Quick and Dirty Guide to Purchasing an HDTV
Friday, April 21st, 2006
This article gives the essentials of what to look for when purchasing a high-definition television.
News and other tidbits that Chad Cloman finds interesting enough to share

This article gives the essentials of what to look for when purchasing a high-definition television.

The title to this post is a bit cryptic, but it’s something you should be aware of before purchasing any type of HD-capable television. The downgraded signal is one-fourth the resolution of the full signal.

After all the salvos in the Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD battle, it appears Toshiba (HD-DVD) will launch an actual product this month, while Sony’s (Blu-Ray) initial offering will be in May. The number and variety of available titles are extremely limited, however, and I don’t see this as much of a victory for either camp—although HD-DVD does appear to be ahead on the hardware front.