GT5p in HD, new tv required!

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Can someone find me a TV which will support the best HD resolution i can get for £300 roughly. I am new to this HD concept and i have looked at many reviews with angry customers saying their tv isn't true HD etc etc. I would like one no larger than 26" but something like 22" would be perfect :)

Cheers in advance.
 
you will simply not get true hd in that size and frankly i think you might be very very hard pushed to get even a half good tv for £300. I hate to be blunt but would say dont waste you money on something which would at the end of the day be a very long way from good quality save up, spend about £600 and you will be closer to getting something that would be worth having.
They do say that a smaller set does not matter so much with a good picture because the imperfections are not as easy to see as on a large set but seriously keep your money and wait for another month to get something that would be worth it. send me a PM< and i will see if i can help you out as i have some trade accounts because of my company but am not going to advertise it on here again.
 
Just a thought, but if you're looking for something 24" or less, consider getting a PC monitor (widescreen LCD with DVI input) and running the sound through a receiver.
 
i do agree on that one uni but the price you would pay for a good monitor would almost be the cost of a 32 inch hd ready screen anyway.
Dell monitors are v good, i use a 20 inch widescreen one by them.
 
For the price of a HD ready tv though, you could get a 24" monitor capable of 1080p. Probably the better choice if you can cope with the smaller size and have the chance to run the sound externally. What you need to look out for in that case is if the monitor can receive the input pixel to pixel. If it can't, it'll probably stretch your picture (16:9 format) to its native format, most likely 16:10.
 
could be harder than that though as you would need to have the monitor as the centre of the av systme unless you had ahigh enough spec monitor to run 4 front speakers in an A+B config or you could look at the speakers i use which are made by a company called skytec. My honest opinion is they are awsome little speakers and are more designed for small studio rather thanpc use but they do have rca inputs (phono/red and white) so can happily take any line level source.
 
Some quick tips ratboy,

- 1080p is usually unavailable for televisions under 32" because that high of a resolution is unoticeable on a television that small, unless you're a computer nerd who sits 12 inches from the screen on a regular basis. So you're better off with 720 p resolution for anything 32" or smaller. Don't bother looking for 1080p unless you're going to get a TV 42" or larger with a decent contrast ratio among other things. Be prepared to spend $1500-$2000 for a quality 1080p TV.

- If you want a 20" monitor PC monitors are the way to go. Enough looking and you will be able to find a 720p (or higher) one for under $200. The catch is a PC monitor usually has no speakers and usually only a DVI and VGA hookup.

- I have a 20" Viewsonic monitor with no speakers and only a DVI and VGA hookup. I simply run a $20 DVI cord from the monitor to a $3 DVI to HDMI adaptor into the PS3. Then you can use the digitial optical output or even the basic yellow/red/white cable that came with your PS3 to hook it to your sound system.
 
you probably cant get a normal tv in 1080p at that size but i use a 24" computer monitor by a company called 'iiyama', i'd never heard of it before until my dad ordered it for me from the net but quite frankly, im impressed with the quality as it displays resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 with one hdmi socket and its own internal speakers.

I can understand that you might not want a computer monitor but it came quite cheap at around £330 and it suits me perfectly for the distance i use it at.
 
Once upon a time iiyama's were considered the dogs danglies of monitors. Still excellent kit, just that there is a great deal more competition, which is good for the consumer of course.

You could get an LCD-TV tuner which is pretty much a pc monitor with built in speakers a tv tuner and HDMI connector. Hard to know when it stops being a monitor and starts being a tv these days.

Samsung do a syncmaster 1680X1050 22" for about £250 though I have no idea what the quality is like, their tv's get some great reviews though.
 
If you have a large High end CRT monitor, get a HD Fury and hook it up!
WIll strip the HDCP DRM, so you get full 1080p goodness with blue ray

Most monitors will run at least 720p with the HD fury anyway
 
1080p = 1920x1080

so no, this monitor will only do 1680x1050, but it will do 720p, 1280x720
and you will need a HDMI to DVI adapter.
But the scaling might not look so nice....

1080p usually are found with larger monitors
and make sure it is HDCP compliant with a HDMI input and your ready to rock
 
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you will simply not get true hd in that size and frankly i think you might be very very hard pushed to get even a half good tv for £300.
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LIES!!!!!!!!

I have a HP W2207h 22" PC monitor with HDMI and it outputs in 1080P both the screen and the PS3 comfirm 1080P

And the best part? it waso nly £200 from Staples! Obviously I prefer my Samsung 32" 1080i but it's still fantastic value for money and looks great with no ghosting.
 
Well i bought a gaming monitor a few months ago, cost me around £300 and i just tried it on the PS3 and it is saying "out of range" guess it doesn't support hd....

I don't really want to be buying another monitor, would seem a bit of a waste as i already have a good monitor... Is there any way to get a normal monitor to work with ps3?
 

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