why is the picture quality on my new hdtv worse then my old anolog tv? It’s a vizio va220e lcd?

Messi asked:

I use directv as my tv source.

Comments (2) Posted in TVs

Subscribe RSS 2.0 feed. Leave a response, or Trackback from your own site.

mexicotv - February 18th, 2010 at 3:57 am
You need to be connected to your Direct TV receiver with a HDMI cable (get a Direct TV receiver that has a HDMI output) and subscribe to digital HD service from Direct TV. If you are not watching HiDefinition the quality of your pix is likely to be less than your analog TV.
kg7or - February 18th, 2010 at 4:24 am
The answer may lie in how you’re connected from your satellite receiver to your new TV. Satellite receivers typically have an analog output (selectable with ch. 3 or 4) for input into a VCR or the tuner of an old analog TV via its antenna jack. They’ll also usually have some combination of HDMI, component, S-video, and composite outputs.

Your new TV will work best with an HDMI (single cable with a flat rectangular plug) or component connection (blue-green-red video plus red-white audio).

If you’ve connected from your satellite receiver via its analog output jack to your TV’s antenna input jack, you’ll get the situation you’ve described. Modern HDTVs are designed for a digital input and must compromise an analog video signal in order to display it. That’s why watching an analog cable channel or VCR playback will often look better on an old analog TV than a new digital set.

Connect your satellite receiver as recommended above and select the appropriate input with your TV’s remote. You can then change channels with the satellite remote. That should solve it.

LCD Picture