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Mousebaby

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Penn said:
I haven't seen the Wal*Mart displays, so I can't comment on it. I DID see a number of 1080p HD TVs at Best Buy, and the difference between the average display on those TVs, and the one they were displaying a Blu-Ray DVD movie on was stark!
I asked a salesperson if the difference in the formats were THAT great, where the Blu-Ray just jumped out at you vs. the other displays? He told me that the other TVs were running on a 720p signal, and yes, there is a distinct difference.
I purchased a Monster Cable 1.3 version, HDMI cable, which can transfer signals up to 6.68 gigs per second. No complaints whatsoever!

This Panasonic 42" plasma display rocks now! :lmao:
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Mine is 1080 but because I am stuck with metrocrap I only get 720! Pisses me off too, cause I spent months looking for the right tv! Then about 2 months after I got it I started losing my signal so I called dish, they came out and told me it was because of the tall pines behind the house. I can't down those trees, they is a tad bit large. :mad:
 
glhs837

glhs837

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Dont get me wrong, I'm a firm believer in Blu-Ray and 1080p. Have it myself and love it, hell, now I can even tell between 1080i and p. Not a huge difference at that level, but after a while the slight sharpness difference is noticable.

So, yep, the difference between 720p and 1080p is quite noticable, agreed. Now, about the cables. The Gbps rating is another way of expressing the point I made above about the MHz. the below quote is from the linked site.

HDMI :: Press

Higher speed: HDMI 1.3 increases its single-link bandwidth from 165MHz (4.95 gigabits per second) to 340 MHz (10.2 Gbps) to support the demands of future high definition display devices, such as higher resolutions,
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Combine that quote with this one.......

However, "the expectation" (as expressed by HDMI) is that any cables that pass today's HDMI test at 165MHz will pass the new test at 340MHz. This is because HDMI sinks (such as HDTVs) are required to use an equalizer technology for signal speeds above 165MHz, and this equalizer technology compensates for the signal losses when the interface is clocked all the way up to 340MHz without any modifications.
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and what you end up with is that any cable capable of 4.9Gpbs will support 10.2 Gpbs. What makes the difference is the source, not the cable. Yes, I was being a slight smart ass saying its the same as a coat hangar, that was a test of Monsters speaker wire:) But any cable certified as HDMI will pass 1080p signals just fine.
 
glhs837

glhs837

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Mousebaby said:
Mine is 1080 but because I am stuck with metrocrap I only get 720! Pisses me off too, cause I spent months looking for the right tv! Then about 2 months after I got it I started losing my signal so I called dish, they came out and told me it was because of the tall pines behind the house. I can't down those trees, they is a tad bit large. :mad:
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Hmm, my TV, which reports resolution when you select a source, says Metrocast is at 1080i. Is one of our TVs lying to us? Or is it a difference in set top boxes? Whats telling you your at 720?
 
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Mousebaby

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glhs837 said:
Hmm, my TV, which reports resolution when you select a source, says Metrocast is at 1080i. Is one of our TVs lying to us? Or is it a difference in set top boxes? Whats telling you your at 720?
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When I switch over to HD it says it's being broadcast in 720. :shrug:
 
glhs837

glhs837

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On your television? Some networks only broadcast in 720, some 1080i. I'll take a peek at Fox when I get home, they are supposed to be 720 exclusively. I might have my TV set to automatically upconvert 720 to 1080, I dont recall right now.
 
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buttercupp

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BS Gal said:
Well, when I go to the grocery store and come home with a HUGE steak and say, "ya know, when they're sitting there with all the other steaks, they don't look so big" and then when I get it home, all by itself on a plate, it's very big.

Same thing happened when I sent DR out shopping for a big screen t.v. :lol: He kind of blew the budget. :ohwell:

On the other hand, I will see the Chargers on the big screen.
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Don't feel bad, we went to Bestbuy for the Presidents Day Sale. Went way over budget, but they were offering 0% for 2 years. But we got what we wanted. :yahoo: but :nomoney:
 
Penn

Penn

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glhs837 said:
On your television? Some networks only broadcast in 720, some 1080i. I'll take a peek at Fox when I get home, they are supposed to be 720 exclusively. I might have my TV set to automatically upconvert 720 to 1080, I dont recall right now.
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That is what my Panasonic TH-42PZ700u is set to. I noticed a review of it in C-NET, and the reviewer suggested adjusting it, with the user controls, that a calibration expert found to be the best settings. It's not nearly has bright as you see it in a showroom. It does not have to be so, in a normal living room environment.
The TV will display any format between 480I to 1080P, upconverting the signal, when needed.
 
glhs837

glhs837

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Hey, Mousebaby, I think I might have your answer. I'm assuming you have the Motorola DVR box, single or dual tuner. Heres what might be happening. That box has a setup menu, in there you can select max resolution.

So, as follows.

1. Have your whole system turned on, EXCEPT the cable box, make sure its turned off by hitting the power button. (That doesnt really turn it off,nothing except pulling the power cord off. )
2. Now, hit the menu button.

That should bring up a menu, one of the options will be the resolution setting. See if yours i set to 720p.

How to use a Motorola DVR/Setup - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks

The cable guys are still getting a handle on this, some know more than others.
 
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Mousebaby

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glhs837 said:
Hey, Mousebaby, I think I might have your answer. I'm assuming you have the Motorola DVR box, single or dual tuner. Heres what might be happening. That box has a setup menu, in there you can select max resolution.

So, as follows.

1. Have your whole system turned on, EXCEPT the cable box, make sure its turned off by hitting the power button. (That doesnt really turn it off,nothing except pulling the power cord off. )
2. Now, hit the menu button.

That should bring up a menu, one of the options will be the resolution setting. See if yours i set to 720p.

How to use a Motorola DVR/Setup - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks

The cable guys are still getting a handle on this, some know more than others.
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GOT IT!!! :yahoo:

Thank you!!! :huggy:
 
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