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Hi. I have a Philips Flat TV with built-in Freeview. Also the set carries the HD Ready logo. In the listing magazine the Freeview numbers are shown. For instance BBC3 is Freeview 7.
To watch in HD it is listed as Freeview 54. But my TV is just a blank screen on 54. What am I doing wrong? Many thanks for advice.
PS: I have read that HD ready means the set is capable of displaying HD but not necessarily capable of receiving HD. That's confusing.
To watch in HD it is listed as Freeview 54. But my TV is just a blank screen on 54. What am I doing wrong? Many thanks for advice.
PS: I have read that HD ready means the set is capable of displaying HD but not necessarily capable of receiving HD. That's confusing.
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I have read that HD ready means the set is capable of displaying HD but not necessarily capable of receiving HD
That is correct, it means if you connect a HD source such as a blu-ray played or Freeview HD box to the TV you will be able to use the full capability of your set.
You will not be able to view, via the on-board receiver, any of the HD channels as the TV doesn't have a HD receiver built in.
That is correct, it means if you connect a HD source such as a blu-ray played or Freeview HD box to the TV you will be able to use the full capability of your set.
You will not be able to view, via the on-board receiver, any of the HD channels as the TV doesn't have a HD receiver built in.
Wrong Baldric, HD ready means your TV is capable of showing HD using 720 horizontal lines, Full HD means it is capable of showing HD using 1080 horizontal lines. You need a Freeview HD box to recieve the HD signal.
http:// www.bbc .co.uk/ ...igit altv/fa q_hd.sh tml
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To recieve an HD signal, you need a Freeview HD television (this is different from a Freeview televsion) or a Freeview HD box. Baldric, your TV must be a Freeview HD tv hence you can recieve an HD signal. sir prize must have a Freeview television (not Freeview HD) and he can't recieve an HD signal
It's all explained in the link I gave earlier!
It's all explained in the link I gave earlier!
A full HD set is one that has a built in HD receiver weather it be 720 or 1080, a HD ready set is one that can show a 720 or 1080 but has no in built receiver so needs the addition of an external box which is what Baldric said, that is why I said he was correct! Sorry for any confusion I may have caused!