HD Clarity - A Guide to HD DVD and Television

Welcome to HD Clarity!

The future of High Definition (HD) home viewing is already here. Crystal clear sound, razor sharp picture and colours you could slap on canvas and hang in the Tate. That’s what you get with HD TV and DVD.

Forget the techno babble; we’ll get to that later (if you’re interested)! What you want to know is why should you invest in a HD DVD player (or recorder) when you’ve already got a perfectly good DVD player at your disposal.

We know. It sucks. You get yourself a nice new non HD DVD player and then they go and make them even better. So here’s the good news: it’s absolutely unequivocally worth trading up. The picture quality is immensely superior. All the add-on features are infinitely cooler. You won’t have to replace a single one of your existing DVD’s. They’ll play just fine on your new HD DVD system. (In some cases they’ll even play a good deal better.) And best of all, you won’t have to pay the earth for something that’s going to get usurped a few years down the line. Trust us: HD DVD players are here for a good long while.

Look at it this way; this isn’t like trading up from one DVD system to another, it’s like trading up from vinyl to CD, or from VHS to conventional DVD. Seriously. The improvements you’ll experience in viewing DVDs will far outweigh any misgivings you might have – within seconds.

So now it’s just a question of sifting through the specs for HD DVD, Blue Ray DVD, HD games consoles, checking out your compatibility, prices and availability – and doesn’t that sound like a lot of hard work. Here’s a thought: you could just sit back and let us take care of that for you. So here we go: all the facts, all the figures, all the advice you’ll ever need for HD TV and HD DVD. Don’t get left behind…

	Name	Price
	PANASONIC TH42PX70PED Plasma Television , &, 1024, 100001, 1080p, 3d, 42, 768, advanced, brothers, chipset, contrast, digital, dvd>plasma, fastext, hd, hdmi, idtelevision, inch, labour, management, miller, nicam, panel, parts, plasma, processing, ratio, resolution, screen, silver, sound, s... Shop: Miller Brothers	£902.13
	TH42PZ85B , 3250inch, 42", creation, digital, frame, hd, integrated, intelligent, plamsa, plasma, screen, sound, television, televisions, tuner, vision... Shop: Sound And Vision	£905.90
	Sanyo HD1080P LCD Television , &, &bull, £25, £89999, £99999, 107cm, 1080p, 24studio, 25, 27¼, 2x, 36½, 37"e, 40¾, 42"e, 94cm, ce37fd33b, ce42fd33b, contrast, d125cm, digital, dsub15vga, dynamic, h63, h698, hd, hdmi, input, pc, picture, pix... Shop: 24Studio	£924.99
	Daewoo HD 1080P LCD Television , &, &bull, £119999, £25, £89999, 107cm, 1080p, 117cm, 14"e, 24studio, 27¼, 2x, 31¾, 42"e, 45, 46"e, 50, 50001, contrast, d356cm, d35cm, digital, dlt42g1fh, dlt46u1fh, enhancement, h69, h806, hd, hdmi, mgdi, pictu... Shop: 24Studio	£924.99
	ATEC AV421 LCD Television , &, 42, 500, 768, 1360, 11001, black, brightness, cd/m2, component, contrast, control, dvd>lcd, hd, hdmi, idtelevision, inch, labour, nicam, parts, qed, ratio, remote, resolution, scart, screen, sleep, sockets, sound, stereo, teletext, television, t... Shop: QED	£929.99
	PHILIPS 42PFL7603D/10 , 1080p, 3hd, 40, 42', 45, ambilight, auto, channels, clarity, colourful, digital, engine, experience, hd, inches, laskys, lcd, lighting, philips, pixel, plus, set, sharpness, soft, surround, television, televisions, tuning100, type42... Shop: Laskys	£933.99
	Panasonic TH42PZ70B 42 Inch Viera Full HD Plasma , aj, electronics, lcd, plasma... Shop: AJ Electronics	£937.25
	PHILIPS 42PFL7662 LCD Television , &, 42, 178, 500, 1080, 1920, 50001, angle, brightness, cd/m2, contrast, control, degrees, dvd>lcd, dynamic, hd, hdmi, idtelevision, inch, labour, lock, ms, nicam, parental, parts, qed, ratio, remote, resolution, response, scart, screen, sleep, sock... Shop: QED	£939.99
	JVC LT-42DV8 + RK-C60BLGUK LCD Television , 3842", 42", design, digital, freeview, hd, integrated, lcd, slim, television... Shop: Digital Direct	£949.01
	PHILIPS 42PF7621D LCD Television , &, 42, 176, 550, 768, 1366, angle, brightness, cd/m2, degree, dolby, dvd>lcd, hd, hdmi, inch, integrated, labour, parts, pixel, plus, qed, resolution, scart, screen, silver, sockets, teletext, television, televisions, tuner, virtual, warranty, wide... Shop: QED	£949.99
	Sharp Aquos HD 1080P LCD Television , &, &bull, £129999, £25, £94999, £99999, 107cm, 1080p, 11"e, 12"e, 22½, 24studio, 25¼, 28, 2x, 30½, 32"e, 35¼, 37"e, 39½, 3x, 42"e, 76, 81cm, 94cm, angle, card, d276cm, d305cm, degr... Shop: 24Studio	£949.99
	PANASONIC TH-42PZ82B , 1080p, 366/07, 40, 42', 49, advanced, capabilities, channels, connections, consumption, desktop, digital, freeview, hd, hdmi, image, inches, included42, integrated, laskys, networking, panasonic, plasma, power, spectacular, stand, television, television... Shop: Laskys	£949.99
	Panasonic Viera TH42PX70PED 42" HD Plasma with integrated Freeview Digital Tuner , 42", digital, directory, freeview, hd, integrated, panasonic, plasma, th42px70ped, tuner, viera... Shop: Next Directory	£950.00
	Panasonic TH42PZ80B , 42", electrical, hd, panasonic, pedestal, plasma, stand, television, televisions, viera... Shop: Buy Electrical Direct	£951.99
	ATEC AV421 LCD Television , &, 42, 500, 768, 1360, 11001, black, brightness, brothers, cd/m2, component, contrast, control, dvd>plasma, hd, hdmi, idtelevision, inch, labour, lcds>lcd, miller, nicam, parts, ratio, remote, resolution, scart, screen, sleep, sockets, sound, ste... Shop: Miller Brothers	£952.26
	Panasonic TH42PZ8B , 42", electrical, hd, panasonic, pedestal, plasma, stand, television, televisions, viera... Shop: Buy Electrical Direct	£952.99
	Sharp LC42B20E , 1080p, 42", electrical, freeview, hd, idtelevision, lcd, sharp, slimline, television, televisions... Shop: Buy Electrical Direct	£961.99
	Sharp LC42B20E , 1080p, 42", freeview, hd, idtelevision, lcd, sharp, slimline, television, televisions... Shop: Be Direct	£961.99
	PHILIPS 42PFL7662 LCD Television , &, 42, 178, 500, 1080, 1920, 50001, angle, brightness, brothers, cd/m2, contrast, control, degrees, dvd>plasma, dynamic, hd, hdmi, idtelevision, inch, labour, lcds>lcd, lock, miller, ms, nicam, parental, parts, ratio, remote, resolution, response... Shop: Miller Brothers	£962.28
	Panasonic TH42PZ85B / 42 Viera Full HD Plasma Television , 247, 300001, 10000001, 100hz, 24p, card, contrast, double, electrical, hdmi, input, jpeg, link, mega, native, plasma, real, rear, scan, scart, sd, televisions, viera... Shop: 247 Electrical	£969.98
	PHILIPS 42PF7621D LCD Television , &, 42, 176, 550, 768, 1366, angle, brightness, brothers, cd/m2, degree, dolby, dvd>plasma, hd, hdmi, inch, integrated, labour, lcds>lcd, miller, parts, pixel, plus, resolution, scart, screen, silver, sockets, teletext, television, televisions, tu... Shop: Miller Brothers	£972.31
	JVC 42"e; HD LCD Television (LT-42DR9) , &, &bull, £25, 107cm, 14, 1920x1080, 24studio, 42"e, 75001, address, audio, contrast, d296cm, delivery, digital, dynamic, dynapix, eco, engine, h698, hd, panel, picture, ratio, screen, sent, specified, stand, swivel, televisions, tuner, visu... Shop: 24Studio	£974.99
	PANASONIC TH42PX80B 460/STD , 42", cinema, currys, glass, hd, idtelevision, lcd, panasonic, panel, plasma, sb1050, scpt460, scpt460eb, serano, stand, system, television, th42px80, th42px80b... Shop: Currys	£979.00
	TOSHIBA 42X3030DB LCD Television , &, 3d, 42, 500, 1080, 1920, 60001, black, brightness, cd/m2, comb, component, contrast, control, dvd>lcd, dynamic, filter, hd, hdmi, idtelevision, inch, labour, lock, mountable, nicam, parental, parts, qed, ratio, remote, resolution, scart, screen,... Shop: QED	£979.99
	Panasonic TH-42PZ85B 42 HD Ready 1080p Plasma Television , 100hz, 1080p, 169, 1920x1080, 24fps, 2xscart, 300001, 3xhdmi, 42, component, composite, contrast, freeview, hd, inch, input, link, pc, plasma, reader, sdcard, television, televisions, tvs, viera, widescreen... Shop: Direct TVs	£989.97
	LG 42 ins 1080HD Plasma Television 42PG6000 , 1024, 1044w, 308d, 42pg6000, 735h, 768, channels3d, cmmodel, comb, connection, devices, digital, filter, flicker, freemans, freeview, hd, hdmi, imagessrs, input, inputs, motion, mp3, peripherals2, picture4, scart, screen, sharp, smoother, socketsusb, so... Shop: Freemans	£999.00
	Toshiba 42 ins LCD IDTelevision & Stand 42C3035D , 1027w, 30, 1366, 333d, 725h, 768, a/v, comb, connection, crawl2, definition, digital, dot, eliminate, filter, freemans, hd, hdmi, high, input, inputs, inputside, mm, noise, pc, peripherals2, reduction3d, scart, sockets, sounddigital, stereo, surround, t... Shop: Freemans	£999.00
	42 HD-ready Freeview plasma Television with pedestal sta , 254, 361, 535, 768, 0870, 1366, 100001, 2picture, 37in, 3d, 7357, additions, advanced, contrast, digital, electronics, fastext, hd, hdmi, input, integrated, link, management, max, nicam, operation, optimizer, panasonic, pc, ratio, resolution, scart, soc... Shop: Additions Direct	£999.00
	LT42DV8 + RKC60BLGUK , 3842", 42", design, freeview, hd, integrated, lcd, slim, sound, television, vision... Shop: Sound And Vision	£999.00
	Toshiba 42 ins 1080p HD Ready LCD Television with Built In Freeview 42X3030D , 1080p, 20w, 285d, 2side, 42x3030d, 661h, 920w, achieve, aspect1920, audio, av, beautiful, bit169, box, building, cdm, channel, clearer, cm1, comb, connections, continues, contrast, created, digital, display, dynamic, enhancing, epgfavourite, experience,... Shop: Kaleidoscope	£999.00
	Toshiba 42 ins LCD IDTelevision & Stand 42C3035D , 1027w, 30, 1366, 333d, 725h, 768, a/v, comb, connection, crawl2, definition, digital, dot, eliminate, filter, grattan, hd, hdmi, high, input, inputs, inputside, mm, noise, pc, peripherals2, reduction3d, scart, sockets, sounddigital, stereo, surround, tu... Shop: Grattan	£999.00
	Philips 42PFL7662D/05 42 1080P HD Ready Digital LCD Television. , 1067cm, 1080, 10w, 178/178, 1920, 230v, 26kg, 32kg, 40, 42, 550, 40001, aaa, ac, angle, argos, audio, auto, av, batteries, brackets, brightness, broadcasting, cd/m2, channels, child, component, connectivity, contrast, control, d118cm, d265cm, dab, degre... Shop: Argos	£999.99
	TOSHIBA 42X3030DB LCD Television , &, 3d, 42, 500, 1080, 1920, 60001, black, brightness, brothers, cd/m2, comb, component, contrast, control, dvd>plasma, dynamic, filter, hd, hdmi, idtelevision, inch, labour, lcds>lcd, lock, miller, mountable, nicam, parental, parts, ratio, remote... Shop: Miller Brothers	£1002.38
	Lg 42LG6000 , 1080p, 42", black, electrical, freeview, gloss, hd, lcd, lg, red, scarlet, television, televisions... Shop: Buy Electrical Direct	£1009.99
	Lg 42LG6000 , 1080p, 42", black, freeview, gloss, hd, lcd, lg, red, scarlet, television, televisions... Shop: Be Direct	£1009.99
	Philips 42PF9631D - plasma panel with Television tuner - 42" , 42", 42pf9631d, black, cineos, europc, hd, highgloss, panel, philips, plasma, television, televisions, tuner, widescreen... Shop: EuroPC	£1022.80
	PANASONIC TH42PX70CAB Plasma Television , &, 1024, 100001, 1080p, 3d, 42, 768, advanced, chipset, contrast, digital, dvd>plasma, fastext, hd, hdmi, idtelevision, inch, labour, management, nicam, panel, parts, plasma, processing, qed, ratio, resolution, screen, silver, sound, stereo, televi... Shop: QED	£1029.99
	Panasonic TH42PZ85B , 42", hd, panasonic, pedestal, plasma, stand, television, televisions, viera... Shop: Be Direct	£1034.99
	PANASONIC TH42PX70CAB Plasma Television , &, 1024, 100001, 1080p, 3d, 42, 768, advanced, brothers, chipset, contrast, digital, dvd>plasma, fastext, hd, hdmi, idtelevision, inch, labour, management, miller, nicam, panel, parts, plasma, processing, ratio, resolution, screen, silver, sound, s... Shop: Miller Brothers	£1052.51
	Toshiba 42 ins HD LCD IDTelevision with Built in Freeview 42X3030D , 1072w, 1080p, 20w, 2side, 333d, 360, 37x3030db, 42x3030db, 725h, achieve, aspect1920, audio, av, beautiful, bit169, box, building, cdm, channel, clearer, comb, connections, continues, contrast, created, digital, display, dynamic, enhancing, epgfavourite... Shop: Freemans	£1099.00
	Toshiba 42 ins HD LCD IDTelevision with Built in Freeview 42X3030D , 1072w, 1080p, 20w, 2side, 333d, 360, 37x3030db, 42x3030db, 725h, achieve, aspect1920, audio, av, beautiful, bit169, box, building, cdm, channel, clearer, comb, connections, continues, contrast, created, digital, display, dynamic, enhancing, epgfavourite... Shop: Look Again	£1099.00
	Panasonic 42 Inch 1080p Full HD Plasma Television - Builtin FREESAT , 100hz, 1080p, 169, 1920x1080, 2xscart, 300001, 3xhdmi, 42, component, composite, contrast, freesat, hd, inch, input, link, pc, plasma, reader, sdcard, television, televisions, tvs, viera, widescreen... Shop: Direct TVs	£1099.97
	Panasonic 42 42PZ80B 1080P Plasma. , 106cm, 1080, 1920, 230v, 26kg, 28kgsize, aa, ac, argos, audio, av, batteries, brackets, broadcasting, channelsnow, control, d95cmweight, dab, dc, digital, dvbauto, electronic, freeview42, guide7, guideci, h679, h727, hd, hdmi, input, lock, mains, mounti... Shop: Argos	£1099.99
	JVC LT-42DP8BJ LCD Television , &, 42, 45, 178, 500, 768, 1366, 10001, angle, brightness, cd/m2, component, contrast, control, degrees, dvd>lcd, hd, hdmi, idtelevision, inch, labour, lock, ms, parental, parts, qed, ratio, remote, resolution, response, scart, screen, sleep, socket... Shop: QED	£1099.99
	Toshiba 42X3030D 42 1080p HD Ready Digital LCD Television. , 106cm, 106m, 40, 1080, 1920, 248kgweight, 60001active, aaa, ac, argos, audio, av, batteries, brackets, broadcasting, channelsnow, control, d122cmsize, d333cmweight, digital, dvb, electronic, epg7, epgtop, freeview42, h673, h725, hd, hdmi, inch, input, l... Shop: Argos	£1099.99
	PANASONIC TH- 42PZ81B , 100hz, 1080p, 40, 42', 49, channels, desktop, digital, freesat, freeview, hd, hdmi, inches, included42, laskys, panasonic, plasma, stand, television, televisions, tuner, tuners, viera... Shop: Laskys	£1099.99
	JVC LT-42DS9 LCD Television , 3842", 42, airy, design, digital, dynapix, engine, hd, idtelevision, lcd, maxxbass, picture, slim, super, superslim, television... Shop: Digital Direct	£1114.96
	Panasonic TH42PZ85B , 42", electrical, hd, panasonic, pedestal, plasma, stand, television, televisions, viera... Shop: Buy Electrical Direct	£1116.99
	PANASONIC TH-42PZ85B , 100, 1080p, 397/07, 3d, 3x, 40, 42', 49, card, connections, consumption, desktop, digital, double, hd, hdmi, hz, image, inches, laskys, magnificent, motion, panasonic, plasma, power, profile, reader42, scan, sd, slot, sound, stand, surround, television,... Shop: Laskys	£1119.99
	JVC LT-42DP8BJ LCD Television , &, 42, 45, 178, 500, 768, 1366, 10001, angle, brightness, brothers, cd/m2, component, contrast, control, degrees, dvd>plasma, hd, hdmi, idtelevision, inch, labour, lcds>lcd, lock, miller, ms, parental, parts, ratio, remote, resolution, response,... Shop: Miller Brothers	£1122.68
	TOSHIBA 42Z3030DB LCD , 1080, 42", 42z3030db, currys, glass, hd, idtelevision, lcd, panel, sb1050, serano, stand, television... Shop: Currys	£1149.00
	LT42DS9 , 3842", 42, airy, design, dynapix, engine, hd, idtelevision, lcd, maxxbass, picture, slim, sound, super, superslim, television, vision... Shop: Sound And Vision	£1149.95
	PIONEER PDP-4280XD , 40, 42', 49, breaking, channels, desktop, digital, freeview, ground, hd, inches, included42, integrated, laskys, pal/ntsc, picture, pioneer, plasma, progressive, scan, stand, television, televisions, tuner... Shop: Laskys	£1170.00
	42 HD-ready Freeview plasma Television with cabinet , 15, 31, 0870, 1366, 2picture, 3d, 42, 449, 535, 768, 7357, 100001, additions, advanced, contrast, digital, dvd, electronics, fastext, hd, hdmi, input, integrated, link, management, max, nicam, operation, optimizer, panasonic, pc, plasmas, ratio, recorde... Shop: Additions Direct	£1199.00
	Pioneer PDP 42MXE20 - 42" plasma panel , 42", 42mxe20, 720p, europc, hd, panel, pdp, pioneer, plasma, televisions, widescreen... Shop: EuroPC	£1215.73
	Pioneer PDP 427XD - plasma Television - 42" , 427xd, 42", europc, hd, pdp, pioneer, plasma, purevision, television, televisions, widescreen... Shop: EuroPC	£1224.02
	Panasonic TH-42PZ800B 42 Inch 1080P Full HD Plasma Television , 100hz, 1080p, 169, 1920x1080, 24fps, 2xscart, 42, 300001, 4xhdmi, component, composite, contrast, freeview, hd, inch, input, link, pc, plasma, reader, sdcard, television, televisions, tvs, viera, widescreen... Shop: Direct TVs	£1249.96
	Pioneer PDP 4270XD - plasma Television - 42" , 4270xd, 42", 720p, europc, hd, pdp, pioneer, plasma, purevision, television, televisions, widescreen... Shop: EuroPC	£1253.47
	JVC LT-42DS9 + NX-F3 LCD Television , 21, 3842", 42, airy, design, digital, dvd, hd, idtelevision, lcd, slim, super, superslim, system, television, warranty... Shop: Digital Direct	£1265.01
	Sharp LC42XL2E , 42", electrical, freeview, hd, idtelevision, lcd, sharp, television, televisions... Shop: Buy Electrical Direct	£1266.99
	Sharp LC42XL2E , 42", freeview, hd, idtelevision, lcd, sharp, television, televisions... Shop: Be Direct	£1266.99
	LT42DS9 + NXF3 , 21, 3842", 42, airy, design, dvd, hd, idtelevision, lcd, slim, sound, super, superslim, system, television, vision, warranty... Shop: Sound And Vision	£1295.00
	42 HD-ready Freeview plasma Television with cabinet , 15, 31, 449, 535, 768, 0870, 1366, 7357, 100001, 2picture, 3d, additions, advanced, contrast, digital, electronics, fastext, hd, hdmi, input, integrated, link, management, max, nicam, operation, optimizer, panasonic, pc, ratio, resolution, scart, socket... Shop: Additions Direct	£1299.00
	NEC PlasmaSync 42XR5 - 42" plasma panel , 42", 42xr5, europc, hd, nec, panel, plasma, plasmasync, televisions, widescreen... Shop: EuroPC	£1358.18
	Panasonic TH42PZ800B , 42", hd, panasonic, pedestal, plamsa, plasma, stand, television, televisions, viera... Shop: Be Direct	£1366.99
	Panasonic TH42PZ800B , 42", electrical, hd, panasonic, pedestal, plamsa, plasma, stand, television, televisions, viera... Shop: Buy Electrical Direct	£1366.99
	PANASONIC TH42PX600 , 42", comet, digital, hd, lcd, panasonic, plasma, television, televisions... Shop: Comet	£1399.99
	JVC Super Slim 42"e; LCD Television With Home Theatre System (LT-42DS9 & NX-F3) , &, &bull, £25, 107cm, 14, 1920x1080, 24studio, 42"e, 75001, address, audio, bezel, contrast, d275cm, delivery, digital, dynamic, dynapix, eco, engine, h672, hd, lcd, operation, panel, picture, ratio, screen, sensor, sent, slim, slimline, spe... Shop: 24Studio	£1424.99
	PIONEER PDP-4280XD , 42", comet, freeview, hd, integrated, lcd, picture, pioneer, plasma, television, televisions, tuner... Shop: Comet	£1499.00
	JVC LT-46DS9 + NX-F3 LCD Television , 21, 3842", 42, airy, design, digital, dvd, hd, idtelevision, lcd, slim, super, superslim, system, television, warranty... Shop: Digital Direct	£1542.50
	LT46DS9 + NXF3 , 21, 3842", 42, airy, design, dvd, hd, idtelevision, lcd, slim, sound, super, superslim, system, television, vision, warranty... Shop: Sound And Vision	£1572.49
	ATEC AV420 / 42 HD Ready LCD Television , 1080i, 10w, 247, 2x, 500, 720p, 768, 1366, 60000, ac, anti, backlight, brightness, cd/m2, child, dvi, eco, electrical, function480i, functions, glare, hd, input, internal, lcd, lock, monitor, pal/secam, pbp1, pbp2, pip, plasma, pop, resolution, speaker,... Shop: 247 Electrical	£1587.01
	JVC LT42DS9BJ / 42 Full HD LCD IDTelevision , 100, 1080i, 1080p, 1080p/24hz, 1125i, 1125p, 200, 247, 1080, 15001, 50/60hz, 65ms, 720p, 75001, 750p, 7days, analogue, aspect, backlight3d, balance, comb, digital, digitalepg, driveynamic, dual, dvbt1920, electrical, epg, filternoise, hd, hdmi, idtelevi... Shop: 247 Electrical	£1599.89
	Pioneer PDP 42MXE10 - plasma panel - 42" , 42", 42mxe10, europc, hd, panel, pdp, pioneer, plasma, silver, televisions, widescreen... Shop: EuroPC	£1644.57
	Philips 42" 42PFL9632D HD Ready Digital LCD With Integrated Freeview Digital Tun , 42", 42pfl9632d, digital, directory, freeview, hd, integrated, lcd, philips, tun... Shop: Next Directory	£1675.00
	PHILIPS 47PFL9703 LCD , 1x, 2xscart, 30000, 415", 42", 4xhdmi, channels, component, contrast, currys, digital, dolby, enhancement, hd, inputs, lcd, panel, picture, pixel, plus, receiver, screen, sound, television, virtual, visible... Shop: Currys	£1999.99
	PHILIPS 47PFL9703 LCD , 1x, 2xscart, 30000, 415", 42", 4xhdmi, channels, component, contrast, digital, dixons, dolby, enhancement, hd, inputs, lcd, panel, picture, pixel, plus, receiver, screen, sound, television, virtual, visible... Shop: Dixons	£1999.99