Blu-ray and 1080pHD, a nerds review and advice.

[Freakie_frog]

I've been reading up on the 1.3 and the 1.3a standards.. One of the things that I'm really looking forward to seeing 21:9 Cinema displays.

[771subliminal]

congrats on the blu ray, when it comes to the 1080p they need to do more with it when it comes to tv shows too. its like they dont take advantage of it only ones that do are you news shows. i mean colbert and the local news looks GREAT but other shows should jump on board too.

on the hdmi cables look around online and you can find anything i got my with a couple discounts for $3.99 retail $50 gotta love those work discounts.

[NatelovesBPs]

I've been reading up on the 1.3 and the 1.3a standards.. One of the things that I'm really looking forward to seeing 21:9 Cinema displays.

plus one on that!!!

[NatelovesBPs]

I've been reading up on the 1.3 and the 1.3a standards.. One of the things that I'm really looking forward to seeing 21:9 Cinema displays.

Ohh and another thing that very few people are aware of, higher resolutions in the future. Im bored with 1080 haha!

[Blue Apple Herps]

congrats on the blu ray, when it comes to the 1080p they need to do more with it when it comes to tv shows too. its like they dont take advantage of it only ones that do are you news shows. i mean colbert and the local news looks GREAT but other shows should jump on board too.

The equipment for HD isn't cheap. So it will be a while before everything is in HD. But progress is being made. When I first got my HD TV a five years ago, there were maybe a dozen HD channels, and the majority of programming on the HD channels wasn't even HD. Its come a long way.

Also just to add, broadcast is in 720p - AFAIK there are no immediate plans to make it 1080p. The only true HD content will be movies and video games. Though someone correct me if this has changed.

[Freakie_frog]

The equipment for HD isn't cheap. So it will be a while before everything is in HD. But progress is being made. When I first got my HD TV a five years ago, there were maybe a dozen HD channels, and the majority of programming on the HD channels wasn't even HD. Its come a long way.

Also just to add, broadcast is in 720p - AFAIK there are no immediate plans to make it 1080p. The only true HD content will be movies and video games. Though someone correct me if this has changed.

I'm not sure if it's native ratio or not but the HD channels I get through comcast are supposed to be in 1080i, now whether they are just 720p zoomed in I'm not sure but I know my T.V. shows it a s being 1080i.

[Egapal]

HDMI cables are all about the standard they use and the bandwidth they are tested for. Monster is definitely a rip off but that doesn't mean that a 4 dollar cable is the same as a 12 dollar one that you research. Blue Jean Calbe is a great site that has some good info on the standards and testing and also sells some very affordable long cables. As for pixelation with the cheaper cables, if you are a geek about it I hear you, but for most people you won't see anything but the crisp goodness of the HD when watching a movie. Even the 1080p is compressed and each movie is compressed with different standards so some are better than others. Personally I fully enjoy a 720p movie with a fair amount of compression but what I must have is good crisp audio. For that I am even more of a geek and I do 7.1 discreet channels from my computer to my stereo.

http://www.bluejeanscable.com/

[Colin Vestrand]

it's a digital signal..... you either have a 100% or 0%... that is why monster is just a name.

however, monster makes a great product... i have monster guitar and audio cables that are 15 years old and still work perfect. other brands just don't last like that.

[Blue Apple Herps]

I'm not sure if it's native ratio or not but the HD channels I get through comcast are supposed to be in 1080i, now whether they are just 720p zoomed in I'm not sure but I know my T.V. shows it a s being 1080i.

Right, you're correct. Some HD content is 1080i. But that is interlaced and isn't true 1080p.