NEWS May 1st 2008 Mont Films has launched Scotland's first owned and controlled television station www.scottishproducttv.com

About HD 1080 Digital Television Blu-Ray and HDTV 1080 Online the future of TV

The  terminology for High Definition Television (HDTV) should of been High Definition Digital Television HDDTV.

In the future more high definition (HD) digital television  will be delivered through the world wide web. When buying new high definition digital  (HD) televisions it will pay to buy televisions that connect to the www (PC input) and are 1920 x 1080 panel FULL HD 1080 ready to deliver the latest FULL 1080 high definition future television and capable of displaying 1366 x 768 panel 720p HD. Both 1080 and 720p HD format transmissions are use in broadcasting that makes things confusing for the consumer. I bet HDTV sales personal will be pulling their hair out over this as not many HDTV manufacturers are yet up to speed with combine 1080 & 720p HD TV's Mont Films are searching for answers click to read what we found so far.

Confused about HD TV ready formats? Mont Films being in the FULL HD business are fully up to date when it comes to HD filming and broadcasting. After all it turns out that the TVs we were told were 'HD Ready' aren't all capable of displaying 1080 signals HD ready is not the best terminology to use. There are 2 types of HD  broadcasting, 720p and 1080, a 1366 x 768 panel is capable of displaying 720p HD signal, a 1920 x 1080 panel on the other hand is naturally capable of displaying a "Full" 1080 HD signal being broadcast (the latest HD format). I believe the best way to explain is the differences, is simply "HD ready", & "Full 1080 HD Ready" as there is no better HD than FULL 1080. In a nut shell if you want to receive the latest HD 1080 signals on your new TV's you want to buy 1920 x 1080 panel FULL HD 1080 ready TV's that are capable of displaying a "Full" 1080 HD signal.

NOTE with the digital TV switchover remember DTV's are digital TV's not HD TV's.

Things to look for and remember when buying HDTV's

• The distance from your seat's should be two and a half times the with of your screen (screens are measured from top left corner to bottom right corner) so if your seats are positioned 105" from screen a 42" HDTV is the best size to buy.

• 1080 HD Ready Display resolution 1920 x 1080 panel HD 1080 and 720p ready TV's that are capable of displaying "Full" 1080 HD signals as well as 720p signals as both formats are used (1080 is the latest definition) Sets picture processing is 1080.

• HDMI connection with deep colour 3.

• PC input FULL HD display resolution 1920 x 1080.

• Aspect Ratio 16:9

• Surround sound 7.1 or latest 9.1

• TV tuners such as freeview are best bought separate so you have the option to use your new HDTV online only that way you would should not require a British TV licence as the www does not require a British TV licence (correct at time of writing).

• Note: DTV is digital television not HD ready so avoid buying just digital televisions (DTV) if you want HDTV. HDTV should of been called 'High Definition DIGITAL Television' (HDDTV) because that is what it is.

• Your PC will have to be compatible to deliver HDTV 1920 x 1080 1080 please contact your computer supplier technical department for advice. We will give our specification on this page after we have fully tested the minimum PC requirements.

Mont Films has been working on future delivery of television via the internet for some years and has invested in online FULL HD 1080 television at www.scottishproducttv.com 

Owner of Mont Films Robert McClymont helped switch Sky TV from analogue to digital in 1999 and 2000. In 2007 Sky now deliver films via the internet and other companies are fast developing online television, online TV is the best delivery method as digital microwave signals bounce off water such as heavy rain and snow especially storms is the main causes of digital picture break up, freezing and picture loss, analogue signals are more reliable via air transmission however they will soon be history in the TV world that's progress!!!

Internet connection speed To receive HDTV online your broadband download speed must be no less than 8Mb Note if you have 8Mb check your line is delivering by carrying out a speed test to test see http://www.broadbandchoices.co.uk/speed-test.asp?partner=bc~cu Note if your speed test is not delivering contact your internet service provider (ISP) your ISP should contact your line provider to have the problem sorted. Other services on the above site include broadband choice. Note: FULL HDTV 1080 online we think will need higher than 8Mb to receive internet connection? more on this when we find out as no one we spoke to knows?

The real benefit to consumers buying a FULL HDTV 1920x1080 set's?

Toshiba

Yes !! Our Toshiba 42 & 47WLT66 have an "Exact Scan" mode that allows a 1080 broadcasted signal to be processed by the panel in the original broadcasted format, ie, no scaling of the original image occurs and no loss or cropping of picture and no loss of picture quality. Mont Films comments closest we found to HDTV we are looking for the downside is this TV does not have a PC input and the built in digital freeview tuner is a waste in this TV as the chances are the tuner is just digital so will not receive HD at all unless the tuner is labeled HD 1080 and 720p we will check this. The sound is stereo only so you will need to buy surround sound system 7.1 or 9.1 with speakers if you want surround sound. The positive side is this TV is LCD - LCD stands for Liquid Crystal Displays. It is a flat panel technology which uses liquid crystals sandwiched between two glass plates. Can be even thinner than plasma screens and has a better viewing angle. So apart from no PC input this TV can deliver and display the latest 1080 and 720p HD signals. By adding extra equipment to receive surround sound makes this an ideal TV if you do not want to receive via the internet and having a built in TV tuner you will need a UK TV licence.

Philips

If the processing is good enough, then more pixels will mean a sharper picture. It’s important to understand that all pictures are scaled (because in reality we need to cope with all kind of tolerances on signals and support overscan in the picture ) and if scaling is applied it will be to all of the picture. Currently 95% of signals that are input require scaling because of overscan, this includes 1080 inputs for 1080 sets. So again the key factor remains, how good is your processing? Mont Films comment if no loss of 1080 quality then ok? we will looked into this product and comment later.

Sony

Sony BRAVIA TV a technology known as ‘BRAVIA Engine’, contains a suite of imaging processing technologies that acts as a total digital processing studio carrying out multiple enhancements on every frame of signal in real time to deliver the appropriate picture to the LCD panel from a variety of sources including Blu-Ray and full 1080 HD.

Sony’s aim is to create products that let the consumer enjoy creating, editing and viewing HD content to its full potential. Within Sony BRAVIA HD TV’s we are constantly bringing to market improvements in picture quality. Sony BRAVIA HD TV’s employ the latest 7th Generation LCD Panel production combined with Sony’s unique technologies gained from years of experience producing broadcast equipment including broadcast HD cameras. A technology known as ‘Live Colour Creation’ is a feature of Sony’s new V Series range of BRAVIA TV’s launching in May. ‘Live Colour Creation’ combines circuitry, backlight and a colour filter to create a picture, which is more realistic, and a natural fit to the human eye, the result is deeper greens and deeper reds. The consumer benefits from seeing 30% more colour with this ‘Live Colour Creation’ feature. Sony would also recommend that consumers invest in good quality cabling including using an HDMI cable for their primary HD source. Of course HD is only really brought to life with Digital Surround Sound as the ideal backdrop to the stunning picture quality that HD delivers.

Mont Films key point has to be that the TV makers need to stop confusing punters and start manufacturing only 1080 720p combine HDTV's (HDTV's that automatically adjust and deliver to screen the two HD input signals 1080 and 720p only then will consumers have future HD digital TV's).

Manufactures please let Mont Films know if your company HDTV's receive and display 'full true HD' 1080 and 720p combine?

Blu-Ray

Blu-Ray needs full 1920 x 1080 panel HD 1080 ready TV's and other equipment to display 1080.

There are two versions of 1080P – 1080P/50 for which it’s unlikely that there will be any native content available in the foreseeable future and 1080P/24 which is likely to be adopted by the movie industry for Blu-ray. Blu-ray will upconvert 1080 50i to 50p resulting twice the pixel rate of today’s 1080 50i, in this case we recommend that viewers not use the upconverted 1080 50p but install the output mode on the Blu-ray to 1080 50i and leave the PQ processing (including upscaling to 1080 50p) to the Flat TV. 1080/24p carries the same pixel rate as a 1080 50i source, which automatically means that today’s hardware can handle it, but this format (film) will add judder.

Read about Sony above.

Mont Films are looking for companies selling 1080 FULL HDTV's to the above specifications Mont Films offer advertising space on this page please contact us.

NOTICE: The above is a guide to HDTV Mont Films advise is to take professional up dated advice when considering moving to HD digital as HD is coming on stream and changing at a rapid pace this page might not be fully up to date but we do our best.

Mont Films has had a lot of feedback about television online from across the world and we are working on developing FULL HDTV online with universities and leading broadcasters worldwide.

We are developing our own HD 1080 channels online at www.scottishproducttv.com that will be available in the near future.

We hope the above information has been useful to you.

Feedback about this page and HDTV is welcome.