Dec 11
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Widescreen Tv

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When I bought my first LCD widescreen TV, I thought that the standard resolution was alright. Then curiosity killed the cat. I decided to invest on a HD LNB.

An LNB is a low noise block converter. If your not a techie, it's the feed horn, or the part of your satellite dish that receives the signals. If you're planning to receive HD TV, you have to invest in a special LNB.

THE BEAUTY OF HDTV

After my receiver was updated, I tested out an HD channel. After doing so, it was so hard to turn back to the standard resolution channels. HD allows the programs to be more vibrant and have more clarity.

If you're using a regular CRT (tube) television, you probably won't notice that much difference. However, if you have one of the newer widescreen TV's (37 inches and up), the difference will be obvious. I'm sure that you will find HD programming as stunning as I have.

INVESTING ON A DIRECTV HD LNB

If you're looking to upgrade your current DirecTV satellite system, you'll have to consider the type of dish you have. There are 2 main dishes that can have HD LNB upgrades or replacements. They are the Phase II and Phase III dish.

If you have the Phase II dish, you can get a Sat-C upgrade. It's a simple kit that attaches and additional LNB to your current Phase II setup.

For Phase III owners, you'll have the 3 LNB block with HD compatibility.

Basically, these 2 dish types allow you to get channels from satellite 110. The previous satellite configuration allowed the consumer to receive channels from 101, 110 and 119 degrees.

FOCUSING ON THE FUTURE OF HD

With technology constantly changing, you'll have to keep up if you want the best in high definition. If you've decided that all you want is HD, you'll want to replace your whole system. This replacement includes the dish with LNB and the receiver.

When DirecTV introduced MPEG-4, equipment upgrades were necessary. With MPEG-4, consumers would be able to receive more channels since there was more compression. You'll need the DirecTV AT9 Ku/Ka Dish and a HD-compatible receiver such as the DirecTV H20.

With this MPEG-4 system, you'll be able to receive channels from more satellites. DirecTV satellite 99 and 103 degrees will allow you to receive even more HD channels and extend your local HD channel reception.

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. QUESTION:
    widescreen tv?
    3weeks ago i purchase a polaroid 37" lcd res 1366x768 resolution tv 2 small picture on major channels abc/nbc/cbs very grainy.Exchanged for sanyo 42" widescreen res 1024x768 same results.have dish network no HDTV yet.the sanyo reviews were pretty good.now i see they have aJVC 56" Widescreen LCD HDTV w/ Built-in Digital Tuner 1280x720 resolution about to try this hopeing for a better picture.does anybody know if any of these tv"s can get a decent picture withou HD signal.already gave my crt 32" sony away so i have to get something .

    • ANSWER:
      Well it's NOT your TV that is bad....you have a High Definition TV set that displays GREAT HD pictures!

      The problem is the LOW DEFINITION TV signals, since they are "line doubled"......That means they take ONE line and write it twice to your TV screen, which Magnifys the picture and now you see all the "shortcomings" of the older type of signal. Also, the low definition signals are analog and not a digital signal...Analog signals have some noise and digital signals are absolutely noise free!

      So that's why 2 DIFFERENT brands of TV show such icky pictures......but don't worry, they will be going away in the future.

      Of course IF YOU WANT THE BEST, purchase the Hitachi 51F59 WIDE Screen TV....now that has the 1080 Native Resolution, costs only 0 and has a built in DIGITAL TUNER! That will get your LOCAL stations in Digital and provide a much better picture on local stations until you can get a HIGH DEFINITION Satellite or Cable box !

      You'll see a HIGHER resolution than the JVC or the Sanyo or the Polaroid could ever get! And the best thing....it doesn't cost an arm and a leg to repair it....and all TVs eventually have at least one repair in the life of the TV.

      Just think....you could grab your old antenna, hook it up to the Hitachi 51F59 and be recieving NOISE FREE local stations as soon as you hook it up....And YES, it is razor sharp reception, but it isn't HD until you hook up a set-top box from your Cable/Satellite company.

      Heck I got impatient and purchased a Voom DSR550 HD reciever and started recieving HD local stations. NOW with my low def satellite and my HD local reciever, I turn on the PIP, use Local HD and Satellite's Locals and compare the two right next to each other....IT is totally different pictures between the two on the same station!! I watched Law and Order, and on Low Def the guy had a 5 o'clock shadow, while he had 3-4 day stubble on HIGH DEF !! Wow! What a difference! And you can see the weave of the fabrics! And the bark on trees! And Freckles, Zits, and Bushy Eyebrows!
      Looks like you're sitting right next to them!

  2. QUESTION:
    Widescreen TV?
    Who was the first person to suggest that widescreen TV and Computer monitors were a good idea!
    Most documents are set up in portrait format, not landscape! Photographs of people are again mainly portrait to get a close up at full height.
    Most tv and film sets include close ups of people or rooms, they are much better represented in a 'square' format, even football close ups have to be back further to show the full person taking a kick etc.
    Bring back the old formats, i'm sure it was just a marketing ploy, 'fashion' statement to get people to change their tvs, I know my friends aren't rich but every LCD I have seen is nowhere the quality of my old B&O (secondhand), especially when watching sport. I know I will be called a ludite but it is my opinion!
    I see your points re the natural world etc so why does someone not tell the business commmmunity and make them produce documents, letters etc in landscape!

    • ANSWER:
      The answer is there is no one format that is best for everything. But, on average, widescreen is better for a wider range of subject matter than 4:3 (which wasn't "portrait" anyway).

      The human field of vision tends to be wide not high. That is why most movies are shot in widescreen format. See the link for further info, and look at the examples of what one loses by using a non-widescreen ("fullscreen") format to watch movies.

      Printers can switch between landscape and portrait because no one format is best. Taking a picture with a camera can be done in either orientation (portrait for people, landscape for scenery). It's the same with TV or computer monitors. And the latter can sometimes be rotated to allow either mode.

      You can use whichever you prefer ... but overall, most consumers appreciate the advantages of widescreen HDTVs and computer monitors.

  3. QUESTION:
    How do i set up my DVD player to show full widescreen on my tv.?
    When i play widescreen dvd's, they show up on my widescreen tv with black bars on top and down. How do i get the full widescreen view on a widescreen tv without the black bars.

    • ANSWER:
      This is a common problem, and the answer is likely one of the following (or perhaps a combination of the two).

      1) Check your DVD player settings (note: not your TV). You should have an "aspect ratio" or "TV output" setting that lets you choose one of the following:

      - 4:3 (Full Screen)
      - 16:9 (Widescreen)

      Select 16:9, make sure your TV is in the 16:9 mode (not one of the 4:3 expanded or stretch modes), and you should be good to go.

      2) If you've checked #1 and found that this wasn't the problem, OR if you've checked #1, found it was the problem, but still see black bars on the top and bottom when viewing some movies, then it is likely due to the aspect ratio of the original film.

      Films are shot in a bunch of varied aspect ratios. Some of the more typical are:

      - 1.33:1 -- This is called Academy Standard, and is most commonly referred to as full frame, full screen, or 4:3. Non-HDTV television programs are displayed in an aspect ration similar to this and all films that were shot before the 1950's were filmed in this format. When correctly displayed on a Widescreen TV, you should see vertical black bars on the left and right side of the screen.

      - 1.85:1 -- After the invention of the television (hello 1950's!) the exhibition branch of the studio system was in a downward spiral. How do you keep audiences from staying at home and watching the boob tube? Why, a new aspect ratio that is not available on the TV, that's how! Enter the age of widescreen. This aspect ratio is most commonly referred to as 16:9, and many HDTV television programs are displayed in this format. Your widescreen TV is 16:9, so films in this format will display without any bars whatsoever. Pop some popcorn and enjoy!

      - 2.35:1 -- What's wider than widescreen? Why this aspect ratio, which is commonly referred to as anamorphic widescreen, or cinemascope. Special lenses are used to achieve this aspect ratio, and many epics are filmed in this format (think Lawrence of Arabia and it's sense of desert grandeur). It is also commonly adopted by auteurs seeking to further accentuate their individual style (think Wes Anderson's use of anamorphic in his films -- Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums for example). When viewing films shot in this format, you will experience black bars at the top and bottom of the screen to help accommodate the wider aspect ratio. This is normal, and there is no way around this, unless you (GASP!) choose to use a 16:9 zoom setting on your TV, but this detracts from the viewing experience.

      This was a little long winded, but I hope it helps!

  4. QUESTION:
    How do regular screen videos show up on a widescreen TV?
    Since widescreen shows appear on a normal TV with black bars on the top and bottom, do regular screen shows appear on a widescreen TV with the top and bottom cropped off?
    I still have a regular CRT TV, and I don't want to buy a flatscreen if a lot of shows are gonna be cropped and distorted.

    • ANSWER:
      As you said, widesreens shows appear on a normal TV (i.e. CRT TV) with black bars at the top and bottom. While viewing such videos, observe that the picture formed between the black bars is in the aspect ratio 16:9 i.e. if wide is 16 units then height is 9 units. It means the wide of the video is much more than its height and hence its called widescreen. This is how widescreen videos are made viewable on CRT TV by sandwiching the picture between two black stripes.

      The conventional or regular aspect ratio is 4:3 and not 16:9 or widescreen. 14:9 is a just conceived technology. Therefore, 4:3 could be termed "regular screen shows".

      Regular screen videos (i.e that which has an aspect ratio of 4:3 and forms a full screen in a CRT TV) can be made to appear in a Wide screen TV in any of the following manner:

      1. In the wide screen TV, selecting the option 4:3 as the aspect ratio will make regular screen videos appear with black stripes on both the left and right sides of the TV. The picture formed will not be deformed and will be in the ration 4:3

      2. Selecting the option 16:9 will stretch regular videos horizontally. Therefore, the picture formed will not be natural. Image will appear to be heightless and the aspect ration will be 16:9.

      CRT TV out performs LCD/LED TV in many ways.
      Cheerio to your CRT TV!

      I'd also responded to a similar question with additinal info. For added info plz follow this link:
      http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ApDyGxDatjqZ_Db5tGFHmdrh5gt.;_ylv=3?qid=20100703082307AAD2Cyq&show=7#profile-info-BsS5GRsdaa

  5. QUESTION:
    How do i make my widescreen tv use the whole screen for movies it still has black bars on top and bottom?
    I can't seem to get my new LG Plasma 42" widescreen TV to use the whole screen on widescreen format movies. I am using my PS2 to play the movies, and have messed with the aspect settings on both the TV and the PS2, and no matter what I do the movies still have the black bar on the top and bottom. It seems as if all it does is stretches the sides out!!!! I can use an option on my TV called "Zoom" but all it does it cuts off a little bit of the bars, but doesn't remove them. Once again I have an LG 42PC3DV 42" Plasma TV. ANY help appreciated, thanks!

    • ANSWER:
      There is more than one aspect ratio used for widescreen. 16:9 or 1.78:1 is just one. There is also 2.39:1 and 1.85:1. 16:9 is the only one that will fill up your screen fully. The other two 2.39:1 and 1.85:1 will give you black bars on the top and bottom. Look at the box for your widescreen movie and see what aspect ratio the movie is in.



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