I've got a z cube

[greens117]

Hi guys
I have all the tv i want from a good old tererestireal aireal .
I have a hd tv and i want to buy one of the boxe's that say' upscale do i need a hdmi plugin and csable tv spliter ? i run the tv off the cablle can i spit it for one of the free to air stuff so i can get hd

feel free to fill in the gaps !

[bbshark]

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Ok now that's done.
I think what you mean is that you want a HD picture from your normal aerial. Not sure a z cube will do that for you.

you would be better off waiting till the new bbc and itv satellite service is released later this year. then you will get the Hd channels for free, you will only need to buy the equipment and install it.

a up scaler box (if there is one) for terrestrial tv will soon be obsolete when it is turned off.

[greens117]

sorry wrote this post when i had a few beers ahem :S
thanks for the help tho

[DJ OD]

Pretty sure HD can't be broadcast over the air. Isn't that the reason behind FreeSat?


DJ OD

[kracken]

Something like this video processor ??

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Get your wallet out , it aint cheap

[Nibb]

Pretty sure HD can't be broadcast over the air. Isn't that the reason behind FreeSat?


DJ OD

It can but it will need new set-top boxes and new tuners. its anticipated for 2009

[greens117]

The reason for my post is because there are some free view box's out there that upscale the image to near hd like a dvd upscaller thats what i thought anyway i just wanted to now that if i split my cable i use a dbox2 could it work and is there any point ?
thanks for all your info guys

[blaggard]

Lots of good points above, put more simply, you can't polish a turd!

[Nibb]

Lots of good points above, put more simply, you can't polish a turd!

Spoiler:

[Spennyboy]

This has been one of the best resolution debate threads i've seen. Very informative.

[kracken]

Have you got a source for that? Not that I don't believe you more because I want to show it to someone who swears blind it's worth waiting to get a 50" 1080p plasma rather than getting a 1080i one now!

There is no difference it depends how well the tv de-interlaces

Anyway ....

Ideally you want the HD source signal to be displayed on your screen with as little processing as possible and leave it untouched. This is very hard to do unless you have a full HD resolution screen (1920x1080 progressive). You will also need a screen that can display Blu-ray movies as intended 1080p/24 and not incurr any processing via pulldown ( ie 3:2 ; 2:3 ; or even 2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:3 <--- I didnt make that one up! )

Native 24 frame/s formats offer the greatest image quality and coding efficiency, and are widely used in motion picture and high definition video production. However, most consumer video devices do not support these formats and need to be converted/processed.

[DJ OD]

There is no difference it depends how well the tv de-interlaces

Anyway ....

Ideally you want the HD source signal to be displayed on your screen with as little processing as possible and leave it untouched. This is very hard to do unless you have a full HD resolution screen (1920x1080 progressive). You will also need a screen that can display Blu-ray movies as intended 1080p/24 and not incurr any processing via pulldown ( ie 3:2 ; 2:3 ; or even 2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:3 <--- I didnt make that one up! )

Native 24 frame/s formats offer the greatest image quality and coding efficiency, and are widely used in motion picture and high definition video production. However, most consumer video devices do not support these formats and need to be converted/processed.

Thanks. I understand what you're saying... I think! Basically there is little commercial A/V equipment that meets the native format anyway, so in the most part the 1080i/1080p argument isn't moot.

What I want ideally is a article that states that due to the distance you would need to sit away from a 50" plasma, your eye wouldn't notice the difference between a 1080i and a 1080p screen. So I can wave it in his face...


DJ OD