Comments on: HDTV with SD programming? Advice? http://digitalhdpro.com/hdtv-with-sd-programming-advice/622/ Your Digital HDTV Resource Fri, 18 May 2012 13:34:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Lukester http://digitalhdpro.com/hdtv-with-sd-programming-advice/622/comment-page-1/#comment-771 Lukester Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:08:01 +0000 http://digitalhdpro.com/hdtv-with-sd-programming-advice/622/#comment-771 The picture will not look very good. Old picture tube TV's will look significantly better on SD then your new TV. This is because satellite companies "compress" the signal, which is how they can offer hundreds of channels. This compression will make a digital signal seem analog. Also, satellite is broadcast in either 480i or 480p. HDTV's are made to process 720p/1080i and 1080p resolutions. With a 480 signal, the TV will have to "fill in" the empty pixel space. You WILL be unhappy with the picture quality and wonder why you didn't just keep the old TV. You must upgrade to HD to get what you want out of your new TV. Then, you will be stunned by the quality of resolution. DishNetwork charges $20 a month for HD programming. DirectTV only charges $10. If your parents dont want to upgrade just tell them that you will pay the extra cash for your programming. The picture will not look very good. Old picture tube TV’s will look significantly better on SD then your new TV. This is because satellite companies “compress” the signal, which is how they can offer hundreds of channels. This compression will make a digital signal seem analog. Also, satellite is broadcast in either 480i or 480p. HDTV’s are made to process 720p/1080i and 1080p resolutions. With a 480 signal, the TV will have to “fill in” the empty pixel space. You WILL be unhappy with the picture quality and wonder why you didn’t just keep the old TV. You must upgrade to HD to get what you want out of your new TV. Then, you will be stunned by the quality of resolution.

DishNetwork charges $20 a month for HD programming. DirectTV only charges $10. If your parents dont want to upgrade just tell them that you will pay the extra cash for your programming.

]]> By: Chris S http://digitalhdpro.com/hdtv-with-sd-programming-advice/622/comment-page-1/#comment-770 Chris S Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:47:06 +0000 http://digitalhdpro.com/hdtv-with-sd-programming-advice/622/#comment-770 Because you have Sat tv. The picture will look ok as it is a digital signal. Certain tv's will also deal with SD better then others (sony is generaly the best although in my experiance tosh does an ok job.) There are no special cables you can really use other then the best connection out of the sat box either component or s video depending on the box. The other thing i would recommend is an antenna that way you can get at least your locals in HD if you want. Because you have Sat tv. The picture will look ok as it is a digital signal. Certain tv’s will also deal with SD better then others (sony is generaly the best although in my experiance tosh does an ok job.) There are no special cables you can really use other then the best connection out of the sat box either component or s video depending on the box. The other thing i would recommend is an antenna that way you can get at least your locals in HD if you want.

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