scott wrote:

>> Actually, normal TV from a digital receiver and then through a SCART 
>> cable.
> 
> I think you'll find that most (all?) LCDs have a digital receiver built 
> in, just plug the aerial straight into it - no need for an extra box or 
> scart cables.

That extra box can also record stuff to its internal harddrive too. ;-)

>> (Seriously... why would you put gold on a connector? The very first 
>> time you use it all the gold will rub off!)
> 
> You put gold on there to stop the copper corroding that is in contact 
> with the environment.  Why do you think the gold will rub off the first 
> time you use it?  It's usually plated thick enough to last at least a 
> few thousand connection cycles!

Because gold is one of the softest metals known to mankind?

>> Yeah. If I was a serious HD nut I might do that. Actually, from what 
>> I've seen, HD doesn't look any different to SD.
> 
> It won't look much different if you sit 4 metres away from a 20" TV.  
> But sit closer to a 40" TV and there will be a huge difference.

They had two TVs in Curries, one showing SD and one showing HD. There 
*was* a visible difference, but it was pretty tiny. (They were both 
something like 30". I didn't press my nose up against them...)

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