2006-10-30 15:07:32 · 3 answers · asked by hello76ca 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
Your LCD tv should accept all standard TV signals including the lowly composite (yellow plug). You may not like the way the picture looks, since the high resolution LCD screen will reveal all the noise and defects in the picture. It is far better to use s-video if you can. You do not need a special cable for HDTV. Use the component cable connections (red, green, blue plugs). You don't even need to buy special component cables--just use three ordinary yellow-plug video cables and mark them to keep the colors straight. You may not get the very best results this way, but it will be a lot better than plain composite or s-video.
By the way, digital cable (HDMI) does not have to be expensive. Check out this site http://www.ehdmi.com/
2006-10-30 17:55:04 · answer #1 · answered by gp4rts 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not saying you don't know your own budget, but, if you have cable, then upgrading to HD cable shouldn't cost much more. In SF Bay Area, it costs only an extra $5.00 a month for the HD cable box instead of the "regular" cable box.
I'm just assuming if you have the means to get an LCD HDTV, then you probably can eek out an extra $60 per year to actually enjoy the expensive TV.
2006-10-31 02:11:44 · answer #2 · answered by sunseekerrv 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can watch hd tv from an antenna but regular cable (analog) will suffer. Picture will appear grainy when stretched but decent when 4:3.
2006-10-31 06:09:04 · answer #3 · answered by buddhaboy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋