Re: [H] DTV-boxes-not

2008-04-09 Thread Bryan Seitz
Agreed Brian. Back to video school for you, Wayne! On Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 06:06:37AM -0400, Brian Weeden wrote: > I would completely disagree with you. While 1080i seems to have more > pixels and is "brighter", I much prefer 720p for sports and anything > involving lots of motion. I'm pretty

Re: [H] DTV-boxes-not

2008-04-09 Thread Brian Weeden
I would completely disagree with you. While 1080i seems to have more pixels and is "brighter", I much prefer 720p for sports and anything involving lots of motion. I'm pretty sensitive to motion blur and I can certainly tell the difference. Always remember that one channels 720p (or 1080i) is n

Re: [H] DTV-boxes-not

2008-04-07 Thread DHSinclair
Jim, Thanks for your thoughts and suggestions. I think I have the big basics down for now with your help, so I can get my feet wet. As I run into confusion, I'll post again. I do know that all the answers are here on the List. Best, Duncan At 15:39 04/07/2008 -0700, you wrote: Duncan, My co

Re: [H] DTV-boxes-not

2008-04-07 Thread James Maki
Duncan, My comments are inline: > -Original Message- > From: DHSinclair > My confusion is over the > acromyn-clutter. I assume that if you tell me a given device > has an 'HDTV' tuner built in, that means it will by default > also receive DTV. Am I correct? I am sure someone will

Re: [H] DTV-boxes-not

2008-04-07 Thread DHSinclair
Jim, inline below... At 14:40 04/07/2008 -0700, you wrote: Duncan, If I remember correctly from you original post, don't you run several VCRs in your system? If so, you will still run into a problem trying to utilize them when the analog signals go black. Yes, Jim I do still own 3

Re: [H] DTV-boxes-not

2008-04-07 Thread James Maki
Duncan, If I remember correctly from you original post, don't you run several VCRs in your system? If so, you will still run into a problem trying to utilize them when the analog signals go black. IIRC, all televisions above a certain size now require a built in ATSC tuner, so any TV you purchase

Re: [H] DTV-boxes-not

2008-04-07 Thread DHSinclair
OK, I've spent the weekend studying all the various DTV boxes offered to allow us folk with older analog TV hardware to rcv the (current?) new ATSC digital signals post 2/9/09. Boy, did I get a cook's tour! And, nowhere I looked did I find a (the!) solution I sought. See, I have an antenna in