Alright so I have an old tube T.V that just the picture tube just went on it. So im going to get a new HDTV and I was just wondering can I just watch my existing cable on it? (Im pretty sure I just have basic cable) I dont care if my cable isnt "HD quality". I just want an HDTV in case I update later to HD programming and for my Ps3/Xbox 360. Is a coaxial cable port on a HDTV what I need? Details please.
2007-12-20 10:50:00 · 4 answers · asked by Strife42 3 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
Yes, you can watch normal analog TV on a new HD set. It has a built in standard tv tuner.
2007-12-20 10:57:39 · answer #1 · answered by Uncle Pennybags 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anymore, the ameliorations between the two are minimum. Plasma has the flair to have a table sure photograph "burn in" to the exhibit screen, making it seen each and all of the time, yet it is extremely uncommon in regularly occurring use anymore. Plasma's additionally remember on a single bulb, that can get replaced, yet generally burns out in 3-5 years and fees basically approximately some million/2 as lots simply by fact the television itself. lcd is a greater stable technologies, yet are almost unrepairable. The do no longer supply supply as prosperous of a shade differentiation, and a few decrease-high quality lcd instruments do no longer handle rapid-moving photos such as you in many circumstances see in video games and animation o.k.. lcd instruments improve in fee without put off with greater suitable sizes, so which you have a tendency to confirm lcd as much as approximately 50", and Plasma flow a minimum of 40 two". the two technologies take an incresing volume of power simply by fact the sizes flow up, yet are greater or less equivalent in any given length. TVs are available in 3 stadard resolutions: 480, 720, and 1080. The quantity is basically the style of horizontal strains in the image. An 'i' after the quantity mean Interlaced, the place it attracts each and all of the atypical-numbered strains first, then is going back and attracts each and all of the even numbered strains. 'p' is present day test, the place it attracts each and all of the strains in series. present day test is greater suitable. 1080p > 720p. With the place HDTVs are precise now, i does no longer in all possibility propose paying for something it is not 1080p, nor something below approximately 40 two", simply by fact the charges on 40 two-50" 1080p instruments are at a incredibly good candy spot. in spite of the shown fact that, on the scale you're staring at there, you probable won't have the capacity to confirm lots of a distinction in any respect between 1080p and 720p. It basically particularly will become noticable above 50".
2016-11-23 18:21:38 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont buy HD unless you can receive HD.
Call your cable company; I receive 12 HD channels and didn't know it till I bought the HDTV. It came with my plan already.
2007-12-20 16:27:40 · answer #3 · answered by trueblue_410 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get an INSIGNIA tv.
2007-12-20 11:08:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋