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| Author: | jt20042 [ Wed Apr 06, 2011 3:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | HDTV Questions |
I just bought a new RCA 24 in. LED LCD for my bedroom and am really disappointed in the picture quality of my non-HD channels. My select HD channels are great, but the SD channels are far worse than my 15-year old Magnavox got. Is there anything I can do to improve this besides watching in 4:3? Even 4:3 is worse than my old TV.  Any tips to get a better SD picture?P.S. I'm on DirectTV and they don't cary any of the shopping channels in HD. 
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| Author: | Laker [ Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: HDTV Questions |
Wish I could help you. I have DirecTV also, and adjust my TV almost daily and haven't found any settings that will get a decent quality picture when watching the SD channels. When I signed up for DirecTV in January of 2008, the SD picture quality was decent, but they in 2009 they did sometime that made them almost unwatchable. |
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| Author: | jt20042 [ Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: HDTV Questions |
That sucks. If I would've known all this I never would have bought a new TV and would have stuck with my ancient one.  While I am gaining quailty on a few select HD channels I watch, I am losing quailty on the standard channels.  Thanks for help Laker. 
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| Author: | Laker [ Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: HDTV Questions |
DirecTV is suppose to be adding more basic HD channels in a "few weeks", and later this year. Hopefully they add the ones we watch. An option you might consider, is subscribing to the lowest tier of your local cable company. I subscribe to the lowest tier of cable, and watch QVC on its cable QAM channel the PQ is almost as good as the HD channel. |
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| Author: | jt20042 [ Thu Apr 07, 2011 5:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: HDTV Questions |
That's at least encouraging to hear Laker.  Of course I hope Direct TV ups the shopping channels to HD first. I'd also like to see VH-1 Classic. I will look into the cable thing you mentioned too. Thanks for the help.
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| Author: | yoopa [ Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: HDTV Questions |
The reason your standard definition looks so much worse on your TV is that you are still viewing a very low resolution source on a high resolution device. The quality is the same as it was before it is now just bigger. Check your TV settings and see if it offers a 4:3 mode, it will shrink your viewing area on your TV but video won't be rendered in wide screen and will have a sharper appearance. |
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