Question about digital HD cable.

[CHfan4ever]

Im about to purchase a digital HD receiver( illico ) and a HDTV.

The digital receiver claim it show a resolution of 16:9.Will ALL the channels will be presented in 16:9 format or ONLY their 25 HD channels will have the 16:9 resolution?

 

[Queasy]

Only the HD channels.

 

[CHfan4ever]

Baaaaeeeee

You just confirmed me to stay with my old 4:3 television and my digital receiver!

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: ifesfor
Baaaaeeeee

You just confirmed me to stay with my old 4:3 television and my digital receiver!

If you try HD, you'll never go back.

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: ifesfor
Im about to purchase a digital HD receiver( illico ) and a HDTV.

The digital receiver claim it show a resolution of 16:9.Will ALL the channels will be presented in 16:9 format or ONLY their 25 HD channels will have the 16:9 resolution?

16:9 is a screen format, not a resolution, just an FYI. Only HD programming are shown at 16:9. It's possible the HD channels will show some SD programming, which means you'll be seeing it at 4:3(bars will appear on either side of the picture).

 

[CHfan4ever]

Thanks for the answers, but i just think that its not worth investing 2k on a tv and the extra $200 on the HD receiver for 15-20 channels in HD.

yes my dvd would benefit from that, but anyway my trinitron tv got a 16:9 format that i can enable.( Ok its real HD but still very nice looking )

 

[imthebadguy]

Originally posted by: ifesfor
Baaaaeeeee

You just confirmed me to stay with my old 4:3 television and my digital receiver!

nah fvck that, no HD its the best

 

[her209]

It depends on what channels you watch the most...

 

[EvilYoda]

Originally posted by: KLin

Originally posted by: ifesfor
Im about to purchase a digital HD receiver( illico ) and a HDTV.

The digital receiver claim it show a resolution of 16:9.Will ALL the channels will be presented in 16:9 format or ONLY their 25 HD channels will have the 16:9 resolution?

16:9 is a screen format, not a resolution, just an FYI. Only HD programming are shown at 16:9. It's possible the HD channels will show some SD programming, which means you'll be seeing it at 4:3(bars will appear on either side of the picture).

Thank you for saving me the effort of pointing that out.

And OP, it largely depends on what you watch, don't knock it til you've tried it.

 

[Merlyn3D]

16:9 is the way to go. Movies and HD programming are much better on it. We just got our first 16:9 set, a philips 30" hdtv. I dont' think I'm ever gonna buy another 4:3 set.

PS - this thing is beautiful. I watch more discovery channel now (discoveryHD) than I ever did.