Cascade Crew

blue89 · Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:25 am Post subject: Digital Television

I've been noticing something a lot lately and I want to see what everyone else thinks. Has anyone noticed that the video quality of television looks like a bad youtube video? Even new shows on Monday and Tuesday all look really compressed. I'm watching the History Channel right now (yes, 8:20 on a wednsday morning) and it looks just fine. Am I alone here? Commercials look fine, news look fine, just most of the regular shows weither new or reruns.

91RSVert · Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:41 am Post subject:

I personally dont like these new "HD" tv's and some of the digital. Looks to pixilated to me.

Maybe after some of the technology advances some more it will look good.

'92 camaro boss · Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 12:08 pm Post subject:

i don't know what tv's you guy's have been watching but a buddy of mine has an HD tv and his has amazing picture quality.. it's a 720p, i love it when i get to go hook up my xbox over there, pictures alot better then on my regular tv

i have seen a couple "pixelated" looking tvs, but those were on display at walmart and stuff like that.. i just figured it was because they have little kids constantly touching them, and they got cleaned one too many times

brandyland · Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 12:09 pm Post subject:

I'm really happy with our TV and digital cable. Maybe you don't have the right cables......

Schultzy89GTA · Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:09 pm Post subject:

No problems here. TV looks better than ever.

-Schultzy

blue89 · Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:12 pm Post subject:

I'm on DirectTV running an S-Video cable to my 1080p 42" Philips. The TV itself is crazy running my PS3 on HDMI. And most TV programming is fine, but sometimes you can tell it looks like they compressed the video to save space on their servers. Maybe I'll see if I can look at someone elses DirectTV service. It would make sense if it were the service.

brandyland · Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:41 pm Post subject:

Yeah, could be the service. We have Comcast (which has its own issues) but is really nice and clear most of the time.

Twilightoptics · Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:55 pm Post subject:

Al Hasse · Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:12 pm Post subject:

I'm running component (RGB) video to my HDTV and have little issues with the picture. Like already said, Comcast has its own issues, but I ca't really complain about picture quality. I do notice some audio issues on some of the daytime news/talk shows on HD channels where the volume is extremely low. (Comcast??)

blue89 · Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:33 pm Post subject:

Ya, to see HD you need HDMI cable. I'm talking about just normal 480x320 television.

Xophertony · Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:06 pm Post subject:

as of the 13th i will have Verizon Fios with the EXTREME HD package. 150 channels blazing in with an accompanied 20/5 internet connection. i'll report back. Number 1.

91RSVert · Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 5:00 am Post subject:

the tv we have is in the 40 catagory in inches. Uses HDMI cable, on com-craptic network.

But even the tv's at the store, I dont like the HD quality.

Now when I hook my computer up to the tv we have, muahhh. Very fun watching videos your use to in 17", on a big screen. Or attempting to edit pictures on a large screen.