HD: 1080p TVs
1080p, the so-called "holy grail" of high definition, is pretty near impossible to come by at the moment, particularly here in the UK.
Basically, it's a higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels progressively scanned; as opposed to the 'normal' HD Ready TVs which usually have a resolution of 1280 x 720 or 1366 x 768, which can be used to display 720p or 1080i content. In theory therefore, 1080p should give a sharper, more detailed picture. More on all this and the pros and cons of each in a later post. (If you want to read more on this now, try this, it's quite techie though).
Anyway, with the imminent launch of next generation technologies like Blu-Ray and the PS3 that are capable of outputting 1080p, we are seeing more and more 1080p TVs being launched or announced. Here are a few examples of some of the 1080p capable TVs that are either already available or coming soon:
Sony KDL-46X2000
Sharp LC65GD1E
Sharp LC-37D90U
Panasonic VIERA PZ600 series
Toshiba 47WLT66 and 42WLT66
So there you go. They are about, if you're prepared to pay top dollar! I'm certainly waiting for the dust to settle a bit with HD before I get myself a 1080p set.
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