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By: Jay Rymal

Jay Rymal — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:36:26 +0000

Just recorded my interview with Global TV’s Sean O’Shea about the digital transition and my experience canceling cable and putting up an OTA antenna for HDTV. It’ll be on Friday June 12, 2009 at 6:30 or so, Global TV.
I hope it turns out ok!
Thanks for the reference to my blog post Kevin.

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By: cheaphdtvreview

cheaphdtvreview — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:21:26 +0000

Great, thanks!

By: Kevin Baggs

Kevin Baggs — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:37:54 +0000

You should use the green, blue, red cable, or the HDMI cable. (looks like a big USB plug). Either will give you the HD image you are looking for. You only need 1 cable. Adding a second cable would not do anything to improve the picture.

By: Paul Benoit

Paul Benoit — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:19:06 +0000

I have a Sony Bravia-it’s great, but I have 1 question. I have upgraded to high def cable box and I have the cable from the box into the tv. I also have a high def cable wire. The back of the tv and the cable box also has a green, blue, red (i think) connections. Would it upgrade my picture to have this cable in addition to what I already have.

Thanks

By: Kevin Baggs

Kevin Baggs — Mon, 14 May 2007 15:02:38 +0000

Right now you can only get 1080p from Xbox, PS3, Blu-Ray DVD and HD-DVD. There are no TV signals broadcast in 1080p yet. Most are 1080i and some are 720p. It is expected to be a couple of years before signals will be broadcast in 1080p.

By: Robert Stripnieks

Robert Stripnieks — Mon, 14 May 2007 14:41:57 +0000

Thank you very much for comprehensive information. I have 1920×1080 LCD panel sharp 65gd1e. It has an external TV tuner which seems to be capable of 1080i. I understood from your article that 1080 panels should be capable of 1080p. Will I be able to get 1080p by changing the original tunerto a newer one? Or turning the question to it’s substance – is every 1920×1080 panel capable of doing 1080p? Thank you very much for your time and sorry for my English – it’s not my mother language.

By: Kevin Baggs

Kevin Baggs — Sun, 13 May 2007 21:01:12 +0000

Yes this could be a case of you can’t have your cake and eat it to. Chances are the free cable you are getting now is standard definition.
The only way you could get free HDTV reception is if you live close to the US Canadian border and there is a large US city on the other side. Then you may be able to receive some HDTV signal over the air (OTA) with an antenna. But the most I have ever heard anyone getting are 3-5 stations.

By: Neil Worcester

Neil Worcester — Sun, 13 May 2007 18:17:14 +0000

We live in a 55 and older community where our TV reception is FREE.. The developers provide cable with about 50 channels. Naturally, we are reluctant to spend the monthly fee for cable or satellite reception.
Is there a box or connection to use between the cable and the TV available to do the job?
We realize this may turn out to be a case of ” You can”t have your cake and eat it too.”

By: Kevin Baggs

Kevin Baggs — Sat, 12 May 2007 23:05:03 +0000

Sounds like you don’t have an HD signal or you are not watching the HD channels. You need to upgrade to either a cable or satellite HD feed. That will give you the full screen HD, non-stretched picture. If you are watching a standard signal you will get all the things you mentioned in your post.

By: Neil Worcester

Neil Worcester — Thu, 10 May 2007 14:35:40 +0000

Our new flat screen TV is a dissapointment. It gives us several choices for the picture display they are:
ASPECT ( the picture is in proportion but there are black bars on the sides).
FULL ( Fills the screen but it’s stretched in the center, the people look short and fat and cars all look like stretched limos).
PANORAMIC (picture is out of focus and larger on both sides).
ZOOM 1 AND 2 ( does what it says).
Is this normal or can it be adjusted?

By: Kevin Baggs

Kevin Baggs — Thu, 10 May 2007 13:27:33 +0000

If you are getting an HDTV signal via a cable box or satellite box, then you should not get these lines on the HD channels. However, if it is a standard definition signal, or you are watching a standard def. channel you may get this. The other thing to check is your cables. Are you using either component, DVI or HDMI. If yes, then you should not get something like this on an HD signal on a HD channel. If you are using all of the HD above, then check your connections into and out of the HD box (cable or satellite) and lastly try a different cable.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 10 May 2007 03:56:33 +0000

Kevin – I just purchased an LG 42LC7D LCD HDTV and it works awesome. The picture is great. The only thing I’m a little concerned about is the running lines that start either at the bottom of the screen or middle of the screen and then run up towards the top of the screen. It’s not really noticeable unless you notice it and then it can stand out each time it does it. It is something that I can live with for the picture it produces, but I didn’t really expect to see the lines like this. It is particularly noticeable when there are dark images on the screen. Any advice on this or is it just standard with a flat screen tv with HD? Thanks in advance.

By: Kevin Baggs

Kevin Baggs — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:34:40 +0000

Yes, you can get a cable or some places just sell the connector converter for HDMI to DVI. I would doubt that the HD box only has a HDMI connector though, as it is too soon for manufacturers to be only HDMI as there are not enough peripherals to support HDMI yet.

By: Mark Pleadwell

Mark Pleadwell — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:26:04 +0000

Great Article!! 1 question, I am going to be getting HD satelite box (Dish network), they say it has a Dvi connector on the back, but by the pic I have seen it only has a Hdmi connector, my 57in. TV only has a Dvi connector currently. I also use a fiber optic cable to my surrond sound, I see at Fry’s they sell a Dvi to Hdmi cable is this the best way to go?

By: Kevin Baggs

Kevin Baggs — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:34:54 +0000

Clyde, there are 2 things to consider. First is signal strength. Will there be enough to run that many TV’s?? Only way to find out is set it up. Second is HDCP. If you are going to run any copywrited content you will not be able to distribute the picture to that many TVs.

By: Clyde Berry

Clyde Berry — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 07:57:06 +0000

Can I have 3 HDMI components running into a 3 way HDMI switch box, out of the swicth box into a 4 way HDMI distribution amp, out of the 4 way distribution amp into 4 * 8 way HDMI distribution amps to feed to 32 TV’s?

By: Kevin Baggs

Kevin Baggs — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 20:03:23 +0000

No, you haven’t missed anything. You would need an receiver with HDMI ports. HDMI cables goes from your set top box, and your DVD player to the receiver. Then 1 HDMI to your TV. The receivers are very expensive for this.

You can also run either component or DVI to your TV. Then run digital coax or optical to your receiver.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:00:50 +0000

Kevin, excellent information. You cleared up HDMI for me ; well mostly. The only thing I don’t get is this – Everyone is raving about HDMI as it is one cable for both video and audio. What confuses me, is how do you get the audio from the source into your surround system and then back to you TV? I have seen, I think 1 home theater tuner that supports HDMI and it was rather cost prohibitive to put it politely, and none of the legacy equipment supports it that I know of unless there is some sort of adapter.

Am I missing something here?