Ramsey Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 I just picked an older hitachi 50" (4:3) from my brother and it has component connections. I was wonder how to get HD from my cable? I already have the HD/dvr box from insight and have the cables and service. But when i try to watch the HD channels the TV's picture gets all screwed up and it looks like the cable broadcasting in 1080i when the tv is only good to 720p. Do i need to configure the box to only output 720? If so, how do i do that? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted August 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Is it possible to watch better cable on a non-hd tv? I think the tv isnt hd ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBOED Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Just because the TV has component inputs does not mean it can display an HD signal. Your 4:3 TV is getting a 1080i or 720p signal (which are both 16:9 resolutions), and is shitting on itself because it doesn't know what to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleguy Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 (edited) I think you need to refer to my old thread about converting Blu-Ray discs to Betamax. Edited August 26, 2009 by Littleguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 TV won't do it, you need the box to downgrade the signal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 What's the brand and model number? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 im pretty sure it is Hitachi 50FX20B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 That's not an HD TV hoss. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 That's not an HD TV hoss. Sorry. i was thinking it wasnt but wanted to make sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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