HD with antenna?

Question

The new TV is HDTV, and I already like the picture quality from DVD's Am I correct that the picture seen from a DVD player is NOT high definition?

I don't think I will drop the additional chunk of change to upgrade my cable subscription to get digital. It requires a box, and gets me a slew of new channels that I don't want. But... I'd like to take a look at what picture quality this TV can provide.

Can I hook up an outside TV antenna to the 75 ohm input and get HDTV from broadcast? It so, I may experiment. It may be difficult just to get a good signal, but I can get a 'useable' signal with rabbit ears, so an outdoor antenna may just do it.

...Dave

comcastss news groups · Accepted Answer

I can tell you the HD picture I get from my HD cable box is MUCH better than any of the DVDs I play. With The DVDs you are not getting HD. I know you can get HD signal with an antenna but I dont know is you need a special one. I'll be trying that out soon as the money Im paying to comcast for phone TV and Internet is a small fortune!!

Steve

Dave Edwards · Answer

Thanks Steve...I am on comcast myself. The price has been going up to the point where I may soon make a change also.  By the way...I have Vonage for phone service, and it works great.  I may put an antenna up myself and forget about comcast for now!...Dave

comcastss news groups · Answer

Dave, The dvr that comcast rents is pretty cool.Dual tuners with built in hard drive to record shows in HD.Steve

RickyBobby · Answer

I took a shot on this whole HDTV thing by buying the 600 dollar beginners model from WalMart. I went across the street to a place called 99 Cent Only store and bought a 99 cent rabbit ears antenna. When I got home I unpacked the TV and attached the ninety-nine cent rabbit ears and scanned the channels and got about six of them in full screen HD awesomeness. I live in a compact area called Las Vegas and all of the big antennas are within a few miles but for me the results are awesome. The point is that the over-the-air stuff really does work with HDTV internal tuners if you are fortunate enough to be with a strong signal area.

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