Just got the new 3lcd E series sony 61" Sony HDTV and the games on HDTV are fabulous. The problem is that the non hdtv games are horendous. ESPN gameplan gamea re flat out horrible, the mlb package is pretty bad too. I used to have a Sony 53" digitial and the non hdtv games don't come anywhere close to that quality. Are there any ajdustments to my TV that I can make to get the non hdtv games in any better? Thanks.
Mr Teaser said:
The only I could suggest outside of you settings on your TV (make sure display format is at 1080i or better and etc. if available) is to look at using a better cable although it won't that much of a difference (even using the expensive cables). Enjoy the HD though, it's like looking at someone right in front of you.
I've had HD for over a year and have had this problem explained to me. As I understand it, there's an incompatibility with the HD sets (and boxes) and the technology of the nonHD channels. It's an analog/digital thing. In my area they are making advances to convert the nonHD channels to the digital technology. There's been significant improvements on some stations. Eventually everything will come in fine. However, I'm not sure when that will be.
Upgrading to Monster cables will only burn money in your pockets
If you just purchased your HDTV and you want the most bang for your buck, look at someone in your area who is certified in tuning it...You'll notice the biggest difference you've ever seen
There is a technical term for these people who do the tuning, but the name escapes me..Ask your local high end home theatre store.....They will know what you mean right off the bat
If you just purchased your HDTV and you want the most bang for your buck, look at someone in your area who is certified in tuning it...You'll notice the biggest difference you've ever seen
There is a technical term for these people who do the tuning, but the name escapes me..Ask your local high end home theatre store.....They will know what you mean right off the bat
David Matthews said:
I'm no expert but it could be two things: If you TV has a pic size button, you may have the setting on "theater wide" this will cause you screen to enlarge like a movie screen, my TV does this whenever I use an input button outside of my HD setting. See if you can change it to "Natural" or "Fullscreen". You can also check you menu options and my TV has a feature where I can calibrate the screen position. If you have this you may want to see if that helps.
These TV's thrive on a 1080 HD feed. Non HD or Non digital will suffer greatly in picture quality. I paid 400 to have mine calibrated and it did help the anolog channels a bit, but they will never look good on a digital TV. Calibration will greatly improve the HD channels. I have the Samsung 50" DLP RP.
Good information. $400 huh? Wow. I might pay that but that's a pretty steep price. You consider it money well spent?
I do have a zoom setting on my TV, but it's not showing. By the way, if I shrink the screen down to 4:3, the edges are still cut off so I wonder if it's a problem with my signal from Cox Cable possibly.
I do have a zoom setting on my TV, but it's not showing. By the way, if I shrink the screen down to 4:3, the edges are still cut off so I wonder if it's a problem with my signal from Cox Cable possibly.
My guess is you need the DVI cable (same cable for digital connection on a PC video card). I had the cable guy come to my house 3 times with 3 cable boxes before they figured out the the DVI port is not "activated" on the boxes they use. Im not getting HD until my cable co uses the right ports..or i switch to satellite.
