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RPJ guru's, lend me an ear !

Posted by audioman (A) on January 19, 2003 at 10:34:56

I am a picture tube man by history. Now recently, I brought home the Toshiba 42HDX82 which was professionally isf'd simply because I enjoy a bigger screen that caters to the more cinema like experience. Now, I also realize, that other than a very expensive plasma, nothing can top a properly tweaked FST flat screen tube model for overall quality.

I have an entry level DVD player by Toshiba ( not progressive scan ) and watched a couple films last night. Other than a few massive pan scenes where the picture got a little watery in the detail dept. and the black levels a litlle less detailed than I am used to, I gotta admit, it was pretty good overall. On standard cable viewing however, the picture on all but a very few channels is very undefined and loose and I doubt I could live eith this long term.

I have a couple of questions for those who really know RPJ TV's

Firstly, will a progressive scan output DVD player really help matters much or is this another overused buzzword feature which will only yield a few percentage points increase to the overall look?

Secondly, I have considered digital cable and HDTV sattelite as a lot of sat. companies are offering them for an attractive price, but this still comes through via the same RG-6 coax cable as the regular cable does. The box that will obviously be supplied by the digital network provider of my choice, will it actuall boost the signal to produce more resolution?

Thirdly, are there any outboard devices that can be purchased commercially that will improve the signal on any and all inputs?

I am a little green with this video stuff, your comments are very welcomed....

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