Thinking of buying an HDTV was in wal mart and the one I looked at said about buying some sort of attachment,wtf,If im gonna spend 800.00 for a TV it better be ready to go. any1 have expierence with these HDTV's? Links Help lol
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Thinking of buying an HDTV was in wal mart and the one I looked at said about buying some sort of attachment,wtf,If im gonna spend 800.00 for a TV it better be ready to go. any1 have expierence with these HDTV's? Links Help lol
this is a little vague. What is the model tv? What did it say you needed to add? maybe it was telling you you need a hd box. Most come HD ready.
+1 I think they meant you need an HD box. $800 is pretty cheap for HD unless its like a 20 incher or something.
ok whats a hd box? and how muchQuote:
Originally Posted by Anthracis
http://cgi.ebay.com/SAMSUNG-DIGITAL-...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Direct-TV-HD-Sat...QQcmdZViewItem
Its like a regular satellite/cable receiver but in HD. The above link is just to show you what one looks like. Its not an endorsement of the product. I don't know about this particular model, I just wanted to show you a sample of one.
Sounds like it was a HD ready tv....meaning there's no built in tuner but it's capable of displaying high def images. If you have a cable box or satellite you won't even use the built in tuner...it'll only be used for HD stations through a antenna or basic cable that you don't need a box for.
When I had Comcast cable they attached their own tuner to the back of the cable box....I do use my built in tuner now because I have extremely basic cable :flex:
go to fatwallet.com and check the hot deals section. It has hdtv, lcd and plasma refurbished and new anywhere from $595 shipped to $150o depends on what you want. I got a 50" plasma no tuner for the living room. im using a dishnetowrk hd receiver so didnt need one. also picked up a 37" lcd for the bedroom.
get an HD projector then you have quality video at whatever size you want...depending on the projector quality...just gonna be a bit more expensive...but its sooo worth it
Check out the Westinghouse (with built in HD tuner)
Great prices, I picked up a 32" for $649 which was an insane deal at the time!
so if the new lcd hdtv already has a tuner in it,and i get a box form comcast will they work togther?
Yes , with a tuner you can still pick up over the air programming with an antenna. You just dont need it because the comcast box will act as the tuner. Comcast sucks by me. It took them 3 months,countless calls, swapped boxes and running a complete new line to get everything working up to par. I have phone, internet and cable with them.
also, hd ready means no full hd resolution. full hd means 1080 pixels vertical, hd ready has 720.
The way Comcast works is that if you use their box you also have to use their tuner...which is on the back of the box. It's only like $5 more a month and the built-in TV tuner won't interfere with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by tornado
The built-in tuner is only good for getting "free" HD from your local channels...either over the air or through a coaxial. The problem with getting HD over the air is that there's no grey area....it's either a perfect picture or it cuts completely out. I just have basic basic cable through comcast for $10 a month and I get all the local channels in HD.
Not necessarlly true. While hdtv comes in either 720p or 1080p the most that is broadcast is 1080i. To be considered an hdtv you only have to have 700 lines of resoultion. You can have a 720p hdtv and get 1080i broadcasts. To some its not as crismp. Depends on the quality of the tv,size and viewing angle. Just like some tv"s have poor sd quality(non hd) and great hd. (like my maxent 50". it has so so sd but looks great in hd).
No...HD ready means there's no built-in tuner. A HD ready TV will still display 1080i/p but it needs a tuner or HD device.Quote:
Originally Posted by hamburger68
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Originally Posted by SeVeReDiStOrTiOn
With the hd box you also get access to alot more channels, movies and hd. On demand has free hd movies etc..
Yea that's part of whatever cable package you have...the tuner charge is only like $5.Quote:
Originally Posted by redls1
ooh, my bad: i just looked it up and you are right....in the u.s. it refers to the tuner (but still could be 720 or 1080).Quote:
Originally Posted by SeVeReDiStOrTiOn
in europe, hd ready is a standard the tv industry agreed on. it says a tv has to have at least a vertical resolution of 720p in a 16:9 picture to carry that seal. that means in fact the hd ready tvs are 720s. the 1080s are marketed as "full hd". this standard doesn't refer to the tuner.
sorry 'bout the mixup!
DO NOT BUY A TV FROM SEARS!
(sorry, just had to spit that out)
Sounds like a good story behind that...Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainCaveMan
I bought a 55" mitsu hdtv that lasted 7 years before I had a repair from sears.
Was at walmart looking at 32" wasnt sure if any said hd tuner already installed. I guess it will be blunt if it right?
Normally you get a better model at sams or costco for almost the same price. Should say if it has a tuner or not.
Are these things pretty easy to hook up? comcast is saying there is 5 cables i have to hook up with the new hd box and tv?
Bullshit. Cable from wall and if your using hdmi which does audio and video its one cable. So 2 cables. Dont let them sell you one for $80. Monoprice.com or firefold.com for lie $5 shipped.
They're talking about the component cables which they will supply you and yes you can get HD over component. The cable boxes don't come with HDMI...you can use that for your DVD player or whatever.Quote:
Originally Posted by tornado
if you go with analogue (component and antenna/cable-tv), don't take the cheapest cable and use the shortest possible length, really makes a difference in picture quality. been there. hdmi: just ones and zeros, take the cheapest, works fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by SeVeReDiStOrTiOn
Make sure you get the TV with a good viewing angle. Some of them if you are not in the perfect sweet spot, brightness and quality go down fast. Not so much of a problem below 32 inches, but still there. I can't stand it when you have to be right in front of the TV and even off just a little to the side quality suffers. Here's where comparing many TVs right next to each other really helps.
they said they would supply the 5 color coded cables. Im going this afternoon to buy 1. This sweet spot i def want to stay away from,which one's dont require a sweet spot to make sure you can see perfectly?
You can get cable boxes with hdmi from comcast as I have two.
i ended up buying a 32" toshiba.nice! But seems that If i watch hd versus regular cable channals the picture size changes,i can change but isnt there an easier way to keep it all teh same rather that change back and forth?
You can strecth hte regular channels but might see more imperfections.
toshiba: good choice, we have three in the family. tested really well in different magazines.Quote:
Originally Posted by tornado
Heh...cool ,they never even offered me the choice. It's been about a year since I had them though...Quote:
Originally Posted by redls1
Love it so far! Seems when i hookup my audio system with speakers there is a tiny bit of echo,maybe the sound is off like a fraction of a tenth of a second,is this normal?
is your audio system digital? then yes, they all have runtime issues, like the tv itself... is the audio system wired to the tv or satellite receiver / dvd player? then you'd definitely get a delay. just turn off the tvs internal speakers and you should be fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by tornado
I can hook it up to either the cable box or dvd seems to be the same delay,my audio system is like 6 years old lol. still works tho. Wonder if i get a new up to date audio system if it will be better?
no, it won't make a difference. the video processing in the tv produces the delay, and the tv speakers are matched to be syncronized with the picture. so there will always be a delay between the tv and the external boxes/players. best is to hook your stereo to the tv's audio output, there should be no delay because it's also syncronized to the picture.Quote:
Originally Posted by tornado
cool thx man
pleasureQuote:
Originally Posted by tornado
I never thought about that. I always try for the least amount of connections, sometims I have a delay also. The sound is behind the picture. I will try the hookup that way, I have always used my TV as a monitor only. Also my Klipsh sub hums whenever the cable is connected to the cable box, Comcast was here 3 hours trying to figure that out and then finally said it is some issue with my Yamaha receiver, maybe struck by lightening. Doesn't hum when the cable is not connected, I'm thinking about a new A/V receiver.Quote:
Originally Posted by hamburger68
all digital video processing produces delays, huge issue in the professional field right now. some tv sets produce up to half a second.Quote:
Originally Posted by Too Fast
btw, your should actually advance the picture. if the audio comes after the picture, your audio equipment is producing the delay. (wich would be very unusual.
Can't imagine it's the Yamaha causing the hum. bad cable ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Too Fast
trust me when i say this: if it's electric, it can cause humming. sad but true.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danger731
The only time I get the hum is when the cable TV cable is connected to the cable box. If I disconnect it to listen to the radio, CDs, or whatever, no hum. If I leave it disconnected to watch a DVD (Go Arnold, smash the Terminator!!!), no hum. The cable tech thought it was something to do with the sub output shielding in the Yamaha unit, and it will only pick it up when the various things are making there own frequencies. I have the cable HDTV box video and audio into the Yamaha, and from the video goes to the TV (which is only a monitor). The TV is only a monitor for the DVD player also. So, if it is a bad cable, I would think it would hum all the time whenever. I can also faintly here it thru the main speakers whenever the sub is plugged in but not turned on, so I have to unplug the sub whenever watch TV.
And yeah, the video is ahead of the dialog/sound. But only sometimes! Frustrating. So maybe I need a new AV receiver after all.
I also have a question about audio. I have a yamaha HTIB thats connected by optical from the cable box. I have an hdmi cable from cable box to hdtv. Why is it that commercials are load as hell and when the program comes back on I have to turn the tv back up. Also when listening to cetain channels when I have the receiver turned on I can baley hear anything even though its turned up almost all the way. I bought HTIB because I was low on funds and wanted something to match. Now I find myself bringing all my old components back in for the sound. I got rid of the sub that came with it and am using a powered AR 10" that sounds great. Jbl bookshelf and some polk audio towers at the moment with a barley yamaha center channel. Want to bring my monster cerwin vega into the scene. Can somebody tell me how to connect this stuff so it sounds decent?
the jumps in volume is due to the use of different compression setting in broadcasting. commercials are usually more "fat" in the mix. and different stations (radio and tv) all use different audio settings. so you'll never get arround adjusting the volume. the better your audio setup (= speakers) the more you'll notice those jumps.Quote:
Originally Posted by redls1