How early of an early adopter are you? - Blu-ray Forum

radagast · 10-21-2007, 12:52 AM

Well I didn't get an HDTV when they first came out, but I did get a Philips CRT 1080i HDTV when they were a good price at Best Buy. AND it has one HDMI port.

Beat that.

Were there any early HDTVs with DVI and not HDMI?

pedigree · 10-21-2007, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by radagast

Well I didn't get an HDTV when they first came out, but I did get a Philips CRT 1080i HDTV when they were a good price at Best Buy. AND it has DVI, not HDMI.

Beat that.

whats the dif between DVI and HDMI?

radagast · 10-21-2007, 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pedigree

whats the dif between DVI and HDMI?

I edited my first post. It has one HDMI.

DVI is without audio. HDMI is DVI plus an audio signal.

pedigree · 10-21-2007, 12:59 AM

am i a noob for asking this or something?

Kaldaim · 10-21-2007, 01:02 AM

DVI is a digital, HDCP compatible interface that only carries a video signal

HDMI is a digital, HDCP enabled interface that carries both video and audio

HDMI has higher bandwidth

pedigree · 10-21-2007, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaldaim

DVI is a digital, HDCP compatible interface that only carries a video signal

HDMI is a digital, HDCP enabled interface that carries both video and audio

HDMI has higher bandwidth

so therefore HDMI is better

radagast · 10-21-2007, 01:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaldaim

DVI is a digital, HDCP compatible interface that only carries a video signal

HDMI is a digital, HDCP enabled interface that carries both video and audio

HDMI has higher bandwidth

Are you sure? This site says that DVI and HDMI are the same, video-wise:

"First, to clear away one element that can be confusing: DVI and HDMI are exactly the same as one another, image-quality-wise. The principal differences are that HDMI carries audio as well as video, and uses a different type of connector, but both use the same encoding scheme, and that's why a DVI source can be connected to an HDMI monitor, or vice versa, with a DVI/HDMI cable, with no intervening converter box. "

http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messa...79/122868.html

That's not talking about HDMI 1.3.

My Comcast HD box has a DVI output. I use a DVI to HDMI cable to connect to my HD TV.

psx3man · 10-21-2007, 01:08 AM

i bought a 26" westing house 2 years ago no hdmi but dvi a when the 360 came. and bought underworld on BD the first day it came out.

BStecke · 10-21-2007, 01:54 AM

Am I misunderstanding the post, or are you trying to find the earliest someone got an HDTV? I got my first in 2001, Toshiba 56" projo. I've had 3 since that, I had a Mitsubishi 73513, a Toshiba 62h84 and I now have a Samsung HL-s6187w. Trying to work my way back up to a 70" Sony XBR one of these days.

dobyblue · 10-21-2007, 02:23 AM

HDMI didn't come onto the market until 2000, so the earliest HDTV's would not have had it.

As for DVI to HDMI, the image quality can be the same, but HDMI is capable of higher bandwidth.

HDMI 1.0 to HDMI 1.2 = 4.6 Gbps
HDMI 1.3 = 10.2 Gbps

PS - it should be "a warly adopter" not "an warly adopter"

pedigree · 10-21-2007, 02:29 AM

i think hes trying to get all people to talk about who got their stuff first and fight over it until one person can come in and be the coolest person here lol

w_tanoto · 10-21-2007, 03:12 AM

adopted Japanese PS3 18 December 2006. Without HDTV.
adopted monitor capable of 720p may 2007
adopted UK PS3 September/October 2007

GasCat · 10-21-2007, 03:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by radagast

Are you sure? This site says that DVI and HDMI are the same, video-wise:

"First, to clear away one element that can be confusing: DVI and HDMI are exactly the same as one another, image-quality-wise. The principal differences are that HDMI carries audio as well as video, and uses a different type of connector, but both use the same encoding scheme, and that's why a DVI source can be connected to an HDMI monitor, or vice versa, with a DVI/HDMI cable, with no intervening converter box. "

http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messa...79/122868.html

That's not talking about HDMI 1.3.

My Comcast HD box has a DVI output. I use a DVI to HDMI cable to connect to my HD TV.

I can't get 1080p except through the HDMI conncetion. So I would say it is better for me. My model was one of the first 1080p models. The next ones had a cable card interface and were using an LED light engine instead of a bulb like on mine. Obsolete? Nope it looks great but it is not cutting edge any longer.

Robmx · 10-21-2007, 03:18 AM

Got PS3 Aug 2007 , No HDTV, Sony CRT only
37" Sharp Aquos 1080p , Oct 17/2007

lol , love the tv though, only been half a week

BUDDYROACH3 · 10-21-2007, 03:33 AM

64 Inch Hitachi HD capable TV with no DVI or HDMI outputs. 540p and 1080i is its best resolution. It is also a projection CRT. My PS3 doesn't look that great on it so I leave that at my girlfriends house. She has a smaller 37" LCD 720p with a much higher contrast ratio. We got the old hitchi from CC when I was in like eighth grade. Now I am an employee there.

JadedRaverLA · 10-21-2007, 04:41 AM

I suppose I am a VERY early adopter. I've been through...

A 60" Sony 1080i CRT rear projection set, long before anything was really available in HD

A 50" Samsung 720p DLP set that replaced the Sony.

A 32" Sony 1080i CRT set for my second room.

A 55" Sony 1080p SXRD set that replaced the Samsung DLP.

A 40" Sony 1080p LCD set that replaced the Sony CRT in the second room.

Holding off on getting a BD player until the PS3 was released was brutal hell for me. I wanted one so bad... fortunately, I got a PS3 on launch day so it wasn't TOO much of a delay.

Papi4baby · 10-21-2007, 06:26 AM

Got my TV back in 03 1080i 42" Sony LCD rear projection, no HDMI only DVI and Component. I use DVI with the PS3.

And got my PS3 in December of 06, just went to Gamestop and asked, and they had one, and took it home. This is when still they were being sold in Ebay for 1000 plus, lol.

Copywriter · 10-21-2007, 07:21 AM

Don't care.

Want to be an early adopter for the DIVX re-evolution? I have a couple DIVX players in storage somewhere.

I'll throw in a copy of Paulie and Hard Rain.

TheEnd187 · 10-21-2007, 08:02 AM

got a 720p hdtv it has dvi and the bulb is dying and pq and veiwing angles suck

Neo65 · 10-21-2007, 02:25 PM

Didn't get a plasma on launch day, but got it within a year when they're sold. Paid an incredible amount (in hindsight) of money for a 42" set that really was terrible (in hindsight), native resolution of (1024x512 [or 1024x1024 interlaced]).

It died in 5-6 years and replaced it with a 50" plasma that was 1/4 the price.

10-21-2007, 12:52 AM	#1
radagast Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2007 Location:Indianapolis	How early of an early adopter are you? Well I didn't get an HDTV when they first came out, but I did get a Philips CRT 1080i HDTV when they were a good price at Best Buy. AND it has one HDMI port. Beat that. Were there any early HDTVs with DVI and not HDMI? Last edited by radagast; 10-21-2007 at 12:58 AM. Reason: mis-spelling

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pedigree Power Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Montreal, Canada	am i a noob for asking this or something?

10-21-2007, 01:02 AM	#5
Kaldaim Active Member Member since:Apr 2007	DVI is a digital, HDCP compatible interface that only carries a video signal HDMI is a digital, HDCP enabled interface that carries both video and audio HDMI has higher bandwidth

10-21-2007, 01:08 AM	#8
psx3man Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Lima, Ohio Blu-ray collection:1172 Trading Score:92	i bought a 26" westing house 2 years ago no hdmi but dvi a when the 360 came. and bought underworld on BD the first day it came out.

10-21-2007, 01:54 AM	#9
BStecke Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2007 4K collection:182 Blu-ray collection:567 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:6	Am I misunderstanding the post, or are you trying to find the earliest someone got an HDTV? I got my first in 2001, Toshiba 56" projo. I've had 3 since that, I had a Mitsubishi 73513, a Toshiba 62h84 and I now have a Samsung HL-s6187w. Trying to work my way back up to a 70" Sony XBR one of these days.

10-21-2007, 02:23 AM	#10
dobyblue Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:71 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:655 Blu-ray reviews: 15	HDMI didn't come onto the market until 2000, so the earliest HDTV's would not have had it. As for DVI to HDMI, the image quality can be the same, but HDMI is capable of higher bandwidth. HDMI 1.0 to HDMI 1.2 = 4.6 Gbps HDMI 1.3 = 10.2 Gbps PS - it should be "a warly adopter" not "an warly adopter"

10-21-2007, 02:29 AM	#11
pedigree Power Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Montreal, Canada	i think hes trying to get all people to talk about who got their stuff first and fight over it until one person can come in and be the coolest person here lol

10-21-2007, 03:12 AM	#12
w_tanoto Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Hatfield, UK / Jakarta, Indonesia Blu-ray collection:37 Blu-ray reviews:47	adopted Japanese PS3 18 December 2006. Without HDTV. adopted monitor capable of 720p may 2007 adopted UK PS3 September/October 2007

10-21-2007, 03:18 AM	#14
Robmx Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Niagara, Ontario, Canada	Got PS3 Aug 2007 , No HDTV, Sony CRT only 37" Sharp Aquos 1080p , Oct 17/2007 lol , love the tv though, only been half a week

10-21-2007, 03:33 AM	#15
BUDDYROACH3 New Member Member since:Oct 2007	64 Inch Hitachi HD capable TV with no DVI or HDMI outputs. 540p and 1080i is its best resolution. It is also a projection CRT. My PS3 doesn't look that great on it so I leave that at my girlfriends house. She has a smaller 37" LCD 720p with a much higher contrast ratio. We got the old hitchi from CC when I was in like eighth grade. Now I am an employee there.

10-21-2007, 04:41 AM	#16
JadedRaverLA Power Member Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews:2	I suppose I am a VERY early adopter. I've been through... A 60" Sony 1080i CRT rear projection set, long before anything was really available in HD A 50" Samsung 720p DLP set that replaced the Sony. A 32" Sony 1080i CRT set for my second room. A 55" Sony 1080p SXRD set that replaced the Samsung DLP. A 40" Sony 1080p LCD set that replaced the Sony CRT in the second room. Holding off on getting a BD player until the PS3 was released was brutal hell for me. I wanted one so bad... fortunately, I got a PS3 on launch day so it wasn't TOO much of a delay.

10-21-2007, 06:26 AM	#17
Papi4baby Special Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:That man from Nantucket Blu-ray collection:32	Got my TV back in 03 1080i 42" Sony LCD rear projection, no HDMI only DVI and Component. I use DVI with the PS3. And got my PS3 in December of 06, just went to Gamestop and asked, and they had one, and took it home. This is when still they were being sold in Ebay for 1000 plus, lol.

10-21-2007, 07:21 AM	#18
Copywriter Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Vegas Baby, Vegas	Don't care. Want to be an early adopter for the DIVX re-evolution? I have a couple DIVX players in storage somewhere. I'll throw in a copy of Paulie and Hard Rain.

10-21-2007, 08:02 AM	#19
TheEnd187 Active Member Member since:May 2007	got a 720p hdtv it has dvi and the bulb is dying and pq and veiwing angles suck

10-21-2007, 02:25 PM	#20
Neo65 Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007	Didn't get a plasma on launch day, but got it within a year when they're sold. Paid an incredible amount (in hindsight) of money for a 42" set that really was terrible (in hindsight), native resolution of (1024x512 [or 1024x1024 interlaced]). It died in 5-6 years and replaced it with a 50" plasma that was 1/4 the price.

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