We bought a new Samsung 46" lcd tv for Christmas, and I knew that the SD picture wouldn't be very good, so I called and had Dish upgrade me to the HD receiver and dish. When it was all hooked up, both the tech and I were very disappointed with the HD picture. If the picture was still, it looked OK, but if there was movement (like a football game), there was so much pixeling around whatever was moving that it looked like a SD signal. If you turn on the preview guide, the small preview screen looks great, but awful if you go to full screen. Signal strength is good, and we tried two different HD receivers, but no better picture. Is there a setting on the TV that I'm missing somewhere, or is there something wrong with the TV itself?
2007-12-31 12:53:44 · 2 answers · asked by stinson220 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
No noticible picture quality difference between HDMI and component hookup.
2007-12-31 12:55:54 · update #1
Pixelation is transmission problem not a TV problem. I think reception is not as good as you might think it is.
Dish HD gives you a wonderful signal. Make sure the output of the Dish box is in 1080i or 720p mode. Note that even with Dish HD not all channels are HD, but even the SD channels should look very good.
I think the problem is with the reception, before it reaches the set-top box.
2007-12-31 14:19:04 · answer #1 · answered by TV guy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you just purchased the TV I would see if you may have a defective unit. There should be some difference between the two. HDMI will be most noticeable in the sound quality and not having to make adjustments to your TV. I would ask that a TECH come out and look at your TV.
2007-12-31 14:07:52 · answer #2 · answered by Victor S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋