what's the difference between HD ready or just HD plasma screen ?

Answer 1

HD Ready simply means that the television will produce a HD

level of resolution, but is does not come with a HD tuner. You

will have to get a HD tuner from either your cable company or

buy one separately. Plasma is just a type of television screen.

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Answer 2

The two previous answers got it wrong. HD Ready simply means the set is capable of delivering a high definition picture, but needs a "set top" high definition tuner to take advantage of the higher resolutions. HD plasma generally means the set has a high definition tuner built in, so its good to go for high def out of the box.

(I did a lot of research on high def stuff before I purchased mine, and feel very confident in my answer)

Answer 3

HD-Ready sets have a HDTV receiver/decoder built-in, while HD-Capable sets simply act as a monitor and require the addition of an external receiver/decoder to receive high-definition signals. Since most HD-Ready sets only include receivers for off-air broadcasts (i.e. signals that are received using an antenna), you will still need a separate HD converter to view HD programs on GCI Cable

Answer 4

with an HD ready TV you don't need an additional set top box to watch hd programming. if you have satellite, or digital cable, you just have to get a cable card from your cable provider. if you don't have cable, all you have to do is get an hd antenna to watch over the air hd.

with a regular HD plasma, or TV, you have to have an additional hd set top box from your cable or satellite provider to be able to watch HD programming.

Answer 5

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