Easy answer all LCD TV's sold commercially are Digital.
It might be HD. Lots of numbers will be thrown out but I believe
that true HD is 1080.
Look for a HD symbol on it somewhere.
Stewart
At 10:21 AM 3/4/2008, you wrote:
trying to sort out the new (to me) TV definitions/specs etc.
are
trying to sort out the new (to me) TV definitions/specs etc.
are all LCD high def? HDTV?
are they all digital (capable of receiving digital transmissions).
should i be confused?
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** List info, subscription management,
If you are confused, you are not alone. For the primer, try the official
website:
http://www.dtv.gov/
Other, more direct answers will arrive from the list soon.
Richard P.
trying to sort out the new (to me) TV definitions/specs etc.
are all LCD high def? HDTV?
are they all digital
this is where most of the avs geeks live:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/index.php
if it don't say hd, it ain't. besides that, I think 720i(integrated) qualifies
as hd. then there is 720p and 1080i p. integrated means the gun paints
every other line, then goes back and paints the in
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
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
Whoa hoss. The government is pushing digital only.
Everyone else is pushing HD.
Big difference.
I presently have a Viewsonic 32 in LCD TV, and everything is
perfect. great clear signal and it looks great. It is hooked
directly to the cable no box no nothing, and believe me, our cable
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.
