What Is “HD Ready”
Walk into Best Buy, you would see a lot of televisions put a sticker with label of “HD Ready” or “Full HD” on the corner of the television frame. What is the real meaning of “HD Ready” and what kind requirements the product need to meet to classify as “HD Ready”?
HD ready
Requirements For The Logo “HD Ready”
The EICTA minimum requirements for display devices to label with “HD Ready” are neutral towards the technology used (plasma, LCD, DLP, DLA, LCoS, CRT, and etc) as well as the implementation, thereof flat panel, rear projection, front projection, direct view, and etc can be classify as HD Ready. A display device has to cover the following requirements to be awarded the logo “HD ready”:
- Display – The minimum native resolution of the display or display engine is 720 physical lines in wide aspect ratio.
- Video Interfaces – The display device accepts HD input via analogue YPbPr1 and DVI or HDMI. For display signal to be classify as HD capable input, it must accept the following HD video formats: 1280×720 @ 50 Hz and 60 Hz progressive (720p), 1920×1080 @ 50 Hz and 60 Hz interlaced (1080i). For digital HD input (DVI or HDMI), it must supports content protection technology (HDCP).
June 15th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
Interesting! 60″ LCD TV is very comparable to other types, i believe. I’ve looked into it and it has the best depth for what it is worth.