How To Get The Best Of HDTV
March 7, 2009 by Admin
Filed under Buying HDTV
I just feel like I have to warn you, you know. Perhaps you don’t know, but a lot of these television and cable stations claiming high definition broadcasts are only swerving you for your money. I mean I could call a few names, but I’m a bit worried about a suit being brought up against me by some cable channel looking to save face by making a scapegoat out of someone.
But it’s all there, really. The optimum format for a broadcast rests heavily on the type of videographic recording medium that is used, as well as the characteristics of the image; however, many operators do not follow HDTV specifications to the letter, and therefore they do not get the desired high definition results across to you as you would have loved.
As a matter of fact, there have been reports of some broadcasters intentionally distorting the aspect ratio of a program simply for their own convenience. The result is that you sometimes see pictures that are too short and fat onscreen because they horizontally stretched the 4:3 aspect ratio source from an SDTV (standard television) source to the 16:9 ratio of their HDTV. You know you deserve better than that; you paid for it!
So first, when you are having your over-the-air HDTV receiver installed, you may want to have a word with the technician at the helm and let them know that you know what you are about. Insist that you will have an HDTV Directv Dss Card Free-To-Air satellite receiver along with everything else.
The dude should look you down with newfound respect as he hurries to comply with your instructions. Of course it may cost you just a bit more, but it’s better than getting less than the quality that you paid for.

