Regular analog cable looks terrible on HDTV LCD

[Dragnov]

Old TV went kaput, so bought a new TV. Only watch regular analog cable and don't really care for/want to pay for Digital Cable. Problem is that the analog cable looks terrible on the HDTV LCD. Each channel comes differently so theres no good setting. Looked better on the old tube TV. Is this to be expected?

 

[Heisenberg]

How big an LCD?

 

[Bryan]

I think it's normal.

 

[Dragnov]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
How big an LCD?

37"

 

[blackdogdeek]

i'm pretty sure some hdtvs show sdtv well and some hdtvs show sdtv poorly.

 

[Eos]

Normal. I've heard that standard def from sat tv looks better than SD from cable.

 

[Schadenfroh]

So.... what you are saying is that my ancient Sony Wega FlatScreen Trinitron 27" might actually look better than some HDTVs of similar size when using my analog comcast cable?

:evil:

 

[Slacker]

Yeah, it is normal and it is teh suck.

 

[13Gigatons]

LCD tv's pretty much suck when compared to good CRT tv's. The only good thing is that they are light.

 

[blurredvision]

The bigger the TV, the crappier the picture of a low-resolution (480i) analog signal.

 

[Lurknomore]

Upscaled analog = :thumbsdown:
Digital cable on your all-digital tv will look better, though not as good as an hdtv signal.

 

[StinkyPinky]

If you ask me, crt tv's are still the best.

What I hate about analog tv is that it seems really affected by weather conditions...maybe its just me. But we just had a big rain storm and now I can't watch sh1t.

 

[Shawn]

Yep, it's normal. Sorry. If you have no plans to ever watch HDTV just return it and buy an SDTV.

 

[happybelly]

Yes, that's true with any LCD, CRT or Plasma HDTV. Most SDTV programs will look like either crap or at least not nearly as good as on a SDTV.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Did you turn off any stretching or zooming of the picture? Keeping it 4:3 will help.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
So.... what you are saying is that my ancient Sony Wega FlatScreen Trinitron 27" might actually look better than some HDTVs of similar size when using my analog comcast cable? :evil:

Hey, talk about coincidences. I just switched from my 27" Wega to a 32" Olevia LCD.
Trying to sell the Wega for $200 (w/remote, like-new condition) - too much?

 

[Indolent]

I'm confused... why'd you buy an HDTV?

 

[Goosemaster]

actually, I'm surprised how good sdtv looks on your 50'' DLP.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

That's the way it is. LCDs are pixellated. If you want to blow up 640x480 interlaced up that big, yea, you're gonna get crap quality. I would know on my 46" Bravia which seems to be one of the worst for PQ when it comes to SDTV

 

[Liviathan]

Usually. Before I was able to get my HD service, plasma looked like crap in some channels but descent in others.

 

[Tom]

if you sit 6 inches away from a crt, the picture isn't any better than what you get on an lcd.

6 feet or more away, lcd looks just as good as crt, or better. in my experience, some sdtv, particularly digital channels, looks fantastic when viewed from a proper distance.

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: Tom
if you sit 6 inches away from a crt, the picture isn't any better than what you get on an lcd.

6 feet or more away, lcd looks just as good as crt, or better. in my experience, some sdtv, particularly digital channels, looks fantastic when viewed from a proper distance.

but he's asking about SD analog cable. it will look terrible on nearly any LCD IMO. Some people have more tolerance for crappy quality though, so it's subjective. I've been to places where people will ooooo and aaahhhh over the widescreen LCD on a crappy analog source.

This is one huge reason other than cost we haven't switched to LCD. great for games and movies, but the majority of the time we're still using analog cable. And it would cost way too much to go HD (we pay $18/mo for SD cable).

 

[0roo0roo]

depends on the scaler i guess. probably harder to get right on a 720p screen. less pixels to work with.