Sarnie

Not when she see's your ugly mug you won't. Its Television X in the hotel room on your own for you my friend

haha, not a clue, but its all digital so all the same thing. This is coming from the main wiring guy here at MTV, who has been working with electronics for about 50 years, so its a good source. the only difference may be durability, however once its connected, its connected so i wouldnt worry about that. Read and make up your own mind. Just my opinion bud. Take a look on the whathifi forums and see all the talk about HDMI cables there. The nature of compression etc. means it's not 'just' a digital signal going down it. Go with what you're happy with. I'm happy to pay the dollar as long as its actually better. No point if its not though And you've stumbled onto something that is a long on-going 'debate' point. Lots of people claim 'it's digital so it's either on or it's off', others feel since it is a cable and the nature of how information passes along it, there are differences. IMO, between the right and wrong cables there is a difference. With HD it is about sharpness and stability, something the connections play a big part in. A cheaper but very good cable is the Cambridge Audio HDMI, £30. But if you don't think you'll be able to tell the difference, it isn't worth it. I'm not entirely sure that I would be able to tell the difference to be honest. I used to put 95 Ron in the Lambo as I didn't notice the difference from 97 Ron+ stuff, I probably couldn't tell the differnce between £8000 a pot wax and a tub of Turtlewax from Halfords, i think you get my drift But then I don't wanna fork out £1000 and then not get the best out of it

haha, not a clue, but its all digital so all the same thing. This is coming from the main wiring guy here at MTV, who has been working with electronics for about 50 years, so its a good source. the only difference may be durability, however once its connected, its connected so i wouldnt worry about that. Read and make up your own mind. Just my opinion bud. Take a look on the whathifi forums and see all the talk about HDMI cables there. The nature of compression etc. means it's not 'just' a digital signal going down it. Go with what you're happy with. I'm happy to pay the dollar as long as its actually better. No point if its not though

The Mrs thinks candles are cool I however disagree and thats where I stand my empty bottles of Magners

So why is the electrics gadgetry guru (H5) trying to blag me into £55 for 1 metre HDMI cables? Does he work for QED?

Cheers for that! When I bought my current TV I bought some kind of heavy duty bracket from John Lewis for about £180 to allow me to mount it: Apparantly the bracket can handle 50 inch TV's, so the pana should be ok. Gonna order it now, can't wait

It comes to something when I think I know more about cars than TV's Right to summarise, I'm about to order: 1 X Pana TV 1 X HDMI cable (For the PS3) I don't need anything for the xbox as I can run it through the current cable by changing it to HDTV. Nothing is needed for my sky etc as its not HD it will just as per normal via the scart. Is that right?

Which is why the QED at £50 tends to come out best. Money doesn't always equal a decent product so the tests come in handy to make sure you don't get ripped off. So is that socket ^^^^^^^^^^^^^HDMI or not?

Ok so my PS3 has a HDMI output, so I need one of these I assume: http://www.digitaldirect.co.uk/products ... ct_id=6455 (£55 ) My Xbox may be one of the original ones as its output has a switch on it to switch it to HDTV. Although there is a USB shaped slot above where the internet cable goes but its not labelled. Is this the HDMI socket? Expect to spend about 10% of the value of the equipment being connected to match a cable (roughly) - the sound and picture difference between cables will be the difference between buying a Pana screen and something for £300 from Asda. What does the destruction manual say the port is for the XBox? The instruction manual doesn't say anything about any of the ports. I took a pic of it: HDMI or not? I assume the cable i linked to previously is what i need to connect up the PS3. Will I need something similar for my sky box or DVD player or should I play my DVD's through the PS3?

Ok so my PS3 has a HDMI output, so I need one of these I assume: http://www.digitaldirect.co.uk/products ... ct_id=6455 (£55 ) My Xbox may be one of the original ones as its output has a switch on it to switch it to HDTV. Although there is a USB shaped slot above where the internet cable goes but its not labelled. Is this the HDMI socket?

335d? A5 3.0d?

Will I need one of these too: http://www.digitaldirect.co.uk/products ... t_id=13402 Or is this only needed if you don't have enough HDMI sockets on your TV?

you cheeky swine sarnie

Theres a perfect example of that on your drive

Cool. So will I have to buy a HDMI cable for my PS3 and Xbox360 or will I already have one that each console came with that I'm not currently using? How do I ensure I get the best picture when watching normal TV? Will I need a HDMI for my sky box? Or if I upgrade it to SkyHD, I'd assume it would come with that? Check how many HDMI inputs the screen has. Pana's normally have 3 nowadays, but you will need one for each console yes. And it is worth getting a decent cable (something like a QED). Check what the output plug is on the console as well - you might need something other than an HDMI - HDMI lead. I think the TV has 3 HDMI Connections: http://www.digitaldirect.co.uk/products ... t_id=15918 I assume that the PS3 and Xbox360 has HDMI outputs based on what others have said on this thread. If the TV has 3 HDMI sockets, two for the consoles, would the third be used by my sky box or would I still connect that to the TV with a scart socket?

Cool. So will I have to buy a HDMI cable for my PS3 and Xbox360 or will I already have one that each console came with that I'm not currently using? How do I ensure I get the best picture when watching normal TV? Will I need a HDMI for my sky box? Or if I upgrade it to SkyHD, I'd assume it would come with that?

Ok, what are HDMI sockets? Are these like the scart sockets I use on my current TV to connect the PS3 etc to the TV etc?

You snooze you lose

I saw one yesterday in Dixons. Have to say it was head and shoulders about every other set they had running even a Sony one that was similar spec. Thats hard for me to admit because for some reason in the past I have only ever bought Sony!! What do I need to ensure that the TV picture runs at the same quality as it did in the shop? I will want to hook up my sky+, PS3, Xbox360, Wii, surround sound and DVD player to it.....I may also upgrade my sky to skyHD, has anyone done this? Is it worth it?

They'll do anything to shift grey cars

PM Bigphil

Where did you get it from steve and how much? I'm gonna buy one but can't find it cheaper than here: http://www.digitaldirect.co.uk/products ... t_id=15918

What a joke they will be

Oh dear