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In Reply to: Need advice on new LCD/ which is better for reg.cable not HD? posted by benie on November 26, 2006 at 21:31:11:
My parents subscribe to analog cable. Their 40" Sony XBR LCD TV has a built-in tuner, which does decipher subchannels, including the HD feed. Pretty cool. I really like their TV. If I were looking for a 32-37" LCD, I'd check to see if Sony has an XBR model in those sizes.-Lummy The Seahorse
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I'll look for more info on the sonys in the local shop.
I should say I have a Digital box for my cable. But I don't have any HD. ch. I have to see how much they charge for it but I also think I would need a HD digital box as well. Maybe in the New Year?
I guess with my Digital box that I have. Would it be better picture standard cable?
My parents have Comcast analog cable to go with their Sony 40" XBR LCD TV. My wife and I have Dish Network, to go with a regular KDL-46S2000 LCD TV. I have to warn that regular 4:3 programming, which is what the vast majority of channels is, is big and blurry. Your digital cable box may allow you to warp the ratio, so that you can fit a 4:3 into the entire 16:9 screen.I have not had analog cable in my house, so I do not know how different, if at all, it is from non-HD digital channels. Another weird thing is, my parents can get some HD feed from analog cable, but those channels (FOX, CBS, ABC) are different from my HD channels (TNT, Discovery, HDNet, ESPN).
My parents do complain that their analog cable often has "ghosts." Maybe I'm just imagining things, but it seems as though lip-synch error is worse at my place. I dunno, I'll have to let the others chime in on the analog cable vs. non-HD digital cable issue.
I'll drop by a few shop and check things out and I'll get them to put it on the reg. channels and see how things look.
Thanks Ken
receiving analog cable. Does this mean your parents can tune-in the HD channels without "upgrading" to "digital" cable?I'm strongly considering the 46" version of the same Sony.
Thanks,
Terry
In San Francisco, Comcast provides analog cable. With old TV tuners, you'd only receive one broadcast per channel. But with the Sony's tuner, it can receive any subchannel. For example, if you press "2," KTVU's regular broadcast will appear. But if you press 2.1," the HD broadcast will appear. Similarly, channel 7 has several subchannels, one of which is a weather channel.Higher up, there are some music channels, as well. I had read about these subchannels, but never knew what they were, until I hooked up the Sony TV at my parents' place.
Hmmm, I just realized that I haven't put up any pictures of my parents' TV on my xanga blog. Gotta work on that.
nt
Yes, even without a cable box, you can get many many channels and subchannels if your TV has a digital tuner. I can get all my local digital and HD channels, as well as about 30-40 music channels and a *random* VOD (whatever my neighbors watch?) all without the box. I do NOT get premium channels.
Jack
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