Your HDTV may not really be HD! at DVinfo.net

Rhett Allen · March 21st, 2005, 08:53 PM

I've wondered the same things over here in the states but just wrote it off as false/misleading advertising by the retailers. I see it all the time at places like Best Buy and Circuit City. Hopefully it will get better soon.

"Of all the flat panel screens sold, just 1.3% in the UK are capable of getting high-definition."

There are 74 different devices that are being sold as HD but are not HD-ready, according to Alexander Oudendijk, senior vice president of marketing for satellite giant Astra.

Read the article from the BBC

Brent Marks · April 2nd, 2005, 01:15 AM

Thanks for the post

March 21st, 2005, 08:53 PM	#1
Rhett Allen Major Player Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 607	Your HDTV may not really be HD! I've wondered the same things over here in the states but just wrote it off as false/misleading advertising by the retailers. I see it all the time at places like Best Buy and Circuit City. Hopefully it will get better soon. "Of all the flat panel screens sold, just 1.3% in the UK are capable of getting high-definition." There are 74 different devices that are being sold as HD but are not HD-ready, according to Alexander Oudendijk, senior vice president of marketing for satellite giant Astra. Read the article from the BBC

April 2nd, 2005, 01:15 AM	#2
Brent Marks Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Houston TX and New Orleans LA Posts: 300	Thanks for the post