Help - NTSC / Cable on Plasma? - ddc009@hotmail.com

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Was thinking about buying a 50" plasma screen (very interested in watching DVDs in 16:9 format, not as interested in obtaining HD quality resolutions right away but would like to be compatible for the one day I decide to buy an HD tuner..)
Was at Good Guys, saw a DirecTV signal for NBC, CBS etc. (as opposed to the HD demo channel that is always on) displayed on a Fujitsu 50" plasma (and quite a few others, including Sony 42" plasma, etc.), and all were just *horrible*. blurry, etc. asked to put a few dvds on - Monsters inc. looked great, Braveheart had lots of pixelation, grain (from the transfer? my copy at home is not nearly as bad/noticeable on my standard 32" sony trinitron)
So, I'd like to upgrade to large screen (bigger than my current 32" and 35" TVs) 16:9 format for my DVD watching, but my kids and etc. will still be watching regular ntsc (we have analog cable) cartoons and shows all the time, help, what should i buy?
People say digital cable doesn't help, satellite is supposed to help but what i saw in good guys on the plasma screens sucked compared to my current analog 4:3 TVs..
Should I forget the plasma screens and get a rear-projection 60" TV in 16:9 format, or will I have the same problems with NTSC regular shows from cable? Help, any opinions?
thanks

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Topic - Help - NTSC / Cable on Plasma? - ddc009@hotmail.com 19:35:57 11/16/02 (4)

Line doubler.... - WakaJoWaka 13:38:44 11/26/02 (0)

Garbage in, garbage out. - Harmonia 10:05:19 11/20/02 (0)

Re: Help - NTSC / Cable on Plasma? - Lasermeister 14:36:06 11/17/02 (0)

Re: NTSC / Cable on Plasma? - Estes 07:42:13 11/17/02 (0)

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