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also if you have hd tv set,how do you get your old analog recorders to work properly. d/a converter?? Will the FCC grant an extention from hd transmissions until people have a better Idea of what is envolved.
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There are already digital TV broadcasts, including "HD" ones. What is happening is that after 2/17/09, almost all analog over the air broadcasts will stop.
You can buy converters for your old analog TV and recorders now, but most people are waiting until March 2008 when cheaper converters should be in the stores and the government will be sending out discount coupons that will bring the cost of the first two converters down to about $20 each.
These converters are for use with an antenna only; satellite and cable companies usually supply the conversion for their customers.
The converters only tune into on channel at a time. To change that channel you have to either use a remote control (included with converter) or press buttons on the converter box. This means that you won't be able to program your analog recorders to change the channels.
All the HDTVs I know of have analog inputs, so there isn't any problem hooking your analog recorders to them. The problem is that if you have a large screen, the picture quality will not be that great
You can also buy DVD recorders with digital (ATSC) tuners built in. I was in Walmart yesterday; they had their cheapest one down to $135. They only record in SD quality, but at least you can program them like an old VCR.
The chances of the government (FCC) changing the 2/17/09 cutoff is pretty close to zero. They are planning on getting a big pile of money by selling off some surplus channels.
The transition is to digital TV (DTV), not HDTV; some programming is not in HD. This doesn't matter if you are using a converter because they convert it all to analog with about the same quality as you get from a DVD player.
There are already digital TV broadcasts, including "HD" ones. What is happening is that after 2/17/09, almost all analog over the air broadcasts will stop.
You can buy converters for your old analog TV and recorders now, but most people are waiting until March 2008 when cheaper converters should be in the stores and the government will be sending out discount coupons that will bring the cost of the first two converters down to about $20 each.
These converters are for use with an antenna only; satellite and cable companies usually supply the conversion for their customers.
The converters only tune into on channel at a time. To change that channel you have to either use a remote control (included with converter) or press buttons on the converter box. This means that you won't be able to program your analog recorders to change the channels.
All the HDTVs I know of have analog inputs, so there isn't any problem hooking your analog recorders to them. The problem is that if you have a large screen, the picture quality will not be that great
You can also buy DVD recorders with digital (ATSC) tuners built in. I was in Walmart yesterday; they had their cheapest one down to $135. They only record in SD quality, but at least you can program them like an old VCR.
The chances of the government (FCC) changing the 2/17/09 cutoff is pretty close to zero. They are planning on getting a big pile of money by selling off some surplus channels.
The transition is to digital TV (DTV), not HDTV; some programming is not in HD. This doesn't matter if you are using a converter because they convert it all to analog with about the same quality as you get from a DVD player.
Blu ray players and viewing distance?
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I've read alot about proper viewing distances for viewing blu ray movies and HDTV. My viewing distance is way outside of the range. I have a 65" RP CRT which is 1080i, and my viewing distance is about 16 feet away. Is buying a blu ray a player a waste of my money or should I invest in a good upconvert dvd player instead.
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Invest in a Blu-ray player as the quality is great. Even on my HDCP 20" 720p monitor the difference between DVD and Blu-ray is huge, you won't notice the bad quality that DVD has until you watch a Blu-ray Disc movie, even the bad discs are good.
The interactivity is also good if you buy a bonus view player as Blu-ray Disc gives PiP, and Hi-def audio, and upscaled DVD isn't anything as good as Blu-ray Discs. Anyway a DVD upscaler can't upscale audio of interactivity.
However do you have a HDMI connection, because over component which is analouge the studios can freely downconvert the signal into DVD quality, due to the Image Constaint Token, or deny to play in the near future (Digital Only Token (DOT)). Some third parties say that they won't use it until 2010 to 2012, but it is not confirmed, and the studios can use it if they wish, anyway since the format war is over, it might be used. Check wheither you have HDMI, as far as I know not many CRT's have HDMI.
16 Feet away is a huge distance but, since you have a large screen it will look a lot better than DVD, but 10 Feet will be ideak for you.
Blu-ray is great, but make sure you have HDMI, as component isn't future proof. Also buy a PS3 as it's cheap and it can do Bonus View and BD LIVE where most players can't, be upgrade only PS3's and PC Drives can be upgraded.
But since you have a HUGE screen Blu-ray will be a good investment, even if you don't have HDMI (as only Warner hasn't really said wheither they will not use it, and 2010-2012 is a long time), and also if you don't have HDMI I don't think upconvert DVD players can upconvert with component, they might be able to with VGA, not sure though.
But....... if you don't won't to spend money on Blu-ray pickup a HD DVD player with HDMI, for a sweet upconverter, and you can take advantage of the clearance of over 300 HD DVD titiles like Harry Potter, Transformers , Poseidon , Shrek, Troy and much more, and build up a massive library in you home. It has to be noted that if you won't buy Blu-ray, HD DVD players are the BEST upconverters, and they are going dead cheap though to the format war, and it is always neglected that HD DVD players can upscale very well, but it will always be second rate compared with Blu-ray, or a native HD source.
In the end it depends with you, but if you are going for Blu-ray buy a PS3 with a HDMI connection, and check wheither you have HDMI, as you won't get upscaled DVD's without it most of the time. Still for the time being Blu-ray can do HD via analouge component up to 1080i (which you have), and VGA can do full HD ( no point for 1080i though).
So have a think about it, in the end it's about your budget, but since you have a large TV Blu-ray should be better than DVD even if it is upscaled, anyway you can't be sure that all DVD upscalers are good, although HD DVD players are good upscalers.
But on an upside Blu-ray has better picture quality, better audio (dependant on players decoders for audio) and more interactivity (dependant on Player Profiles).
Invest in a Blu-ray player as the quality is great. Even on my HDCP 20" 720p monitor the difference between DVD and Blu-ray is huge, you won't notice the bad quality that DVD has until you watch a Blu-ray Disc movie, even the bad discs are good.
The interactivity is also good if you buy a bonus view player as Blu-ray Disc gives PiP, and Hi-def audio, and upscaled DVD isn't anything as good as Blu-ray Discs. Anyway a DVD upscaler can't upscale audio of interactivity.
However do you have a HDMI connection, because over component which is analouge the studios can freely downconvert the signal into DVD quality, due to the Image Constaint Token, or deny to play in the near future (Digital Only Token (DOT)). Some third parties say that they won't use it until 2010 to 2012, but it is not confirmed, and the studios can use it if they wish, anyway since the format war is over, it might be used. Check wheither you have HDMI, as far as I know not many CRT's have HDMI.
16 Feet away is a huge distance but, since you have a large screen it will look a lot better than DVD, but 10 Feet will be ideak for you.
Blu-ray is great, but make sure you have HDMI, as component isn't future proof. Also buy a PS3 as it's cheap and it can do Bonus View and BD LIVE where most players can't, be upgrade only PS3's and PC Drives can be upgraded.
But since you have a HUGE screen Blu-ray will be a good investment, even if you don't have HDMI (as only Warner hasn't really said wheither they will not use it, and 2010-2012 is a long time), and also if you don't have HDMI I don't think upconvert DVD players can upconvert with component, they might be able to with VGA, not sure though.
But....... if you don't won't to spend money on Blu-ray pickup a HD DVD player with HDMI, for a sweet upconverter, and you can take advantage of the clearance of over 300 HD DVD titiles like Harry Potter, Transformers , Poseidon , Shrek, Troy and much more, and build up a massive library in you home. It has to be noted that if you won't buy Blu-ray, HD DVD players are the BEST upconverters, and they are going dead cheap though to the format war, and it is always neglected that HD DVD players can upscale very well, but it will always be second rate compared with Blu-ray, or a native HD source.
In the end it depends with you, but if you are going for Blu-ray buy a PS3 with a HDMI connection, and check wheither you have HDMI, as you won't get upscaled DVD's without it most of the time. Still for the time being Blu-ray can do HD via analouge component up to 1080i (which you have), and VGA can do full HD ( no point for 1080i though).
So have a think about it, in the end it's about your budget, but since you have a large TV Blu-ray should be better than DVD even if it is upscaled, anyway you can't be sure that all DVD upscalers are good, although HD DVD players are good upscalers.
But on an upside Blu-ray has better picture quality, better audio (dependant on players decoders for audio) and more interactivity (dependant on Player Profiles).
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