Question by Jason A: Is regular standard-def content WORSE on an LCD compared to a tube television?
I have heard a lot about how Standard-Def content (e.g. regular television shows) doesn’t look great on HD LCD TVs, but I am wondering if Standard-Def stuff actually looks WORSE on an HD LCD TV compared to a regular Standard-Def tube TV.
Thanks for any info.
Best answer:
Answer by agb90spruce
In some cases yes (even assuming you watch the same size and from the same distance). It’s a matter of the scaler in the TV … which is often crappy … and the artifacts produced when the SD signal is scaled to fit the native LCD screen resolution. Demo the TV before deciding if you plan to watch much SDTV, and remember to sit further back (as you would for a CRT SDTV).
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The answer is that SD will always look worse on an HDTV than it does on a standard TV of comparable size.
Some TVs are worse than others. Get the March copy of Consumer Reports. They review a large number of sets, including their SD capability.
On a good set, SD doesn’t look bad from about eight feet away.
Digital SD is better and DVDs can look very good.