Archive for December, 2007

How to change an hdtv in sd mode to get a hd picture?

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

Nick A asked: I recently bought a 37″ Vizio LCD HDTV. However, when I press info to see the show it says the show then 480i SD. But I have an HD Cable Box and everything. How do I make it so I have an HD picture instead of an SD picture?

How can I hook up a coaxial antenna to an HDTV plasma?

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

Tencijup asked: I have an industrial HDTV TH-42PH9UK that has RCA and HDMI connections. I want to give up my time warner cable and use the regular antenna to get HD signal, however my plasma has no coaxial inputs. How can I connect the antenna to my HD and get HD signal? Is there a [...]

How can I play my pal ps3 on my ntsc hdtv?

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Martini asked: I’ve got an european ps3 console and an american hdtv. I bought the correct power converter for the ps3 - which is working fine. When plugging the hdmi cable into the hdtv, I get a message that says ” unsupported signal. check your device output.” I’ve also tried the av cables and the [...]

What is the difference between HDTV and digital TV?

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

meco031719 asked: The way I understand it is HDTV is more popular in the US while digital TV is a buzzword in the UK (even though you hear the latter in the US). Digital TV, in the UK at least seems to take after the concept of a DVD where you have value added [...]

How do I connect my home computer to my HDTV?

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

leslie c asked: I have a Pioneer PDP-436PU HDTV and a Dell computer with a Nvidia Riva TNT2 Model 64 video card that only has 15 pin female. How can I (or can I) connect and use my TV as a monitor? I tried a 15-pin male to components output converter, but it didn’t [...]

Can I use a HDTV as a monitor for a Windows Media Center PC?

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

toddbinder_com asked: I want to setup a Windows Media Center PC in my living room and I want to use our HDTV as the monitor. Can I realisticly use the HDTV as a monitor for web browsing, email and word processing? What kind video card options and connection options do I need to take into [...]