anyone used/using a high def crt setup at all? is it any good is it future proof and all the rest? iwas looking at a 32" jvc the 32p40 iirc

anyone used/using a high def crt setup at all? is it any good is it future proof and all the rest? iwas looking at a 32" jvc the 32p40 iirc

Daipac has just gone and bought a hi def Plasma, aparently it is the way forward as people like sky etc in a few years are going down the hi def route. I can give you his email if you want to speak to him ?

hig def lcd/plasma is a bit out of my budget at the mo really dont want to spend more than about 600 really

but yes send it over and i can ask him a few questions

p.s. how is mum and the baby ???

32" :eek: :eek: :eek:

whats so shocking about 32 inches ??

a) where are you going to put it?

what does a 32" CRT weigh? 21" is heavy enough.

c) what's it for?

That's all

in the living room in the corner by the aerial socket

it weighs 53.0 kg HxWxD 58.7x86.4x55

and funny enough its for watching tv on :P and xbox, dvd etc etc

OK - I admit I'm ignorant of these things. I was just interested.

You must have a big living room.

How does a high def CRT convert a low res TV signal into something worth viewing? Is it actually any higher definition, or does the definition only come into its own when you plug a PC into it?

Excuse my ignorance

from what i can gather a standard tv picture still looks crap (or ok depends on your view point) but it is able to process the high def picture content it has the ability to display 1080i, 480, etc etc

living room is about 18sq meters iirc 4.8x4.1

No idea what 1080i or 480 are, but answer pretty much as expected. Thanks.

no worries as i find out more my self i can update hehe im just starting out really and need to replace my second hand 10+ year old tosh 21" tv

But due to the nature of a CRT screen.. it actually cant DISPLAY hdtv...

maybe its worth just gettin a HD LCD one, Richersounds have got a 26" LCD for

Mike mum and baby are fine, thanks for asking. Picking up the MPV this weekend to cart all the baby gear around in

BTW look at this site http://www.avforums.com/forums/index.php

The only CRTs I've been recently playing with are the best money can buy. Absolutely cracking, but they cost a bomb :( And yes, Colin, a CRT can handle HDTV. Looks effing gorgeous too Just need to rob a bank first

If you're going to be using it mainly for 1080i, you're better off with a CRT due to its interlaced technology. 720P is a different matter of course.

Europe is still fighting which format to adopt. The US mainly use 720p and whilst it's not considered quite such an upgrade for us Europeans, it is for the US coming from NTSC and 525 lines.

Edit. having said all that, I'm not clued up in the slightest what's available on the consumer market so maybe ignore what I said above :O

i think im going to go for the tosh 32zp48 has built in dolby digital too so its not bad for 600 ish

Nice ..

Stuff the Dolby Digital. I've never seen a TV that can produce audio anything resembling the performance of a separate amp/speaker setup. The little Panasonic SA-XR15 amp I have is a peach. Really compact, affordable and reasonable power. A big step up from the audio built into my TV or any other i know of.

Don't know much about the tv you are thinking of going for but it probably only has 1 digital audio input. Ok for DVD but if you want to connect up SKY+ digital audio also in future you'll have to get an amp or remote switcher to switch the input.

I bought my Grundig 28" widescreen a couple of years ago with built-in freeview tuner, dolby digital, built in sub etc and thought it was great. Errr. No. its not and now all I use it for is guess what... showing pictures!