Standard Video on HDTV (DLP)

I was comparing various HDTV's and so far prefere DLP's but I noticed
that Standard video signals look a bit fuzzy on HDTV's are they
working on improving this or do we just wait for all TV channels to be
offered in HD or Digital

Edward

On Tue, 03 Feb 2004 12:41:57 -0500, Edward wrote:

I was comparing various HDTV's and so far prefere DLP's but I noticed
that Standard video signals look a bit fuzzy on HDTV's are they
working on improving this or do we just wait for all TV channels to be
offered in HD or Digital

What is your source coming from [DBS/Cable/OTA] ?

DBS, some Cable, et.al., have been degrading signal quality...only
C-Band still has quality...
Voom should have some quality too... www.voom.com

Soution - Get a smaller HDTV for Standard video [analog/SD]; otherwise
complain to www.fcc.gov who most likely won't do a thing, unless it is
OTA TV.

You probably like DLP because it provides the best contrast and color
saturation of the bunch, save RP Gun based TV's.

Standard cable/OTA/Satellite is going to look low-resolution (one faction of
which is fuzziness) no matter what set you buy.
Adjusting the set will help this situation a bit, but even on things like
Cable the quality of the signal will vary from channel
to channel and there is very little the cable company can do about it.

Its part of the reason HDTV needs to catch on quicker.....nobody is going to
buy a giant TV if the only thing they
are going to watch on it is fuzzy, low rez SDTV images..

"Edward" wrote in message
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I was comparing various HDTV's and so far prefere DLP's but I noticed
that Standard video signals look a bit fuzzy on HDTV's are they
working on improving this or do we just wait for all TV channels to be
offered in HD or Digital

Edward

On Tue, 03 Feb 2004 12:41:57 -0500, Edward wrote:

I was comparing various HDTV's and so far prefere DLP's but I noticed
that Standard video signals look a bit fuzzy on HDTV's are they
working on improving this or do we just wait for all TV channels to be
offered in HD or Digital

Edward

I will be on Cable with a Scientific Atlanta Explorer® 3100HD Digital
cable box Currently have the non HD version will upgrade after / IF I
get a HDTV I mostly watch DVD's but room mate watches alot of TV so I
am now concerned about the standard brodcast quality. $4000 is alot to
spend for a less than crisp picture. So I might just wait another year
or two and just spend my money this year on the Hometheater audio
(reciever and speakers). I was really all excited about having this
all done this year LOL. Time to slow down the adrienlin.

Edward

On Tue, 03 Feb 2004 16:16:37 -0500, Edward wrote:

I mostly watch DVD's but room mate watches alot of TV so I
am now concerned about the standard brodcast quality.

I would not waste bucks on HDTV unless it has these newer standards:

"Louisville, Colorado, December 17, 2003 - The cable industry is
building upon its digital video accomplishments with the announcement
by CableLabs that it has awarded certified status to Samsung
Electronics for an integrated digital television set (DTV) that
connects directly to cable television systems and receives digital
services without requiring a set-top box"

http://www.cablelabs.com/news/pr/200...rt_121703.html


Having DVI/HDCP Connector - "DVI/HDCP delivers video in an
uncompressed format and therefore supports real-time complex graphics
displays and user interfaces found in program guides and other
interactive features for high-definition digital television"

http://www.cablelabs.com/news/newsle...gs/story4.html

This is the same problem I posted about earlier. I wound up working out an
exchange for my 65" Mitsubishi Diamond so I could go with a Phillips DLP.
The contrast was not as good as the Mits, it was a lot sharper.

The trade should be on Saturday. I will let you know how it works out.

"Edward" wrote in message
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I was comparing various HDTV's and so far prefere DLP's but I noticed
that Standard video signals look a bit fuzzy on HDTV's are they
working on improving this or do we just wait for all TV channels to be
offered in HD or Digital

Edward

I am sure glad I did not go to an "Audio" expert such as you for advice when I bought
my HT equipment three years ago.............

I have been enjoying high quality pictures on my Pioneer Elite 16:9 HDTV all of that
time........................

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: The money is better spent on good speakers anyway as a nice analog set
: is hard to beat for picture quality. In about five years, it will make
: sense to get a 16:9 HDTV monitor and at that time it will not cost
: quite as much, so there are a couple of benefits here. One being that
: by watching the analog TV now, you are getting the best video quality
: if perhaps a bit smaller. Two being that when you do make the swap,
: most all of the channels will be digital and the cost will be more
: reasonable, so you actually get what you pay for. There is no need to
: rush it. If you can't wait to get a larger screen and really enjoy
: widescreen DVDs, then you can adjust the sets resolution (sharpness
: control) to make the pixels bleed and look more film-like. With them
: set at the highest definition setting, they only look nice with
: digital images and analog sources are grainy.
: - Bill
: www.uptownaudio.com
: Roanoke VA
: (540) 343-1250
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: "Edward" wrote in message
: ...
: On Tue, 03 Feb 2004 12:41:57 -0500, Edward
: wrote:
:
: I was comparing various HDTV's and so far prefere DLP's but I
: noticed
: that Standard video signals look a bit fuzzy on HDTV's are they
: working on improving this or do we just wait for all TV channels to
: be
: offered in HD or Digital
:
: Edward
:
: I will be on Cable with a Scientific Atlanta Explorer® 3100HD
: Digital
: cable box Currently have the non HD version will upgrade after / IF
: I
: get a HDTV I mostly watch DVD's but room mate watches alot of TV so
: I
: am now concerned about the standard brodcast quality. $4000 is alot
: to
: spend for a less than crisp picture. So I might just wait another
: year
: or two and just spend my money this year on the Hometheater audio
: (reciever and speakers). I was really all excited about having this
: all done this year LOL. Time to slow down the adrienlin.
:
: Edward
:
:

On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 12:25:17 -0800, "Richard C."
wrote:

I have been enjoying high quality pictures on my Pioneer Elite 16:9 HDTV all of that
time........................

What is your source feed; if you say DBS, I'm going to laugh...

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: On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 12:25:17 -0800, "Richard C."
: wrote:
:
: I have been enjoying high quality pictures on my Pioneer Elite 16:9 HDTV all of
that
: time........................
:
: What is your source feed; if you say DBS, I'm going to laugh...
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