This is where I ran into a problem with a very poor picture.
If you supply your HD LCD TV with a standard non HD signal the tuner
inside has to up-convert to the native resolution of the
TV(720p,1080i,1080p).
Better tuners do a better job of up-converting, but I have yet to find a
source that will tell me who is using high quality tuners to do this.
This all started at Christmas, I was going to replace my wifes trusty
13inch CRT with a space saving 19" LCD($400 from Toshiba), Christmas
morning with baited breath I anxiously hooked up. But to my dismay the
picture was fuzzy. I tried it on Comcast's digital tuner box, but then
realized that the output was Analog Channel 3(to get a digital signal I
will have to pay more per month for the better box that outputs a
digital signal.)
Isn't it wonderful that the government is pushing this High Def junk
forgetting about all of the old TV's out there.
Very disheartened I returned it to Circuit City, and have been looking
ever since for a non HD LCD set of a 19" size that will work and be
relatively inexpensive.
I am thinking of getting the Samsung 19" 720P LCD HDTV(~$400), but am
unsure if it will give good results with a non Highdef signal.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Mike
Tom Piwowar wrote:
should i be confused?
YES!
The DTV Shoppers Guide page at dtv.gov will give you a start at sorting
things out. The formatting is terrible, but someone did a lot of work to
pull facts together. It does leave out some important details. Like...
A progressive image is about 30% sharper than an interlaced image of the
same resolution.
Nobody is broadcasting at 1080p and maybe never will. This is because
stations would rather use the extra bandwith for an additional channel.
For the same reason, many current broadcasts are not even 1080i.
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