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document.write("<h5>Marketer's causing confusion!</h5>");
document.write("Even this bloke from the display suppliers has got it wrong and is causing confusion. He states that that the display is interlaced or progressive. This is WRONG. It is the incoming signal that is interlaced or progressive. All LCD's and Plasma's available on the market display their picture in a progressive format. It seems even the display providers are confused!. Alarmed");
document.write("<h5>Plasma vs LCD</h5>");
document.write("Hi, Thinking about buying a new TV - what is the best choice between LCD & Plasma? Could you advise me please? Tx. Caroline");
document.write("<h5>Plasma</h5>");
document.write("There are many arguments both ways, so there's no real \"best\" choice between the two. Personally I'd go for a high quality LCD TV, but that's personal choice.<br /><br />The best advice I can give you is to go to a store and ask an assistant to show you the differences between the two and then make a choice.<br /><br />When looking at LCDs specifically, take note of the \"response time\" of the TV - if the response time is too high (more than 8ms) then you might see ghost images in fast moving scenes (e.g. car chases in action movies).<br />Anything below 8ms response time should be fine.<br /><br />Also, if you have a Blu-ray player or have access to Multichoice's HD channel, find out what kind of high-definition cables your Blu-ray player and/or decoder makes use of - e.g. component cables or HDMI - and make sure that the TV also has slots for those kind of cables. Because the image you will see on the TV will only be HD if you have HD cables between your devices (i.e. if you're watching the HD channel on DSTV but you have a normal, non-HD cable running between your decoder and your TV, then the image you see on the TV will not be in HD).<br /><br />There's so much more that can be said, so I suggest you talk to a few sales representatives from different stores until you get a clear picture of what the issues at hand are. Research, research and more research is of utmost importance when buying these kind of things.. Editor");
document.write("<h5>Thanks</h5>");
document.write("Thanks for your response - I'm worried with all the new technology that by the time 2010 comes we'll have to upgrade again - should we go ahead and buy one of the new full hd tv's now or rather wait a bit longer?  What are the benefits of getting the tv now if we don't get the new dstv decoder (which I undertand will probably be upgraded as well before 2010)- because if you add up all the costs involved in purchasing a new tv - (actual cost of the tv plus new decoder plus blu-ray player plus installation by<br />specialist) it could work out a pretty expensive exercise. Tx. p.s I was going for the lcd but a salesman tried to convince us to buy the plasma (perhaps he was getting a good commission from the<br />supplier). Caroline");
document.write("<h5>LCD</h5>");
document.write("The most important thing to realise is that an HDTV is only a benefit IF you have either a Blu-ray player or the HD channel from Multichoice. Otherwise you will see the same quality image that you would on a normal TV. OK, the image would be a bit better, but it won't be high-definition.<br /><br />So if you're going the HD route, it only really makes sense if you're going to get the Blu-ray player and/or the HD channel too. Otherwise it would be like buying a Farrari but only ever driving it at 80 km/h, i.e. you'll have all this potential but not really use it. So yes, if you go HD it's going to cost you. (Prices will come down in years to come - just as it did with DVD players - so it might be worth it to wait another year or so.)<br /><br />If, however, you already have a PlayStation 3, then a HDTV becomes more of a use, because a) the PS3 has a Blu-ray player built-in so you CAN watch HD movies on it, and b) you can play your games in high-definition (it makes a huge difference!)<br /><br />As far as the salesman goes - he might have had a financial incentive to sell the plasma to you. That's why research is so important because these okes can talk you into buying the wrong stuff :). Editor");
document.write("<h5>HD Ready, Full HD and Digital</h5>");
document.write("I am confused as to whether would one still need a set-o-box even if you have a full HD, HD ready and or multichoice decoder when SABC switch to digital broadcast? Is there a digital television presently? . Makepeace");
document.write("<h5>H D ready </h5>");
document.write("Hi <br /><br />The public needs to be informed by SABC what their plans are for the future in terms of them broadcasting in HD - even the present broadcaster of HD does not inform us of the quality of their HD quality - I read somewhere that it will take a few more years before we reach full capacity of HD broadcastng - the entry models of  lcd's and plasmas are capable of handling the current HD Broadcast - Please correct me if I am wrong -<br />regards . Ricky");
document.write("<h5>@ alarmed</h5>");
document.write("While you are right in that signals can be interlaced or progressive, it is the display that can be interlaced or progressive too, it depends on the resolution. For example, if you were to have a 1080i (interlaced)tv, you could still run your display at a lower resolution in progressive scan on most tvs.<br /><br />As for the set-top box question, if you have dstv you are already receiving digital tv (digital satellite television), but just from a satellite instead of from a terrestrial source i.e an antenna. random oke");
document.write("<h5>TV LCD's have HUGE pixels</h5>");
document.write("I'm sorry, for the moment every 1080i/p LCD I've seen, doesn't look as good as it should. they might support those inputs, but if you look closely to the pixel size when you connect a computer to it, it's so big! and makes everything too blocky! R20000 for that... no thanks.<br /><br />I'll stick to my Dell Ultrasharp 30\" Computer LCD. It's half the price, the pixel size is tiny and it supports 2560x1600. I use a DVI to HDMI cable and it works perfect.<br /><br />TV LCD's are overpriced and look ugly!. kuroneko akira");
document.write("<h5>Bad Advice</h5>");
document.write("For what its worth, I disagree with the advice given here: 'look at purchasing a Full-HD..spend the extra money on a larger set'.  <br /><br />Being the product manager of LG and Samsung at Tarsus, obviously he wants you to buy the most expensive one.<br /><br />Buying a Full-HD above 40\" is VERY expensive still.  <br /><br />Here's better advice: Unless you're buying bigger than a 40\" don't even bother spending money on a Full-HD because you won't notice the difference unless you sit VERY close to the screen.<br /><br />If DSTV is what you mainly watch, DSTV doesn't broadcast in Full-HD so why bother getting Full-HD.  <br /><br />So here's my advice from someone that is bent on picture quality and that has gone through the pain of researching this stuff.<br /><br />For an small room, ie 4 x 4m, get a good 32\" HD-Ready for under R9000. (Sony, LG, Samsung). <br /><br />For a big room, if you're sitting far away from your set and you go for a 40\", you could still get away with an HD-Ready.<br /><br />Anything bigger, than that ,then go Full-HD because at bigger TV sizez (greater than 42\") the difference between HD-Ready and Full-HD is very visible. (the prerequisite is that you must be rich becuase we're talking over in the region of R20000 for good Full-HD TV.<br /><br />So my advice is buy a small HD-Ready now and in less than 5 years time LCD TV's will have advanced dramatically in quality and the prices will also drop.. Roger Weiss");
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