I really thought digital would give me a much better picture.
Does digital cable give you a better picture?
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Does digital cable give you a better picture?
I just got an HDTV, regular cable looked pretty lousy on it, so I signed up for Cox digital cable. I can tell little difference; in fact, the picture may now be worse. According to the Cox support tech I called, the purpose of digital is not improved picture quality, but to give you access to more channels.
I really thought digital would give me a much better picture.Tags: None -
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probably won't notice any difference on the regular channels.........how is the cable box hooked up to the tv (what type of cables) ???My Fan Page http://theusualgamer.net/MyFanPage_Heelfan71.aspx
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Our digital doesn't look any different than our basic cable. It's when you get the HD box that you REALLY can see the difference(on the HD channels only, of course).
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Depends. Not all channels are digital. Your network channels(ABC,NBC,etc.) are analog I think. But channels like ESPN should look better.Twitter
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The 3 whole channels we get in HD looked great, but I'm not willing to pay the extra cash for only 3 hd channels. For some reason I thought all cable would look better on digital, especially since the clerk told me it would.Comment
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Wait... (still HDTV browsing, etc.)... so if you already have something like Comcast digital cable, and you buy an HDTV and a set-top-box, are you instantly given those other HD channels (FOX, ABC, ESPN)? If not, how much more is it to get those?
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Re: Does digital cable give you a better picture?
Originally posted by BlzerWait... (still HDTV browsing, etc.)... so if you already have something like Comcast digital cable, and you buy an HDTV and a set-top-box, are you instantly given those other HD channels (FOX, ABC, ESPN)? If not, how much more is it to get those?
Like always... thanks.Comment
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Originally posted by candyman56the Comcast HD DVR box when hooked up via component looks amazing, the HD channels.Samsung PN60F8500 PDP / Anthem MRX 720 / Klipsch RC-62 II / Klipsch RF-82 II (x2) / Insignia NS-B2111 (x2) / SVS PC13-Ultra / SVS SB-2000 / Sony MDR-7506 Professional / Audio-Technica ATH-R70x / Sony PS3 & PS4 / DirecTV HR44-500 / DarbeeVision DVP-5000 / Panamax M5400-PM / Elgato HD60Comment
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Re: Does digital cable give you a better picture?
TO add to this confusion, the basic setup is coaxial. comcast has the ability to output Digitial Coxial sound and S-video, as well as your basic Red/White.Yellow RCA. most cable boxes do.
S-video is "top of the line", then RCA, then basic coaxial.
Digital COaxial is basically 5.1 optical and can only be heard using the digitial channels. But S-video works on every and all channels. The video quality on s-video is superb on regular channels and NEARLY hdtv on the digitial "extra" channels.
If I were you, i would either get some nice RCA cable and use that instead of basic analog coaxial or buy a set of nice RED/white audio cables and a set of digitial coaxial audio cables and then get the s-video cables
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my digital channels (channel 80 and above) looks WAY better than my regular cable channels... but i don't have HDTV nor a HD DVR yet. But the digital channels look like i'm watching DVD'shttp://www.myspace.com/phillthegenesis
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Originally posted by BlzerNo no... I understand that. What I'm asking is if I have to pay extra for those HD channels, since I already have Comcast digital cable and since I received the set-top-box?Comment
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Well said, Ruben. I got some Acoustic Research RCA cables and an Acoustic Research S-video cable on eBay two months ago, and the improvement of the picture on my 32-inch Sony Trinitron with digital cable was dramatic.
I have had this non-HD TV for more than 10 years, and I never used the S-video. *******, I know! I finally took the plunge when I found these quality cables for $8 each through a liquidator on eBay, and wow -- what a difference.
Don't get sucked into the Monster Cables hype. Acoustic Research are just as good and a lot less money. Monster is the iPod and Harley-Davidson of quality cables -- they're good, but you're paying a lot extra just for the name.
Get quality RCA and S-video cables, and your set will look much better.
P.S.: With TimeWarner Digital, my digital channels look better than the analog channels, with or without quality cables.
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Originally posted by RubenDouglas
S-video is "top of the line", then RCA, then basic coaxial.
Edit - I think you must be talking about a specific cox or comcast box in that S-Video is the best output option they have.Last edited by jraider32; 01-10-2006, 01:03 PM.Comment
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Re: Does digital cable give you a better picture?
Originally posted by BlzerWait... (still HDTV browsing, etc.)... so if you already have something like Comcast digital cable, and you buy an HDTV and a set-top-box, are you instantly given those other HD channels (FOX, ABC, ESPN)? If not, how much more is it to get those?
Like always... thanks.Comment
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