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On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:34:43 GMT, "Mike" wrote:
I think you mean "native." It means that the TV will show you the program in whatever resolution it was broadcast. If it's SD, you'll have black bars on either side... it's better than stretching the image which distorts things. As far as 1080 or 720, if its a smaller set (ie 37"), save your money and get the 720. those numbers are vertical lines, and you won't be able to tell the difference. It's like taking a photo at 10 megapixels resolution, and printing a 4 x 6 of it. Thanks. Short, sweet and precise. Mucus Grassy Ass. |
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On Nov 12, 10:16 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote: On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:01:04 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote: Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: Not exactly a boating topic, but... What is the difference between 720 and 1080 - resolution? Which is better - LCD or plasma? 360 lines....... or 30% higher resolution Plasma. Don't believe anything anyone else tells you about Plasma vs LCD. I'm buying one for my office - the old beast 32 inch Sony Triniton finally gave up the ghost. The HDTV in the living room was purchased by the kids - I think it's an LCD, but I don't know for sure - I know, stupid of me, but that's the wife's TV. I don't watch a lot of TV other than Dirty Jobs, Mythbusters, National Geographic Channel occasionally plus sports when I'm interested - other than that, it just sits there. So I'm replacing the old Sony and getting 37 inch HDTV, but after reading up on it, I'm just more confused. I get the resolution thing, but what the hell is "natural" when describing resolution? I've heard that plasma is generally a better TV than LCD. One thing people forget, resolution is only as good as the signal. Lots of times the cable signal suffers over distance, and also the cabling in your home, connections, etc. |
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wrote in message oups.com... One thing people forget, resolution is only as good as the signal. Lots of times the cable signal suffers over distance, and also the cabling in your home, connections, etc. Only if it's an analog signal. If it's digital, you either get it perfect or you don't get it at all. Eisboch |
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Eisboch wrote:
wrote in message oups.com... One thing people forget, resolution is only as good as the signal. Lots of times the cable signal suffers over distance, and also the cabling in your home, connections, etc. Only if it's an analog signal. If it's digital, you either get it perfect or you don't get it at all. Eisboch My cable company sends "digital" signals through its wires, and what you get on your TV set depends upon the box you have to decode them. I think I saw a commercial that stated that when the switchover comes, it won't matter what sort of TV set you have, because the cable company's equipment will decode it into whatever your receiver needs. Or something like that! |
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"HK" wrote in message . .. Eisboch wrote: wrote in message oups.com... One thing people forget, resolution is only as good as the signal. Lots of times the cable signal suffers over distance, and also the cabling in your home, connections, etc. Only if it's an analog signal. If it's digital, you either get it perfect or you don't get it at all. Eisboch My cable company sends "digital" signals through its wires, and what you get on your TV set depends upon the box you have to decode them. I think I saw a commercial that stated that when the switchover comes, it won't matter what sort of TV set you have, because the cable company's equipment will decode it into whatever your receiver needs. Or something like that! I have a couple of new LCD televisions that I bought for the boats. When connected to cable, they get both the analog and HD digital signals for stations broadcasting both. I was surprised that they also received the music channels provided by the cable company. It's going to be an entertainment paradise for those that watch a lot of television. Eisboch |
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On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:29:59 -0500, HK wrote:
My cable company sends "digital" signals through its wires, and what you get on your TV set depends upon the box you have to decode them. I think I saw a commercial that stated that when the switchover comes, it won't matter what sort of TV set you have, because the cable company's equipment will decode it into whatever your receiver needs. Or something like that! And then there's the "big switch": http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12..._drm_analysis/ Personally, using Linux, I don't much care about Vista or it's DRM. However, those signed drivers could be a worry for me. |
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Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message . .. Eisboch wrote: wrote in message oups.com... One thing people forget, resolution is only as good as the signal. Lots of times the cable signal suffers over distance, and also the cabling in your home, connections, etc. Only if it's an analog signal. If it's digital, you either get it perfect or you don't get it at all. Eisboch My cable company sends "digital" signals through its wires, and what you get on your TV set depends upon the box you have to decode them. I think I saw a commercial that stated that when the switchover comes, it won't matter what sort of TV set you have, because the cable company's equipment will decode it into whatever your receiver needs. Or something like that! I have a couple of new LCD televisions that I bought for the boats. When connected to cable, they get both the analog and HD digital signals for stations broadcasting both. I was surprised that they also received the music channels provided by the cable company. It's going to be an entertainment paradise for those that watch a lot of television. Eisboch We have two "digital" boxes, three TV sets. The two "digital" boxes are connected to TVs that handle HD and the music channels, too. One of the sets is an LCD, the other is a big glass tube SONY. I have yet to see the equal of the glass tube SONY's picture quality in any of the new flat screen TVs. Damn thing weighs about 225 pounds, though. |
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"HK" wrote in message . .. Eisboch wrote: "HK" wrote in message . .. Eisboch wrote: wrote in message oups.com... One thing people forget, resolution is only as good as the signal. Lots of times the cable signal suffers over distance, and also the cabling in your home, connections, etc. Only if it's an analog signal. If it's digital, you either get it perfect or you don't get it at all. Eisboch My cable company sends "digital" signals through its wires, and what you get on your TV set depends upon the box you have to decode them. I think I saw a commercial that stated that when the switchover comes, it won't matter what sort of TV set you have, because the cable company's equipment will decode it into whatever your receiver needs. Or something like that! I have a couple of new LCD televisions that I bought for the boats. When connected to cable, they get both the analog and HD digital signals for stations broadcasting both. I was surprised that they also received the music channels provided by the cable company. It's going to be an entertainment paradise for those that watch a lot of television. Eisboch We have two "digital" boxes, three TV sets. The two "digital" boxes are connected to TVs that handle HD and the music channels, too. One of the sets is an LCD, the other is a big glass tube SONY. I have yet to see the equal of the glass tube SONY's picture quality in any of the new flat screen TVs. Damn thing weighs about 225 pounds, though. Same here... can it be almost 2 years since I bought my Sony 30" HDTV tube type? The TV has been flawless... wish I could say the same thing for the cable company supplied Motorola DVR cable box. (rental at $15.00 per month) |
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