I have a Samsung 42" ED Plasma Display that I am wanting to hook up a cable HDTV reciever. Can someone help me

Question

It doesn't have the normal Cable/TV hookups.Here is a link to it. The specs are on the page.

Answer 1

Ah, yes my friend, I can answer your question. It took me 1 week after work to delve the reg tv to hdtv problem. The salesperson doesn't know how to adjust the various boxes in the chain. When I got my 32" LCD HD ready tv and hooked it up to the cable box the pic looked like crap. solid colors in the back gfround where "boubling" and everything was washed out. Even the reg off the air tuner built in wasn't that good. The secret is to get an HD box from the cable company,, mine is a motorla comcast box, and set it as follows:

The set up from tha cable box for the best picture I've found is

TV type : 16:9
ypbpr output : 1080i
4:3 override : off
This is for a Motorla DTC6412 box,, others should be similar.

What this is doing is allways driving the TV with a 1080i signal,, allthe conversion is done in the cable box,, from 480i standard tv to 1080i for the best possible picture.

you can feed 1080i to a HDTV from several sources, hdmi or componant, I use the componant cable that comes with the cable box from comcast which is a 5 line cable: ypbpr.

componant video isn't the same as RCA, Componant is ypbpr with with a L & R sound output and deos carry 1080i

also, for viewing dvd movies:
Drive with an HDMI cable.
What you need to buy is an 'up converting dvd player' a samsung dvd-hd850 is a good example. it will convert the ntsc,, 480i to 1080i and send it up the hdmi port to the hdtv. Set the DVD player to output 1080i. The TV can display 480i, 480p, 720p or 1080i,, set carefully and you should be impressed with the picture,, however,, the dvd's resolution is just 480i, unforunatly, even in wide screen. For a full HD picture the TV is capable of we must all go out and purchase the new hddvd or blueray players from sony and others. that will give you full hd picture,, but the cost is a little out of the ball opark right now,, about 500 for the hddvd brand and 1000 for the blueray,, same output but diff dvd formats. You also have to buy the dvd on hddvd or blueray format too,l won't work with the present dvd's, info just isn't there, wait awhile on these. C.

so to sum up,, hdtv cable box set to 1080i output pushing through a ypbr componant cable.

***!!! you adjust the cable box output with the cable box OFF and the TV on,, hit the red MENU button once. don't hold it down, just a light hit, or it will just flash on the screen. from this output setup screen you can adjust the cablr box output drive. set to
TV type : 16:9
ypbpr output : 1080i !!!!
4:3 override : off
. hit menu again to save.!!!***

and a "upconverting dvd" player driving through a HDMI cable and set to drive at 1080i.

that's it,, happy viewing. I suggest you print this,, as Q's are delted after 3 days i think.

Answer 2

in case you obtain a top rate kind you ought to use the cables it comes with and connect into the component sockets on your television. be sure the activate the cables is desperate to HDTV and not SDTV. in case you have an Elite console (black) then use the HDMI cable that it comes with, this will additionally shield the sound considering HDMI handles digital video and sound, opposite to what different human beings have been saying.

Answer 3

Running Man is close but, he only knows enough to be dangerous.

Because you bought an EDTV and not an HDTV, you need to set the output of your HD cable box to 480 progressive (480p). Your TV can't display HDTV resolutions like 1080i.

Answer 4

Normally you always want to go with a direct connection.
The best way for the sound is, if you have optical connectors on both units. If not, use left and right audio cables.
The video part is best if you have component video hook ups on both (3 colored cables), next would be S-Video

Answer 5

just call the cable guy and he will help
why don't you try satellite ... it's simpler

Answer 6

try www.samsung.com