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In Reply to: RE: Here's the specs. posted by David Aiken on November 14, 2007 at 14:02:57

>>while that is certainly the best way to go for 1080i broadcasts, it is not necessarily the best way to go for 720p broadcasts. <<

Indeed. He could obsess over it and make a list of the resolutions of all the various broadcasts, then reconfigure everything each time he watches TV, all for at best a minuscule improvement in the picture.

Or, he could just pick one setting and watch TV :-)

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RE: Here's the specs. - David Aiken 23:59:38 11/15/07 (4)
I have a digital settop box for off air digital broadcasts in both standard and high definition. It offers the option of choosing a specific resolution or passing the signal in its native resolution. I choose to pass it in native resolution so it reconfigures automatically each time the program resolution changes as I swap channels.

I tried a few tests, decided which option I thought was best, set it and now I simply watch TV. Picking a specific output resolution is not the only option with many digital TV receivers.

David Aiken
- RE: Here's the specs. - Jack G 06:11:03 11/16/07 (3)
  I skipped the set top box completely. I have my cable (coax) going straight into my TV, and use my digital tuner. I have a separate coax going from an attic antenna to my TV for local OTA channels.
  Jack
  - RE: Here's the specs. - David Aiken 13:06:56 11/16/07 (2)
    My TV doesn't have a digital tuner and I get much better picture quality with digital signals, especially on the local OTA high def stations, so I'm stuck with the set-top box until such time as I replace the TV.
    
    Cable isn't an issue for me. I don't have it and, frankly, I don't find my local cable network's offerings enticing.
    
    David Aiken
    - Isn't OTA nice ? - Jack G 13:55:20 11/16/07 (1)
      Its HD has a better picture than the same channels via cable. Idon't watch much cable, only a couple channels.
      jack
      - RE: Isn't OTA nice ? - David Aiken 22:54:00 11/16/07 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Isn't OTA nice ? posted by Jack G on November 16, 2007 at 13:55:20
        
        Don't know about in the US but OTA here in Australia is very nice.
        
        I'm impressed by the improvement I see swapping from the standard def channel to the high def channel for the same broadcast, even on my screen which is 32" and 1366 x 768 resolution.
        
        I only have a standard def disc player at the moment but I'm seriously contemplating a BD player when some version 1.1 players that handle both Dolby and DTS new formats become available here. I think the picture quality I get from a standard def DVD with good image quality is much better than OTA standard def and close to some OTA high def material so I anticipate a high def player doing better than high def OTA quality and that certainly is nothing to sneeze at.
        
        David Aiken

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