Archive for November, 2008

How can you connect a computer to a HDTV using the YPbPr setup, Not a HDMI?

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Thaghost asked: I just recently bought a HDTV compatible graphics card and im having a hard time finding out how to get the true HD quality on my HDTV, My HDTV doesnt have a HDMI port which is a big disadvantage but it has a YPrPb, and i have a XFX NVidia GeForce 7300GT 512MB [...]

HDTV - How do I get rid of Black Bars on the top of my movies?

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

paladin.macroberts asked: I like my movies wide screen. I just got a wide screen HDTV. While the TV is amazing and I got it for a steal, I am disappointed that I still have the black bars on the top of my screen.
A) Why does it streach wide screen movies and leave the black bars [...]

Do you need to upgrade to digital cable to watch HDTV?

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

ks asked: I don’t have digital cable. I know that I need to get a box from comcast to make HDTV work but do I need to upgrade my cable to digital cable as well?

Is it cheaper and/or beneficial to buy a plasma HDTV monitor VS a regular plasma HDTV, if i have a cable box?

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

dhvikes_55420 asked: I currently have a 50″ rear projection HDTV monitor I connect to my cabe box and use a a television. I haven’t bought a TV for years becuase I have utilized the signal processor in the cable box. With the new technology, is there really any benefit of buying a [...]

whats the pros and cons between a projection HDTV vs a lcd screen?

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

nick asked: I’m looking into purchasing a 50″ HDTV but I can’t make up my mind on which one to purchase. The rear projection tv is a lot cheaper in price but I’m afraid I won’t get the quality picture. Any suggestions will be helpful.

Why does my LCD HDTV have black bars on the left and right sides of the screen?

Friday, November 21st, 2008

abach530 asked: I have a 32” widescreen audiovox LCD HDTV. I also own a comcast digital cable box, which we used to view hi-def programs through component cables. We recently got a dvi cable and now sandard-def programs have black bars on the left and right of the screen. Th HD is [...]

What is the difference between Olevia HDTV models?

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Free Indeed asked: I am looking for an Olevia LCD HDTV 32″ with the speakers on the bottom TV (as opposed to the sides). The different models are 232T, 332H, 532H.
1) What’s the difference? Their website doesn’t say.
2) Which models are newer? I would assume the 5 Series is newest, but I heard [...]

Which small LCD HDTV should I buy to use as both a TV and a PC monitor?

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

James R asked: I’m looking for a small (23-26″) LCD HDTV to use as both a TV and a computer monitor. It should work pretty well for both purposes and switch between them fairly easily.

Do connecting cables make that big of a difference in picture resolusion for HDTV’s?

Monday, November 17th, 2008

yp_joe_arlington_887 asked: I have an hdtv i just bought (vizio vw26l), the picture is less than I had hoped but I haven’t hooked it up with HDMI cables yet. I ordered some cables that come in later this week. Is the picture quality related to the cables? Will it improve with the [...]

How do I get rid of HDTV gaming lag on a sony bravia 1080p hdtv?

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

beanwizzle15 asked: I am getting an xbox 360 soon and i am going to be playing it on an hdtv sony bravia. I want to be able to play guitar hero without any lag or calibration. Im asking on advice for hdmi cables, game modes, facts, anything to help me before i get [...]