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| Dave Edwards 2007-01-06, 8:28 pm |
| The new TV is HDTV, and I already like the picture quality from DVD's
Am I correct that the picture seen from a DVD player is NOT high definition?
I don't think I will drop the additional chunk of change to upgrade my cable
subscription to get digital. It requires a box, and gets me a slew of new
channels that I don't want.
But...
I'd like to take a look at what picture quality this TV can provide.
Can I hook up an outside TV antenna to the 75 ohm input and get HDTV from
broadcast? It so, I may experiment. It may be difficult just to get a good
signal, but I can get a 'useable' signal with rabbit ears, so an outdoor
antenna may just do it.
....Dave
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| comcastss news groups 2007-01-06, 8:28 pm |
| I can tell you the HD picture I get from my HD cable box is MUCH better than
any of the DVDs I play.
With The DVDs you are not getting HD.
I know you can get HD signal with an antenna but I dont know is you need a
special one. I'll be trying that out soon as the money Im paying to comcast
for phone TV and Internet is a small fortune!!
Steve
"Dave Edwards" <kd2e@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:doSdnc-s7Zj-vwbYnZ2dnUVZ_sWdnZ2d@comcast.com...
> The new TV is HDTV, and I already like the picture quality from DVD's
> Am I correct that the picture seen from a DVD player is NOT high
definition?
>
> I don't think I will drop the additional chunk of change to upgrade my
cable
> subscription to get digital. It requires a box, and gets me a slew of new
> channels that I don't want.
> But...
> I'd like to take a look at what picture quality this TV can provide.
>
> Can I hook up an outside TV antenna to the 75 ohm input and get HDTV from
> broadcast? It so, I may experiment. It may be difficult just to get a
good
> signal, but I can get a 'useable' signal with rabbit ears, so an outdoor
> antenna may just do it.
>
> ...Dave
>
>
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| Dave Edwards 2007-01-06, 8:28 pm |
| Thanks Steve...I am on comcast myself. The price has been going up to the
point where I may soon make a change also. By the way...I have Vonage for
phone service, and it works great. I may put an antenna up myself and
forget about comcast for now!
....Dave
"comcastss news groups" <srivet@starprintingcorp.com> wrote in message
news:6tqdnTL8acPwIAPYnZ2dnUVZ_vqpnZ2d@conversent.net...
>I can tell you the HD picture I get from my HD cable box is MUCH better
>than
> any of the DVDs I play.
> With The DVDs you are not getting HD.
> I know you can get HD signal with an antenna but I dont know is you need a
> special one. I'll be trying that out soon as the money Im paying to
> comcast
> for phone TV and Internet is a small fortune!!
>
>
> Steve
>
>
>
> "Dave Edwards" <kd2e@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:doSdnc-s7Zj-vwbYnZ2dnUVZ_sWdnZ2d@comcast.com...
> definition?
> cable
> good
>
>
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| comcastss news groups 2007-01-08, 5:25 pm |
| Dave, The dvr that comcast rents is pretty cool.
Dual tuners with built in hard drive to record shows in HD.
Steve
"Dave Edwards" <kd2e@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:85OdnTQKnoymeQPYnZ2dnUVZ_uejnZ2d@comcast.com...
> Thanks Steve...I am on comcast myself. The price has been going up to the
> point where I may soon make a change also. By the way...I have Vonage for
> phone service, and it works great. I may put an antenna up myself and
> forget about comcast for now!
> ...Dave
> "comcastss news groups" <srivet@starprintingcorp.com> wrote in message
> news:6tqdnTL8acPwIAPYnZ2dnUVZ_vqpnZ2d@conversent.net...
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| RickyBobby 2007-01-13, 8:25 pm |
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"comcastss news groups" <srivet@starprintingcorp.com> wrote in message
news:6tqdnTL8acPwIAPYnZ2dnUVZ_vqpnZ2d@conversent.net...
>I can tell you the HD picture I get from my HD cable box is MUCH better
>than
> any of the DVDs I play.
> With The DVDs you are not getting HD.
> I know you can get HD signal with an antenna but I dont know is you need a
> special one. I'll be trying that out soon as the money Im paying to
> comcast
> for phone TV and Internet is a small fortune!!
>
>
>
I took a shot on this whole HDTV thing by buying the 600 dollar beginners
model from WalMart. I went across the street to a place called 99 Cent Only
store and bought a 99 cent rabbit ears antenna. When I got home I unpacked
the TV and attached the ninety-nine cent rabbit ears and scanned the
channels and got about six of them in full screen HD awesomeness. I live in
a compact area called Las Vegas and all of the big antennas are within a few
miles but for me the results are awesome. The point is that the
over-the-air stuff really does work with HDTV internal tuners if you are
fortunate enough to be with a strong signal area.
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