I have an HDTV but the picture for broadcast TV doesn look any better. What is wrong?
If you are referring to regular broadcast television (non-digital), not only will it not look better on an HDTV, it may even look worse. The flaws are highlighted, often your HDTV is larger than your old screen, so the low quality signal is blown up even larger and finally, the TV or tuner may be processing the signal and the results don’t work well for an analog signal. If you have a poor picture even with HD broadcasts, make certain you have all the necessary equipment. This includes a HDTV TV with either a built-in ATSC HDTV tuner or an external tuner. An external tuner can include a stand-alone ATSC tuner or a cable or satellite set-top-box (STB) designed to deliver HDTV. Secondly, you need an HDTV signal. For over-the-air (OTA) broadcasts you will need a UHF antenna. If you subscribe to cable or satellite, in most cases you must specifically order HDTV service. Finally, you must connect the tuner or STB to the TV with component, DVI or HDMI cables; others cables do not carry an HD
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