What is the difference between the HD capable TVs, and the real HD TVs? Is it just the tuner? If I had a HD tv tuner in my computer, could I plug that in, and make it all work? Also could I plug a DVD player into the HD capable TVs and have it upscaled?
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Re: HD "capable" TV
Wed, December 29, 2004 - 1:13 PMFor the most part, it's the tuner that distinguishes an "HD capable" TV from a true HDTV. But you also need to be wary about the actual resolution of the TV itself. For instance, my 2-year-old Samsung DynaFlat wide screen TV is HD capable, but the actual display only has 800 lines of resolution. True HDTV has up to 1040 lines of resolution.
The need for a built-in HD tuner is somewhat questionable, as there are many other sources of HD signals, including DirecTV and some cable outfits.
Conventional DVD is not high definition -- you only get about 480 lines of resolution, although that is higher than the 425 lines you get on a conventional TV. Your best bet is to buy a DVD player that has component video outputs (3 x RCA jacks), and enhances the signal itself, although some TVs (such as mine) can do a good job of enhancing the signal so it looks better than on a conventional TV.
