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• Re: HDTV on Cable? - Marc 13:55:37 10/04/01 (3)
  In Reply to: HDTV on Cable? posted by Ron on September 28, 2001 at 19:14:43:

  To clarify a bit--to properly display a Hi-Def signal, the tv must of course be capable of doing so... I don't know of any monitor/tv that has an HD input that does not require component...(3 cables).

  S-video is not HD.
  Composite is not HD.

  You can of course display a digital signal in standard definition through any input to the tv.

  I've had an HD tv for 1.5 years now, and have a TimeWarner HD converter box.
  
  

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  • Re: HDTV on Cable? - mikenificent1 13:15:00 10/07/01 (2)
    In Reply to: Re: HDTV on Cable? posted by Marc on October 04, 2001 at 13:55:37:

    > I've had an HD tv for 1.5 years now, and have a TimeWarner HD > converter box.

    Wow, what part of NY do you live? How much is the service, how many channels, does it include HD HBO and Showtime, and what kind of outputs on the box?

    Thanks
    Mike

    
    
    

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    • Re: HDTV on Cable? - MarcS 13:55:15 10/09/01 (1)
      In Reply to: Re: HDTV on Cable? posted by mikenificent1 on October 07, 2001 at 13:15:00:

      I'm in NC, not NY...

      The output on the Scientific Atlanta 2000HD box are component...

      I can only get HBO and Showtime in HD--that's all that TimeWarner cable offers.

      The HD box is the same price as the digital box, about $7.95/month.

      SHO and HBO the usual, about $10 each...
      
      

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      • Re: HDTV on Cable? - mikenificent1 15:58:57 10/10/01 (0)
        In Reply to: Re: HDTV on Cable? posted by MarcS on October 09, 2001 at 13:55:15:

        can the same box be used for regular cable as well?

        Thanks for the info
        Mike
        
        

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• Re: HDTV on Cable? - Taco 05:38:55 10/03/01 (1)
  In Reply to: HDTV on Cable? posted by Ron on September 28, 2001 at 19:14:43:

  How do you think Satellites are able to get HDTV signals NOW through RG6 cables? In fact, with digital signals the quality of the cable is less important than with analog. (this per Jon R when I was hooking up my satellite, he said to just get the regular Belden 1694A and not the full teflon version).
  
  

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  • Re: HDTV on Cable? - Marc 12:02:31 10/17/01 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: HDTV on Cable? posted by Taco on October 03, 2001 at 05:38:55:

    Ah, but you won't get an RG6 HD output from a converter box... It'll either be component or RGB...
    
    

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• Re: HDTV on Cable? - KA 08:21:52 10/01/01 (3)
  In Reply to: HDTV on Cable? posted by Ron on September 28, 2001 at 19:14:43:

  It is not that great news. HDTV are still VERY expensive!!! A 32 inch Sony cost over $1,500!!!
  
  

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  • dollar cost averaging - petew 17:51:24 10/06/01 (2)
    In Reply to: Re: HDTV on Cable? posted by KA on October 01, 2001 at 08:21:52:

    $1500 divided by 365 (the number of days you watch TV) = $4.11/day

    you can't afford $4.11/day for the thing you do mostly with your free time? the thing that tells you who you are and what you need?

    think about it...

    hey, I like to shoot dope. (I support the Taliban by using heroin daily)

    i wish i could do that for $4.11 / day !

    you vote with your $, even if you don't know it.

    oh, wait...say your new Sony TV lasts 10 years:

    that's $0.411/day

    you can't afford 41 cents per day?

    ...i bet you carry a balance on your credit card month to month

    you can't afford that either.

    "in a democracy, you get the government you deserve"
    
    

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    • well said - Mikenificent1 13:12:49 10/07/01 (1)
      In Reply to: dollar cost averaging posted by petew on October 06, 2001 at 17:51:24:

      It's one thing to hear the average joe blo who doesn't care about quality to whine about such prices, but to hear it from a "supposed" audio video enthusiast is sickening. $1500 is NOT a lot for an HDTV!!! When HTDV was first rolled out $3000 was the magic number, now we have it at $1500 and there is still cry babies! No wonder the average consumer hasn't bought an HDTV yet! If an "enthusiast" won't buy one how the hell do you expect the mass to buy one?
      Before anyone asks, I WILL be buying an HDTV within the next four months (Sony VPL-VH11HT), so I will be supporting the HDTV movement! hooray! LOL. You vote with your wallet, and I want my HDTV! (now if Dire Straits could do a remake with Sting singing “I want my HDTV” with a big ad campaign saying the same, that would be excellent!)
      
      
      

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      • ah...well....I'm all talk - petew 15:04:30 10/11/01 (0)
        In Reply to: well said posted by mikenificent1 on October 07, 2001 at 13:12:49:

        I'm not about to spend $1500 on a TV either.

        Heck, that's almost a month's worth of Guinness Extra Stout.

        In heaven, there is no bier

        That's why we drink it here

        And when we leave from here

        Our Friends will be drinking all the bier
        
        

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• Re: HDTV on Cable? - SysInfo 20:49:20 09/28/01 (0)
  In Reply to: HDTV on Cable? posted by Ron on September 28, 2001 at 19:14:43:

  Rumor is correct, somewhat. It will not force company nothing, but will force you to buy new TV. That'a about rumor.

  75Ohm cable can handle any signal, no problem. But converter that will show on a market will not have RF out, so your TV will have to have A/V input, or you can use VCR for this purpose.
  
  
  

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