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sclitheroe · 12-24-2009, 10:25 PM

I think you should walk to a neighbor's house that has an HD flatscreen and compare if possible. Either something is wrong, or your expectations are way out of whack. SD cable on my 37" Aquos doesn't look THAT bad, and its certainly not worse than the crap tube TV it replaced.

I often watch 320x240 h.264 encoded video on the Aquos via AppleTV, which is technically half SD resolution, and even THAT is certainly watchable for disposable recordings of SD TV broadcasts (like the wife's soaps and stuff).

Also, how close are you sitting? If you walk right up to an HD set running an SD broadcast, it does look very muddy compared to a bluray. But at a normal sitting distance its not that bad.

12-24-2009, 10:25 PM	#13
sclitheroe #1 Goaltender Join Date: Sep 2005 Exp:	I think you should walk to a neighbor's house that has an HD flatscreen and compare if possible. Either something is wrong, or your expectations are way out of whack. SD cable on my 37" Aquos doesn't look THAT bad, and its certainly not worse than the crap tube TV it replaced. I often watch 320x240 h.264 encoded video on the Aquos via AppleTV, which is technically half SD resolution, and even THAT is certainly watchable for disposable recordings of SD TV broadcasts (like the wife's soaps and stuff). Also, how close are you sitting? If you walk right up to an HD set running an SD broadcast, it does look very muddy compared to a bluray. But at a normal sitting distance its not that bad. __________________ -Scott Last edited by sclitheroe; 12-24-2009 at 10:28 PM.