We have a ps3 and I have heard that we won't get the awesome graphics unless we have an hdtv. I've seen televisions at walmart that say hdtv on them that are only like two hundred dollars. Is this because it's not actually an hdtv? No way am I spending more then two hundred dollars on a tv for this thing.
Thanks for your help.
2006-12-10 05:32:19 · 3 answers · asked by Toni E 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
Well here's your answer. Either will work. Basically what you are comparing is a tv that has the ability to display an HD signal from another source (like a PS3 or a digital cable box), and a set that can retrieve HD signals from the air with an antenna. (HD-ready monitor and an HD Television respectively). If you buy an HD-ready set at Wal-Mart it wil work just fine if you are using a PS3 on it as long as you use the right hook-ups from the back of the PS3 to the back of the tv. The proper wires are known as Component RCA cables.
2006-12-10 07:07:46 · answer #1 · answered by Carmine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's because HDTV TVs have a tuner in them and the HDTV compatibles need a tuner that is sold seperately. Often times the cable companies will give you a tuner as part of theri HDTV package.
2006-12-10 05:43:26 · answer #2 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
HD compatible can mean one of two things. Either it can receive the signal and display HD resolutions, or it can receive HD signals but cannot display HD resolutions.
An EDTV plasma for example, can receive HD signals of 720p and 1080i, but it cannot display them at HD quality, only at 480p.
HD Ready means that the display can receive HD and display it using at least one HD resolution of 720p,1080i or 1080p.
For either, you'd need to get an HD tuner as neither have them built in.
2006-12-10 05:46:57 · answer #3 · answered by Lara Love 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋