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Chris
I have an HDTV with a built in tuner. I plugged a coaxial cable from my wall to my TV searched for channels. It found a bunch of digital channels that are clear, and it found like 60 analog channels that come in fuzzy. Is there anyway to get the fuzzy channels to come in clear? Any box I can use or something?
Answer
use a directive antenna......install in the line of sight of tv tower .......if there is a building on the path, risen its height or relocate. use high quality cable.
use a directive antenna......install in the line of sight of tv tower .......if there is a building on the path, risen its height or relocate. use high quality cable.
What is the difference between these television formats?
someguy53
What is the difference between 1080i, 1080p, 720p, 720i, HDTV, HR HDTV, and Blu-Ray Disc. If these are formats at all. Thanks.
Answer
1) Resolution: How much information the TV is capable of displaying on the screen. The number is the amount of horizontal lines in total. I stands for interlaced, P stands for progressive. So a TV that can display 1080p can show you 1080 lines all at the same time (currently the highest resolution available to the public), a TV that can display 1080i also uses 1080 lines, but being interlaced- only shows roughly 1/2 of them at a time. Technically, a 1080p TV is showing twice as much info at any given time- although you'll notice that this does NOT mean the picture is twice as good...
2) HD Ready or Capable vs. HDTV or HD integrated: If a TV is labeled HDTV or HD integrated, this means the TV is not only capable of at least 720p in a 16:9 format- but it also has a HD tuner on board (this part only matters if you will be receiving your signal off of antenna though). If a TV is labeled HD ready or capable- this means it too can produce a 720p or better picture in it's 16:9 format, but the TV does not have a HD tuner built-in. If you will be getting your TV signal through cable or satellite- this will mean nothing to you...
3) HD-DVD and Blu-Ray: These are competing formats (remember VHS and Beta?) in the 720p or higher DVD format. These happen to be DVD's that show a higher resolution. Putting the answer from the 1st item into use- A normal DVD is encoded mpeg2. A normal DVD player will send this signal out to the TV either 480i or 480p depending on your player, cableing, and TV. A Blu-Ray or HD-DVD will send out a 1080p signal (again depending on your set up). These require a HD-DVD and/or Blu-ray player- not a normal DVD player, and to take advantage of the picture quality, need to be connected to a TV that can display a 1080p picture via a HDMI connection.
If you are behind in the "technology" realm- I would highly suggest going to your local home theater store (no I do not mean Best Buy or Tweeter, or Circut City- I mean go find a real home theater store) and tell a real a/v saleman what you are looking for. The knowledge and expertise a good a/v person will offer you is better than the $50 you'll save by trying to do this yourself down at CostCo...
1) Resolution: How much information the TV is capable of displaying on the screen. The number is the amount of horizontal lines in total. I stands for interlaced, P stands for progressive. So a TV that can display 1080p can show you 1080 lines all at the same time (currently the highest resolution available to the public), a TV that can display 1080i also uses 1080 lines, but being interlaced- only shows roughly 1/2 of them at a time. Technically, a 1080p TV is showing twice as much info at any given time- although you'll notice that this does NOT mean the picture is twice as good...
2) HD Ready or Capable vs. HDTV or HD integrated: If a TV is labeled HDTV or HD integrated, this means the TV is not only capable of at least 720p in a 16:9 format- but it also has a HD tuner on board (this part only matters if you will be receiving your signal off of antenna though). If a TV is labeled HD ready or capable- this means it too can produce a 720p or better picture in it's 16:9 format, but the TV does not have a HD tuner built-in. If you will be getting your TV signal through cable or satellite- this will mean nothing to you...
3) HD-DVD and Blu-Ray: These are competing formats (remember VHS and Beta?) in the 720p or higher DVD format. These happen to be DVD's that show a higher resolution. Putting the answer from the 1st item into use- A normal DVD is encoded mpeg2. A normal DVD player will send this signal out to the TV either 480i or 480p depending on your player, cableing, and TV. A Blu-Ray or HD-DVD will send out a 1080p signal (again depending on your set up). These require a HD-DVD and/or Blu-ray player- not a normal DVD player, and to take advantage of the picture quality, need to be connected to a TV that can display a 1080p picture via a HDMI connection.
If you are behind in the "technology" realm- I would highly suggest going to your local home theater store (no I do not mean Best Buy or Tweeter, or Circut City- I mean go find a real home theater store) and tell a real a/v saleman what you are looking for. The knowledge and expertise a good a/v person will offer you is better than the $50 you'll save by trying to do this yourself down at CostCo...
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