Re: Here's my issue with this new fangled crap

Deke wrote:
"Peter Stolz" <pstolz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Get the biggest HDTV you can afford.
HDTV on a small screen does not compute. Period.
And heres some conversions that might help.
To get a 27" 4:3 size picture, you'll need a 33" 16:9 screen
36"
44"
42.5" 52"
45.8" 56"
50.7" 62"
So if you want to watch SD 4:3 programming, or old tapes without
stretching
them horizontally, (which I personally hate)
the above chart will help.

And spring for a GOOD VHF/UHF outdoor antenna, and put it somewhere that
will allow you to aim it easily. Or buy a rotor to go with it.

Good luck!

D


That's what somebody was telling me. I never thought about it, but it's
logical. And I don't know how anybody can even watch a stretched out
screen. Won't I either get a digital signal or nothing at all?
Thanks,
Pete

Correct. There are other side effects of poor signal (pixelation, where the
picture dissolves into small blocks, frame freeze, where the picture breaks
up, then just freezes)
but generally, you either have a perfect picture, or none at all.
Unfortunately, using an indoor antenna wont give you the
best reception, unless you are close to the transmitters.
However, on the other side of the coin, I have a friend who sells HD
equipment, from satellite to LG and JVC HDTVs.
We live in a hilly part of the country (the Ozarks) and people have had to
put up rather large outdoor antennas just to get analog broadcasts. One of
his selling points is a piece of
coax, with about a foot of insulation stripped off the end.
He hooks that up to the antenna input, and 9 times out of ten it will get
him a perfect digital picture. Its not stable, moving the cable or people
moving in the showroom will kill the picture, but its pretty awesome to
people who have always had a ghosty, snowy picture, even after installing a
huge antenna, with amplifier. With digital, its all or nothing.
Anyway, measure the place you want to put the TV, then buy the biggest you
can afford. And a good outdoor VHF/UHF antenna. I watch a 60" tv from 14'
away, its awesome.

D


That's interesting. I live about 40 miles from Green Bay, and it's not real hilly, but my TV will go in the basement so I'll have to put up an antenna. I'll be sure to pick out a good one. I'll probably be able to get to a 37" but that's about it because of current space restrictions. My TV needs are modest and I'll be able to put the flat panel closer to where I sit. I'm used to watching a 27" Sony XBR from about 10' so a 37" from 8' will be much better, even taking your chart into consideration.
Thanks!
Pete
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