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Thread: Sony KF-60WE610 - Can non HDTV picture quality be improved? |
    
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| Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 08:21 am: |
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I have the Sony KF-60WE610 and get some HDTV channels through my Cable provider. DVD's and the HDTV channels look great, but in comparison non-HDTV channels look really grainy. Does anyone know of any settings that can be tweaked on the KF-60WE610 to improve the quality of non HDTV broadcasts? My cable box is hooked up to the TV using component video cables. |
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New member Username: Hampshire
Post Number: 5
Registered: 12-2003
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| Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 03:52 pm: |
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Sorry, not much you can do to a low resolution signal be it cable, satellite, or over the air.
To take advantage of HD signals that will become more commonplace in the future you will need a HD convertor box/receiver $300-$800 as well as a HD cable box upgrade from your provider or HD satellite dish. |
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| Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 04:02 pm: |
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Unless you have a HD tuner attached to your Sony you should not be getting any benefit of HD signals from your cable provider. |
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| Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 04:40 pm: |
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I got a special HD cable box from my cable company so I don't need a separate HD receiver. This however, limits me to the HD Channels my cable provider currently provides, i.e., HBO HDTV, CBS HDTV and about 5 others. The cable box they supplied is the 4200HD from Scientific Atlanta. |
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| Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 05:07 pm: |
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Sweet. Do you pay more monthly for a HD cable box? |
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| Posted on Friday, January 09, 2004 - 08:25 am: |
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No, the monthly cost is the same, but they charged me $30 to come out and install the box, which I could have easily done myself. The cable company would not give me the HD cable box unless they installed it, which I found strange. |
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| Posted on Saturday, January 10, 2004 - 09:26 am: |
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More info on how to get the best PQ from these sets is in this thread.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=331875 |
TheBobGoat Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Saturday, January 10, 2004 - 10:21 am: |
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there are some
Digital Video Essentials
AVIA
and Sound and Vision...
get them at amazon.com, good prices -- i just ordered DVE for 20 bucks |
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