Flat Screen TV questions. Video guys needed

[FFactory0x]

I use a 36" Panasonic Tau flat screen that i got for around $900 last year around the time of the superbowl. Its was a hot deal here.

Question though. This tv has 700 lines of resolution. What does that mean when compared to regular tv's and hdtv's?? I think my tv might have componant as well. Can anyone enlighten me on the capabilities of this thing?? I also use xbox and have a reciever and was was just wondering about 480p etc and video quality

link to set

 

[MazerRackham]

You can have a TV that has component video inputs, but isn't HD-ready (like my cheapy Sharp TV). What does the front of the TV say? If it says anything about being HD-ready, then you're set.

 

[FFactory0x]

no. Theres a link i added. I mean i want the best quality from my xbox and dvd player. I mean whats 700 lines of res mean?

 

[FFactory0x]

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[Kenazo]

Nope, not HD-ready. That's a 480i set. here's a few quotes

"While all (NTSC) TV sets and program material (broadcasts, tapes, disks, etc.) use the same 525 scan lines, the advertised resolution (240, 425, 500, etc.) refers to the horizontal resolution which is the number of side by side dots that can be reproduced within any one scan line.

The number of scan lines is the limit for vertical resolution, the number of dots in a column that can be reproduced. It is pretty much the same for all decent NTSC TV sets of moderate or large size. "

not sure if that helps at all.... search google, I'm sure you'll find more info on your TV, or lines of resolution in general.

use your component video ins, not sure if it will make much of a difference over S-video on a set such as yours, but it will be a noted impovement over the composite video.

do you understand the difference between 480i, 480p, 720p and 1080i? Your TV can do 480i, which is pretty standard, 480p is verging on HDTV, 720p and 1080i are considered HDTV.