My dad just bought a 42 inch lcd toshiba and it is the worst picture ever I am just wondering if the lg lcd's are better. or a lg plasma
2007-11-28 07:41:17 · 5 answers · asked by Bob D 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
I mean grainy
2007-11-28 07:41:41 · update #1
It is standard def tv
2007-11-28 07:51:22 · update #2
Are you feeding that TV standard def cable?
The number 1 reason for returning a HDTV is nobody told the customer they needed to upgrade to HD service.
Let me give you an analogy -
If you use a magnifying glass to read a newspaper and notice the grain, sloppy edges in the printing, poor color - do you blame the magnifying glass?
Fact: Standard def video was designed in the 1950's for a nine-inch tube. Your CATV signal is backwards compatible to a 1950's television. (Ok - it was really designed in the late 1940's but humor me here.)
Magnify nine-inches of video that was the limit of technology in 1950 on a high resolution display - and you question the TV for poor image quality?
Go buy the $30 "Philips Silver Sensor", hook it up to the TV and have it scan for channels. Or you may have to call the CATV company and upgrade to a HD cable box.
Either way - you will be shocked at how good real HD looks, and how poor 60 year old video looks by comparison.
2007-11-28 07:57:29 · answer #1 · answered by Grumpy Mac 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A cheap LCD may not look good on standard TV but almost all of them look good in HD. Keep in mind it will only look as good as the content sent to it. Have you tried a DVD hooked up through either the HDMI (best) or component inputs? If HD channels look bad I would return it and get a Samsung, LG, or Sony.
2007-11-28 08:01:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Answergu is right.
In addition LCDs can be blurry with fast motion (they don't refresh the pixels as quickly as a plasma or have scan lines like a CRT). Also, some flatpanel HDTVs don't process standard definition (normal TV) video very well, and actually look worse with normal TVs.
2007-11-28 07:54:05 · answer #3 · answered by agb90spruce 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need an HD signal. The TV has to up-convert the 480i signal. Its like enlarging a digital photo on the computer, it gets distorted and pixelated. Put in an HD-DVD or play an HD video game on the 360 or PS3 and you will see how beautiful it is.
Toshiba is a good brand. Get an HD signal on the thing before returning it. ^_^
2007-11-28 08:51:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you're just watching standard def tv that is streched out to fill the screen, then yes it will appear to be "blurry."
Just becasue you have an HDTV does not mean you are watching HD tv channels. You have to have an antenna to get them over the air, or subsrcibe to HD service through your cable or satellite provider.
2007-11-28 07:44:33 · answer #5 · answered by Answerguy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋