LCD Televisions

[river rat]

Anyone here know much about LCD televsions....
I am curious to know if I can get one and still use my roof antenna or if I must have cable or sat.
Additionally what the heck is DVI and what kind of rough-in in the walls would it require??
TIA

 

[aps45819]

http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/learningcenter/home/TVtypes_video.html

 

[dems4me]

Anyone here know much about LCD televsions....
I am curious to know if I can get one and still use my roof antenna or if I must have cable or sat.
Additionally what the heck is DVI and what kind of rough-in in the walls would it require??
TIA

It seems to me if you want a high quality picture, cable or satellite would be the way to go. I havn't had much luck with antenna's giving a good quality picture. It doesn't seem like you'd give it much justice with an antenna for reception????

 

[Vixen]

It seems to me if you want a high quality picture, cable or satellite would be the way to go. I havn't had much luck with antenna's giving a good quality picture. If you are going to use an antenna, why not just get a used banged up tv set or something?

I just couldn't see going out and paying the bucks to stick bunny ears on my TV set.

 

[aps45819]

Depends on where you are. Channel 9 is now broadcasting in HD

 

[aps45819]

It seems to me if you want a high quality picture, cable or satellite would be the way to go. I havn't had much luck with antenna's giving a good quality picture. It doesn't seem like you'd give it much justice with an antenna for reception????

you need an antenna to recieve satellite

 

[dems4me]

you need an antenna to recieve satellite

I didn't with Dish Network, they suppy a sattelite dish :shrug: Just antenna sucked.

 

[aps45819]

I didn't with Dish Network, they suppy a sattelite dish :shrug: Just antenna sucked.

What the duck do you think that round thing up on the roof was? It's an antenna , not a wok

 

[Penn]

What the duck do you think that round thing up on the roof was? It's an antenna , not a wok

You have to take it real slow with some people, OK?

 

[dems4me]

It worked a hell of a lot better than the antenna that was up on the roof... you aimed it locked on a signal,etc... it was very high tech compared to just an old antenna on the roof. You know there is a difference between the two you idiot. Yes, both act as an antenna but one is a dish and works a heck of a lot better and can be programmed and locked onto a satellite for program viewing, etc... Also, if you are going LCD why not opt to get more than just 3 or 4 channels?

 

[Penn]

It worked a hell of a lot better than the antenna that was up on the roof... you aimed it locked on a signal,etc... it was very high tech compared to just an old antenna on the roof. You know there is a difference between the two you idiot. Yes, both act as an antenna but one is a dish and works a heck of a lot better and can be programmed and locked onto a satellite for program viewing, etc... Also, if you are going LCD why not opt to get more than just 3 or 4 channels?

Because, I think, there aren't that many that can be received yet. It's still on the ground floor as a media, and too damned expensive as well. By 2008, there will be more, or so I read.

Until then, I'll stick with my DirecTV.

 

[dems4me]

Because, I think, there aren't that many that can be received yet. It's still on the ground floor as a media, and too damned expensive as well. By 2008, there will be more, or so I read.

Until then, I'll stick with my DirecTV.

from reading the original post, it sounded as if it was an old existing model that was on the roof :shrug:

 

[Penn]

from reading the original post, it sounded as if it was an old existing model that was on the roof :shrug:

What we're alluding to here is High Definition TV. There are not that many channels available to us here in this area.

DirecTV does broadcast a few channels, but you have to purchase a new receiver and dish(antenna).

Very costly. Somewhere around $600 tp $900. dollars. I'm gonna wait until it comes down more.

 

[aps45819]

It worked a hell of a lot better than the antenna that was up on the roof...

The dish IS an antenna, you dingbat

 

[dems4me]

The dish IS an antenna, you dingbat

and I admitted they both were. Ugh... Just the same as a car is a car, but what would you rather drive - a porche or a 1970s crapped out pinto?

 

[Makavide]

Analog TV signal

Anyone here know much about LCD televsions....
I am curious to know if I can get one and still use my roof antenna or if I must have cable or sat.
Additionally what the heck is DVI and what kind of rough-in in the walls would it require??
TIA

Sooner or later you will need to go either cable or satellite since the analog signals will finally end in 2009 (originally 2006)

 

[FastCarsSpeed]

If you get an LCD make sure it has a tuner in it to get TV channels and you can use an antenna. I think depending on where your located DC is broadcasting 4 channels in HD now over the antenna. Comcast has about 15 channels now in HD.

 

[Jameo]

What the duck do you think that round thing up on the roof was? It's an antenna , not a wok

 

[bcp]

can you make popcorn in that there wok?

 

[sleuth]

I remember the old antenna. We didn't have cable until we were teenagers.
I used to send my dad out in the backyard to turn the antenna so that Channel 4 would come in and I could watch Ducktales.



You might be a redneck...