fibre optics comes along it might be possible. With this knowledge you should be equip enough to make the right decision to buy the right kind of TV.
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Post by Deswitch on Jan 21, 2009 17:58:18 GMT 8
Chief, how do you record or burn a HD Video? do you need Blu Ray writer? I'm talking about 1920 x 1080.
Is it true that if you record a HD movie in DVD it become standard format?
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Post by Cecil Chan on Jan 21, 2009 21:53:56 GMT 8
Yes you'll need a blu ray writer which right now cost around 400+ and of course blu ray blank disc whose price I don't know wonder if there is any.
The is no standard format, there is S.D. which stands for Standard Definition which is the present analoque size of 720 x 576 pixels. Then there is the 720p format which is 1280 x 720 pixel size (I think) progressive. Then the one you're talking about 1080P (progressive) or 1080i (interlace) and the size is 1920 x 1080.
You can capture video in HD, edit and HD and then downconvert to DVD as a DVD MPG2 format which is S.D. and I think what you term as standard format. This however is wrong terminology.
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Post by Deswitch on Jan 22, 2009 0:59:51 GMT 8
Thanks Chief. Guess the only alternative for me is to store all my HD clips in my HD and copy to my SD card and play on my Canon HF100 video cam if I want true HD quality on my TV.
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Post by marcus on Jan 22, 2009 15:21:46 GMT 8
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Post by Deswitch on Jan 22, 2009 17:45:41 GMT 8
Marcus, I dont go for sub standard lah. Mine is HD Video camcorder as mentioned in my above post is Canon HF100. I have no use for 5Dmk2 which can only shoot short clips. Get the right tool for the job.
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Post by marcus on Jan 22, 2009 18:23:36 GMT 8
Marcus, I dont go for sub standard lah. Mine is HD Video camcorder as mentioned in my above post is Canon HF100. I have no use for 5Dmk2 which can only shoot short clips. Get the right tool for the job. Very interesting.. your Canon HF 100 can mount on to your 500mm? I think I have seen some picture where camcorder mod and mount on 600mm lens. "hm......."
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