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HDTV's....why are they so bad looking?
AiCPearlJamWeen
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Ok so I have this question. My two sisters and my buddy just got HDTV's within the past year and I have noticed on all of them they have really jagged picture. My one sister's finance said he had to get the TV calibrated for $165 professionally or he is going to try it himself. So my question is, why does all the HDTV's have jagged edges in the picture (it would be called Anti-aliasing in PC gaming) and while playing a PS3 for instance?
It's really annoying. For example, I was psyched to play my buddies PS3 on his new 52 inch HD Plasma but then when I sat down and played it the games didn't really look impressive at all. I was really disappointed. And did I mention that god damn those HDTV's have a lot of extra hook up options in the back. It was impossible for us last night to hook up a surround sound (probably because we were stoned while doing it, but still it should be pretty simple).
After seeing 3 different HDTVs (Panasonic, Magnavox and a Sony) and what they look like I really don't think I want one now.
It's really annoying. For example, I was psyched to play my buddies PS3 on his new 52 inch HD Plasma but then when I sat down and played it the games didn't really look impressive at all. I was really disappointed. And did I mention that god damn those HDTV's have a lot of extra hook up options in the back. It was impossible for us last night to hook up a surround sound (probably because we were stoned while doing it, but still it should be pretty simple).
After seeing 3 different HDTVs (Panasonic, Magnavox and a Sony) and what they look like I really don't think I want one now.
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if you dont then you're not gonna get a hi def picture.
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Hahaha, not to say this is the case....but I know a guy who bought a 50" HDTV and had it for about 3 months.
I talked to him and he was all "HD is a waste of time and money". I'm like "Are you kidding me?!?!?" He came over and saw mine and his jaw hit the floor. He got mad and felt like he got ripped off. Turns out that he had a HD-cable box but didn't know what the HD channels were (where we are they are in the 700's)...just assuming all would be HD. AND he didn't have a HDMI cable.
I fixed him right up and now he has a PS3 with about 30 Blu-ray movies and loves every minute of his TV.
Anyone know of a fix for that? Again, it's just the regular channels, maybe they're just too big, Idk.
But yes, the HD and HD up-conversion DVDs look awesome. Do do my 360 and Wii.
If you put your regular TV channels in 4:3 mode they will generally look a little better. You can do that on your video settings on your TV. Stretching non-HD 4:3 into 16:9 will make it look crappy.
I don't stretch them. They are in 4:3. I was just wondering if I could clear them up some how. It's like they were meant to be on a 30" TV but they got stretched out on a 47" TV so they're jagged.
i don't think you can do anything. it happens to everyone because the signal of a "regular" (non-HD) channel isn't in a very high-resolution. So what happens is that your 47" TV is literally STRETCHES a tiny image to cover your whole screen. that's why HD is soooo beautiful. you get the BIG picture, but in the same clarity of a 24" screen
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I figured that much. After a while it's hardly noticeable.
Right. Given the option of component vs. HDMI at nearly the same price one would be silly not to choose the better option.
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