Would an upconverter make standard definition tv look better on a HDTV?
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As I understand, standard def TV looks bad on HDTV. If I attach an upconverter between my digital tv box (standard def with some hi def channels) and a HDTV will it remove ghosting, jagged edges and other problems caused by playing standard definition tv on HDTVs? I know it improves output from DVDs but not sure about SD TV signal. The main reason I am asking is I that I'm trying to decide if I should get a standard def tv as I am not planning to get HDTV channels for a few years (too expensive here) and I dont want to watch a bad standard def picture on HDTV. Advantage of HDTV would be for my xbox 360 and watching HD-DVDs. If I could get standard def tv to look good (i.e. at least as good as SD tv) I would get a High def tv.
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Answer:
I would suggest a HDMI cable from your cable box to your TV.HDMI ports come standard on some sets but alot don't have them so make sure to look when purchasing a set.I have a Samsung 40 inch LCD HDTV and I too was put off by the way standard definition TV looked on my set.So I heard that HDMI cables improve the picture quality of standard definition.So I bought a Monster HDMI cable and it really improved the quality of standard definition signals.They are fairly expensive though.My cable cost me about 100 bucks at Best Buy.I have a Xbox 360 as well and the difference of quality is amazing on my HD set.SDTV just doesn't cut it in the new generation of gaming in my opinion.
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EVERY HDTV has a built-in upconverter to convert SD signals to its native resolution. Unless you spend thousands on a Faroudja upconverting box, there is nothing much you can do. The TV-internal upconverters are pretty good, but there is so much you can do with a noisy analog signal. If you have digital cable or satellite, HDTV should display SD TV with no major quality problems
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