I'm sorry, but you are wrong to say that Jimmy is wrong.
"HD Ready" DOES mean it's got a HD (ie - HDMI) socket on the back. The display itself is NOT HD. The HD signal is scaled appropriately to fit the display. The only reasons a "HD Ready" telly generally doesn't have a HD tuner because (a) it's an expensive component and (b) it's not necessary in order to con the public into buying your "HD Ready" telly.
A "HD Ready" telly will still give you a better picture than a SD telly, but "HD Ready" is one of the biggest marketing cons to come out of the consumer electronics industry in years.
You ARE right in that because of bandwidth issues, broadcast HD is only 1080i (at least for the foreseeable future), which means you STILL won't get the quality that "1080 HD" would suggest.
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Sarah - You are wrong!
I'm sorry, but you are wrong to say that Jimmy is wrong.
"HD Ready" DOES mean it's got a HD (ie - HDMI) socket on the back. The display itself is NOT HD. The HD signal is scaled appropriately to fit the display. The only reasons a "HD Ready" telly generally doesn't have a HD tuner because (a) it's an expensive component and (b) it's not necessary in order to con the public into buying your "HD Ready" telly.
A "HD Ready" telly will still give you a better picture than a SD telly, but "HD Ready" is one of the biggest marketing cons to come out of the consumer electronics industry in years.
You ARE right in that because of bandwidth issues, broadcast HD is only 1080i (at least for the foreseeable future), which means you STILL won't get the quality that "1080 HD" would suggest.