HDTV ready tv's, poor quality with analog cable signal???

[DrLove'sKuDang]

ive been looking around for a new tv. i found someone selling a used 36xbr400... its a sony wega 36" hd-ready tv. ive heard comments about how the picture can look shitty if im using this tv with a standard analog cable signal. is there any truth to this?

[Dirty Harry]

Of course it's true. Any big TV that's fed with a shitty signal is going to make it look extra shitty because it's so big. Ever notice that if you have any tiny-ass thumbnail size videos on your computer and you blow them up full screen it's almost unwatchable?

[93accord2dr]

I have a LG 42" Plasma, with a 16:9 aspect ratio. With the analog signal, the pixels just look bigger, more of blobs. But the picture still looks great imo. oh and once you watch football in HDTV you'll never go back to regular tv lol.

[Clueless]

I have a LG 42" Plasma, with a 16:9 aspect ratio. With the analog signal, the pixels just look bigger, more of blobs. But the picture still looks great imo. oh and once you watch football in HDTV you'll never go back to regular tv lol.

Ditto...

[DrLove'sKuDang]

ok, if you take the same exact analog signal and watch it on two different 36" tv's. one is hd-ready and the other is just a basic flat tube tv... will the picture look different? or will it look equally as bad/good on the both tv's since they have the same screen size?


and yes. i was watching a hd football game at my cousins house. fuckin amazing. looks almost too good... realer than real, if that makes any sense.

[Dirty Harry]

ok, if you take the same exact analog signal and watch it on two different 36" tv's. one is hd-ready and the other is just a basic flat tube tv... will the picture look different? or will it look equally as bad/good on the both tv's since they have the same screen size?

They should look exactly the same.

[NutBucket]

Get satellite or an OTA HD receiver and call it a day. Cable is about the worst choice for picture quality these days.

[DrLove'sKuDang]

Get satellite or an OTA HD receiver and call it a day. Cable is about the worst choice for picture quality these days.

yea definetly. but im getting my own apt within the next couple weeks, and i dont exact have alot of money to spend on satellite or digital cable. im gonna be getting the basic cable internet/tv package... which nowadays might have digital cable standard, iono. but i wont be paying extra for it.

[birdman86]

alright im a tv salesmen at circuit city, we carry that tv and u will not be disappointed if u buy it. crt tvs(tube tvs) are actually some of the best picture of any tv, they offer the blackest blacks and whitest whites. there only reall disadvantages are they are bulky and limted in size. if u watch cable on a tube tv, it will be a lil better than a plasma and lcd, and since its hd ready that means u can upgrade by either going though ur cable company or satalite. i say go head and get it man, u will be happy i promise. got any other questions on tvs guys, just ask me, its what i do for a living

[DrLove'sKuDang]

alright im a tv salesmen at circuit city, we carry that tv and u will not be disappointed if u buy it. crt tvs(tube tvs) are actually some of the best picture of any tv, they offer the blackest blacks and whitest whites. there only reall disadvantages are they are bulky and limted in size. if u watch cable on a tube tv, it will be a lil better than a plasma and lcd, and since its hd ready that means u can upgrade by either going though ur cable company or satalite. i say go head and get it man, u will be happy i promise. got any other questions on tvs guys, just ask me, its what i do for a living

i really want it. the only issue i have, is the fact that its used and therefore no warrenty. its quite an expense to get fucked on if it breaks. im still unsure what i wanna do. im either going to buy the used wega, or just get a new 32" flat from the store.

[birdman86]

i mean if u know the guy that had it and didnt treat it well it shoudl last a while because crts last a while, at c city we got a 5 year warrenty, come check it out haha

[NutBucket]

yea definetly. but im getting my own apt within the next couple weeks, and i dont exact have alot of money to spend on satellite or digital cable. im gonna be getting the basic cable internet/tv package... which nowadays might have digital cable standard, iono. but i wont be paying extra for it.

Well, I've seen an OTA receiver for like $100 on a forum before. I'm sure you'll get a better picture with that than any cable feed, digital or otherwise. Plus its a one-time investment

[accordme93]

I've got a 55" Mitsubishi RPTV and Comcast cable. The analog signal looks like ass. The digital signal is a notch better, but not much. HDTV is of course amazing. DVD's in 480p look awesome as well.

Not sure if that Sony is a rear projection or not, but if it is projection you might want to invest in a calibration somewhere down the road. My TV really needs one. The geometry n shit is kind of off. Most people say it's a completely different tv after a good calibration by someone that knows what they're doing.

Good luck.

[Maple50175]

I have a LG 42" Plasma, with a 16:9 aspect ratio. With the analog signal, the pixels just look bigger, more of blobs. But the picture still looks great imo. oh and once you watch football in HDTV you'll never go back to regular tv lol.

Yeah my mom actually bought a Sony 42' Flatscreen LCD tv and it's great hdtv equipped. The picture is AMAZING. ESP RedSox Games and Footballs games. It's like your actually there.

[cp[mike]]

either way, id say go for the HDTV ready one. if in 5 years u have enough for HDTV to feed your large TV, and if you got the standard analog TV right now, youd be pissed at yourself because youd need to buy another TV, one that supports HDTV.

if it looks a bit worse right now, you might still wanna get it, instead of buying old technology, you can get the new kind even if your cable doesnt support it... yet