HDTV

 

Home HDTV Travel/Weather Smack's Blog Scuba Cycling Australia Cars Wine HDTV..high definition television. 18 different formats set by the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC). Gives standard a whole new meaning!! I purchased my first set in 2001 and am converting the household as budget allows.

I got the bug after looking at a stunning Runco plasma panel at the best A/V store in my area, Worldwide Stereo

I currently have a 16x9 direct-view set from Sony (KV34XBR800), a 32" Olevia LCD panel in the gym, a small Viewsonic LCD panel in the (N1700W) kitchen and 2 42" HD plasma panels (Hitachi 42HDT50 and the new Panny TH42PX-50U).

The Pannyplasma is tuned to HD with an over the air (OTA)/ DirecTV from Toshiba (DST-3100). Below is a current list of HD/digital channels that I can receive here in Doylestown.

bulletKYW-DT (CBS)
bulletWWAC-DT (Independent)
bulletWPVI-DT (ABC)
bulletWUVP-DT (Univision)
bulletWCAU-DT (NBC)
bulletWNJT-DT (PBS Trenton)
bulletESPN HD
 ESPN2 HD
bulletWPHL-DT (WB)
bulletHDNet
bulletBravo HD+
bulletHDNet Movies
bulletWHYY-DT (PBS Wilmington)
bulletWTXF-DT (Fox 480p)
bulletDiscovery HD Theater
bulletWPSG-DT (UPN)
bulletHBO HD
bulletWYBE-DT (Independent)
bulletShowtime HD
bulletWWSI-DT (Telemundo)

 

Most of my video equipment and all of the associated audio purchase from my friends at Worldwide Stereo.

My second setup (the Hitachi panel) is tuned with a Home Theater PC (HTPC) from Cellar Cinemas as well as the Comcast DVR. It uses a PC tuner card, the HiPix DTV-200. Its software has been made open source and is spectacular, allowing on screen display of signal strength, D-VHS deck integration and screen captures. Examples below:

The third set (Sony) uses the HD Tivo (HR10-250). It has 2 ATSC and 2 HD sat tuners and the ability to record 2 programs and watch a third. It has 30 hours capacity  I waited 5 months for it but well worth the wait.

The fourth set and 5th sets (Viewsonic and Olevia) are tuned for network HD delivered via QAM over Comcast cable. I am currently using 3  Motorola  DCT6412 DVRs. 

Though not quite the picture quality of a 1080i or 720p signal, HD sets do a great job with DVDs. Begun to build my collection of movies.

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