What is the difference between HD and true HD?

Answer 1

Hi there .Here is a link about the differences (if any) between HD and TRUE HD.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=832697

Answer 2

Some TV / Projector sellers try to use 'HD' as a marketing trick to sell hardware that is not really has HD as you'd probably like. I've seen TVs with a resolution of 1024*768 being sold as HD, but thats less than the minimum standard of HD that TV broadcasters use. As a rule of thumb, there are 2 flavours of HD for broadcasting and HD DVD/ Blueray and these are resolutions of 1280*720 & 1920*1080 . These are the horizontal and vertical number of pixels that make up the imgage being broadcast.

If your TV has less pixels than this, then the picture you view will be scaled down and you lose quality. If possible get a TV with FULL or 'TRUE' HD, thats 1980*1080 and you will be good for another 50 years when sony will launch Greenray Disks with a trillion mega pixes ;-(

Conclusion, just becasue a TV says HD compatiable, it does not mean you actually see all the pixels. Allways check the technical specs of the TV to make sure the LCD panel is made up of at least 1280 *720 pixels, and if possible 1920*1080.