I’m 99% sure that India do not have a single TV Channel that is HDTV enabled! To enjoy your HDTV, one have to realized the fact that it needs a HD Cable or Satellite feed. Even most DVDs are common DVDs and not HD enabled. So, if most of the common visual quality that we encounter here in India are non-High-Definition, why should you look out for one or why should Shops sell one? Here are some fact that one should keep in mind to help decide if they should go for a HDTV or not. Of course, if you are a serious console gamer (PS3, Xbox 360), go for it.
HDTV needs an HD feed
Just plugging your regular cable or satellite box (Dish TV) into your new HD set won’t get you a high-def picture. You’ll need to contact your cable or satellite provider and ask for an HD set-top box (satellite subscribers may also have to upgrade their dishes), and you may want to sign up for an HD subscription plan, as well which are costlier.
Your HDTV/set-top box/cables must be configured properly
First, make sure you’re using the right inputs when connecting your HD set-top box to your HDTV. You must use either the component-video inputs (a trio of RCA-type plugs, marked “Y,” “Pb,” and “Pr”) the DVI input or the HDMI input. The composite and S-Video connectors on your TV can’t receive HD signals, so if the cable guy starts hooking those inputs up, time to raise the red flag. Also, your cable or satellite HD box must be set to send an HD signal to your display; go to the set-top box menu and look for the display settings, and select either 720p or 1080i (depending on the native resolution of your HDTV). Finally, once you’re ready to watch HD, make sure you’re watching the right channel.
All Indian TV Channels are Standard Definition
You’re doing injustice if you are planning to use your HDTV mostly to watch the Indian TV Channels.
SD typically looks terrible on an HDTV
Standard-def shows can look remarkably bad on a 50-inch display. Imagine taking a grainy Polaroid picture and blowing it up to monster size.
HDTV screens are wider than SD pictures
Because HDTV screens have a wide 16:9 aspect ratio, your new set will stretch the boxy 4:3 shape of a standard-definition show to fill the screen, which will make everything look short and squat. You have two choices: either live with the short-and-squat look on your SD channels, or dig into your HD set-top box settings and add sidebars to the SD channels. Yes, you’ll have to deal with black bars on the left and right sides of the screen.
An upconverting DVD player doesn’t turn standard DVDs into HD
There are DVD players that upconvert standard-def DVDs to 1080i or even 1080p, but make no mistake; because the source DVD disc is standard definition, you’re still watching an SD picture (albeit, one that’s been extrapolated to HD proportions). If you want true HD images from your DVD player, you’ll have to pay a hefty sum to buy those Blu-ray or HD DVD drive.
Inspired by an article on a similar topic - Six Must-Know HDTV Facts. Look at the original article Audioholics.
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