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"Ken" wrote in message
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On 28 Nov 2009 18:25:22 GMT, wrote:

Good overview, Del, but it seems like a lot for a display
that is not 'true hd' (only 720).

720p *is* true HD.

No.

Sorry Ken, you are plain wrong. 720p is hd,
as is 1080i and 1080p.

No, not for European people.
Here in Europe 720 is only a little (25%) better than our SD (576).

That doesn't mean it isn't hd!

720 is too low for HD in Europe.
720 is only Extended density, not High density.


That's interesting because in the USA, Enhanced Definition TV is what used
to simply be called Progressive Scan, which is 480p resolution.

USA High Definition TV is 720p, 1080i, or 1080p.

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"Lon" wrote in message
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At the moment she has the TW Box connected via component video, but the
image is definitely *NOT* HDTV-quality. What can we do to improve the
video?



component should look good - has she actually set the box to output HD in
it's setup?
alternatively, you can just buy a HDMI to dvi cable.



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Component is just as good, at least pretty close to HDMI!!! Both support
1080P HD formats. Component is Analog and HDMI is Digital. Are you sure
it's a Component connection and not a Composite connection? Component is
using a RED, Green, and Blue RCA type plug for Video and a Red & White for
Stereo Audio. Composite uses a Yellow RCA type plug for Video and a Red and
White RCA plug for Stereo Audio. Component you get HD, Composite is SD
ONLY!!!
Doesn't matter if your source is HD if it's going though a SD cable, it'll
be SD on the HDTV.

Now DVI is HDMI with without the built in Audio. HDMI supports both
Digital HD Video, and Digital Multichannel Audio. DVI ONLY supports Digital
HD Video. The good news is that you can get a cheap HDMI to DVI cable. So
it's HDMI on one end to go out of your HD Cable box(It is HD right?) and the
other DVI end can then plugs into the HDTV. This will give you Digital HD
Video to your HDTV. Of course you need sound also, so a normal set of RCA
cables RED & White from the cable Box to your HDTV to get the Stereo Audio
out of the HDTV's built in speakers.

OR get a new HDTV!!!!


"Lon" wrote in message
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Our daughter bought a condo in a deal that included appliances, etc., of
which one was an LCD television set by LG: model DU-42LZ30. Online there
are excellent reviews for this ~4 year old product, but the published
specifications confirm that it lacks an HDMI input.

The off-air HDTV tuner is excellent, and for that we need no help.
However, she has a DVR "Box" from Time Warner that has video, component
video, and HDMI outputs.

The LG television set has the following inputs:

RS232 - DB-9
Component - 3 RCAs
DVI - 24 pin
S-Video - 4-pin DIN


At the moment she has the TW Box connected via component video, but the
image is definitely *NOT* HDTV-quality. What can we do to improve the
video?

Thanks,

Lon

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JBDragon wrote:

Component is just as good, at least pretty close to HDMI!!! Both
support 1080P HD formats.

High definition analog component video is defined by the CEA specification,
CEA-770.3-rev C. The spec was last revised five years ago, and defines 720p
and 1080i, but not 1080p. *Some* devices will output 1080p on component, but
most do not. Most BD players and upconverting DVD players will not put out
1080p on component video outputs.