Hello, I recently bought a Samsung TX-T2793H which is an HD ready 27 inch 1080i TV. I also have Atlantic broadband digital cable, which is a step above standard cable but not HD by any means. I am using the A/V in to connect the cable from the wall into my box (Scientific Atlanta Explorer 3000) and the A/V out to connect the box to the TV. My question is this, is there some way to either upscale my signal by using a different cord setup, upgrading my box, or changing some setting? Or maybe downscale my TV resolution to complement my lower grade cable signal? Upgrading to HD tv is sort of not an option because Atlantic broadband is the only cable provider in my area so my bill is radical enough with just standard cable +HBO. If I upgrade to HD it'd be like buying a brand new HD ready TV every month. The picture I get on the tv is not horrible, but it is like I am watching a video feed that is meant to be seen on a small resolution TV and is being stretched to fit my new HD TV. Think of creating a beautiful masterpiece in MSPaint with a monitor resolution of 800x600 then sending it to a PC with 1280x800 or something. I would of just got another old school non-HD TV but it seems that have been removed from the market, and I got this new samsung for a steal at $225.
sounds like your shafted. Upsaclling is'nt all its cracked up to be and I do noty know if hardware is available for your scenario. You cannot change the native resolution of your panel. Any image you feed it (including HD) will be scaled to the native resolution by the TV. The native resolution is probably 1366 x 768 or perhaps higher and not sure where you are but if your signal is NTSC is only 480 lines (or something like that).
Don't forget that you can always erect an antenna or run a basic cable line into your tv to get your local channels HD channels for free. The FCC mandates that the local over the air channels must be free. I would also check to make sure all of your video aspect ratio options on your tv and maybe even cable box are set up correctly. Since your TV is a 4:3 tube tv it should render SDTV well and HDTV even better. byngo incorrectly stated... This would be true for any TV that isn't a Tube based (CRT) tv. The TV in question has a max resolution of 1024x1080i and it can change to and from 680x480i to 1080i depending on the source material. Thats the great thing about CRTs. byngo as incorrectly stated... {quote]Upsaclling is'nt all its cracked up to be and I do noty know if hardware is available for your scenario. [/quote] You can buy video scalers that are far better than are what in most big-box retailer TVs and cable/satellite boxes. But for this case I don't think it would be appropriate as the good ones cost 5-10x as much as your tv does at regular price. Ced
