HD TV

[dahjah]

how much a unno swear by dis?

mi look pan it inna de best buy oneday an yuh cyan barely tell a difference. So when yuh get it home now yuh nuh have de nex tv beside deh fi duh de measurement. So yuh bleeve seh HD yuh may have is superior ar yuh jus mek yuhself bleeve seh ya get a bettah pikcha?

Anyhow mi cuz a flahriddah have de tv and de hd cable an when mi ahx him bout it him seh him cyaan tell de difference, and dis is a man who love him tv sports an guh rent dvd movie all de while.

Wah unni tink HD is just a selling gimmick ar yuh bleeve seh a reality dem a deal wid?

[Tuff Gong]

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I think a lot is going to depend on the size box you are buying; I imagine with more screen real estate the improvement will be more evident.
Of course you are right most so-called improvement is a whole lot of gimmickry designed to sell new and pricier equipment but even with that in mind there is physically a greater pixel depth in HD than Standard Broadcast Streams.

[Nylah]

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now I a thoroughly confused about this HD thing

[dahjah]

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mi agree, but de only way yuh notice any difference is when yuh have dem side by side in de store.

Nuttin fi confuse yuh bout NYlah, when mi did buy fi mi, mi mek sure fi get an HD just for when eva it may be worth it.

But having a satellite ova cable is a big improvement still.
mi membah mi fadda did waan dash out one likkle 13" tv and when him hook it up to feem satellite de picute was sooooo goood we couldn't believe it.

[Nylah]

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so how that work? satellite will improve your TV quality? how come?

so if I buy a TV that doesnt have HD capabilities, I could still get good pic quality if I add satellite?

I thought all new TVs were HD capable but then you guys are implying that isnt the case. That is where I am confused

[dahjah]

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all new tv's a digital but not HD.

go to best buy or future shop oneday an look at dem display and check that the difference doesn't justify de hype.

Satellite is a better picture because it's you and the main satellite getting the program, cable is inferior because it's the cable to the box outside and then split between how many ppl.

Of course cable has come a long way over the years but it still cyaan mek a ole tv pan its lass legs look good.

[Nylah]

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ohhhhhh. I get it now. I am confusing digital with HD.

so u are saying the difference between adding a HD receiver and just straight digital is not significant.

I think I am following now.

[dahjah]

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correct

[Dr.Dudd]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Nylah</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

so how that work? satellite will improve your TV quality? how come?

so if I buy a TV that doesnt have HD capabilities, I could still get good pic quality if I add satellite?

I thought all new TVs were HD capable but then you guys are implying that isnt the case. That is where I am confused </div></div> All new TYs are <span style="font-weight: bold">digital capable</span>, not HD capable. HD refers to the quality of the picture. Digiral rewfers to the type of transmission. All HD is digital, but all digital is not HD. Digital comes in SD for Standard definition, Then they have an ontermidiate in the call ED for extended definition,(you see these in the stores),and then ther is HD which refers to High definition.
Allthough even HD comes in at least three different qualities too.
The quality of the poc is neasured by lines per frame of picture, with the maximum being 1080 lines.
and the lower being 720 lines. Then tat is also divided in &quot;p&quot; meaning progressive. That is another way to sat that every line carries the frame. and then ther is ithe &quot;i&quot; meaning intrlaced.
Which means every other line carries the frame. So th eP goges the better pic,because it uses th etotal screen to carry the picture at all times. The 'I' on the other hand the pic is really made up of every other line.
With the previous frame sgts between the lines. In other words th einterlaced or &quot;i&quot; HD actually at 1080i, gives a lower qyality picture than a 720p. And the 1080p produces the best qulity pic.

The problem is that most people's eyes are not able to tell th edofference. and many cable companies does not transmit 1080p in their HD.
As a matter of fact,most don't even transmit 720p either, because it takes up too much bandwidth. So you probably will never experience the difference. For the time being I think that 720p is the best value. transmission.
Incidentally I bought a Toshiba tube set sometime ago that is capable of showing up to 1500 lines. The quality looks better than the 72p I have in the den, but it has to be connected by three sepearte video cables, one for each colour..

[dahjah]

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mi sure seh yuh mek dat crystal clear fi har now

[kia027]

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the only time I noticed a change in tv screen was the following cases

1- updated the 1989 television to one made in 2004 (not HD but digital)

2- going from satellite to FIOS

adda dan dat HD seems overrated for our family's viewing

[Nylah]

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yuh seet

my eyes pretty much glazed over by the 2nd sentence

[j-kid]

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Soh K, yuh ah imply sey FIOS is evem more of ah boost in clarity than satellite is?

Like &quot;D&quot; sey, satellite pretty sharp all by itself.

[kia027]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: J kid</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Soh K, yuh ah imply sey FIOS is evem more of ah boost in clarity than satellite is?

Like &quot;D&quot; sey, satellite pretty sharp all by itself. </div></div>

mi nah imply mi a seh yes there was a big change in picture quality when I went to Fios as in just like the Verizon commercials &quot;WOOOA&quot;. We saw a huge jump in picture quality running on the same inside wiring as DirecTV.

[Nylah]

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obviously I am still a digital TV virgin, so go easy on me please

what the hello is FIOS??? Just when I think I have it under control, you all mix it up again