Dish TV Any issues? Choice of HDTV's? It is supplosed to be HD, but is it with either DVD's or Blue Ray discs?
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The Panasonic works great with Dish HD, and with Blue Ray. It takes some break in time....about a month, a quality HDMI cable, and correct setup....which i posted the settings under the product review. The big networks ESPN HD, TBS HD, etc. look awsome ! Here in the midwest, some of the local nework HD is only so so ? I don't think this has anything to do with the TV though.
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Isnt that a shame? so you're saying that it will look grainy on any blue ray player? I wouldve thought any encoding problem wouldve been fixed by now, i mean 300 just came out on blue ray.Do stores offer refunds or something? Have you tried a different blue ray? or a different TV? Im going to take mine to my friends house and test it on his LCD TV.thxThank you.
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make sure the proper cables are in the correct plugs. make sure you have the television on the correct station. and terribly obvious, make sure its an HD tv. Hope this helps. I also recommend buying a different brand blu ray player.
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I use Dish for my television reception with regular and HD channels. I have had no problem recordings using the dvr 620 by Toshiba (once I mastered the manual).
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the Tv is not recieving a truue digital signal.... you must connect thru the HDMI or colorstream ports and ALSO have a true digital signal coming in to get a 1080p on start up.... most DVD's (not blue ray) can not generate true 1080... and some cable networks you need a 1080 converter..... dish satelite or digital over the air should draw a 1080 response.. hope that helps... PS: my Tv works great... and has since I bought it.. Joe
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All HDTVs have the same quality through SD. You'll be able to see the broadcast but not clearly. If you go to a friend's house that has an HDTV broadcasting SD and go to another place with HDTV and SD, you'll see it's basically the same, pixelated quality. Hope this helps. It's not all that bad though but it's definitely not worth getting an HDTV if you plan to use only SD. You can try this out. Good luck!
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I don't use dish network but it does catch HD channels without having a cable box, which Turner Broadcasting says is required, but it's not. That's the best info I have. It works great, otherwise. Only one con, each time you turn it on, instead of going directly to TV, it goes to DVD and you always have to change the mode. That's a pain.
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Probably 10 percent is HD. If your connection is fairly good (~3 MPS) then it's good, and in some cases, quite good. A lot depends on the quality with which the source material was converted to digital. If the "HD" content was up-converted from a low-resolution source, then it may be noticeably pixelated, but I've seen a few Netflix HD instant play items that were as good or better than DVD. The series Wild China, for example, was very good... better than DVD in some scenes. The downside is that I haven't found a way, in NetFlix, to filter the instant play content for HD-only. I just add stuff to my instant play queue and then, in the Blu-ray player, it indicates whether it's HD or not. I experienced all this with the Samsung BD-P1590, which was great while it lasted (about 2 weeks). I took it back to Costco after it crapped out. Hopefully an LG is more robust. :-)
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are you sure that the cable box is HD? kinda sounds like it is SD? the other thing to remember is that not all stations are being broadcast in HD and even then some local channels might not be broadcasting certain shows in HD. for example, my local stations might broadcast a golf game that is in HD, but the local news is broadcast in SD.As for the tv itself, i'm not sure. I'm waiting to get my 4053 delivered and i'm having a hard time waiting! you might want to check your connections again though.
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We just upgraded from DVD to blu-ray on our 42" Samsung plasma TV. It is a 720p. The picture is AMAZING. Buries DVDs. HDMI cable connection is a must. Also highly recommend HD broadcasts if you don't get that. I had no idea my tv was so awesome until I got a blu-ray player and upgraded to HD with DirecTV. 720p is more than adequate to give you a greatly enhanced picture and viewing experience. Get the Sylvania blu-ray player. Low price and great reviews. (Who knew?) The new Star Trek movie looks INCREDIBLE in blu-ray. Good luck!
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I recently purchased the Sharp set you are considering. I'm not familiar with the Sony but the Sharp is 1080p capable so you'll never need to upgrade it when broadcast HD goes to full 1080p. Blue Ray and HD DVD also are either 1080i or 1080p capable now. I've been an admirer of the Sonys from what I've seen in the stores but my Sharp with 1080p is awesome.
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The one I bought last summer was 720p. But the resolution is great. I don't have a blue ray player though. And they are optimal with 1080 p I've been told.
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I can't say I've had the problem, the picture thru my Charter cable DVR is amazing! I go to anyone else's house, and despite more costly tv's, no one has a picture to match it. I've got 1080P all the way even with my blue ray player.
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All the antenna transmissions are HD. My picture looks better then cable or any choice of dish. A guy came to my door trying to sell Directtv and I invited him in to see the picture and he couldn't believe it. He had no idea that HD could be received with an antenna.
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Same answer as kd. My dvd/blu ray works without issues. Streaming can get bogged down when internet is acting up or other devices in the house are streaming and taking up bandwidth. If your player skips frames on all your discs, I would return it.
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I have no issues with Blue Ray discs. The Bar is audio and not affected by visual media anyway.
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Thank you Paulo for your inputs.Can you tell me wich is the best brand and model ( in HD format) to upscaling my Standard DVDs??? with the capability to reproduce dvds in free region??Tk you