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zxcvbnnm · 23-01-08, 09:11 PM

i have just recently purchased a Samsung 37" hd ready lcd tv.

the roblem is that i dont get a good picture on it from my sky box. I am using a gold plated scart cable to connect it to the tv.

What i had in mind was the HD LCD tv would still be able to give a better picture than CRT tv even from the same source, But when i compair it with my old CRT, i think it is better on the CRT.

Is this normal? Will i have to buy a HD product to get the benefits? or should the sky box using scart be giving me a better picture than current?

Thankyou

zxcvbnnm · 24-01-08, 05:50 PM

Anyone?

yatik · 24-01-08, 06:02 PM

Your signal will be as good as the source. so if your CRT is 15 inch then the picture would be good, but if it is 30 inch then it would be enlarged. but then again CRT will not be beaten against LCD e.g. Scart to CRT will be good and Scart to LCD will not be as good. but HD will be awsom on screen. because of the resolution.
Higher the resolution better the image.

Jimdefruit · 24-01-08, 06:05 PM

What is wrong with your picture?

Most LCD panels are poor at showing SD pictures. Is it worse than when you saw it in the brightly lit showroom. Did you check the SD picture quality in the showroom?

zxcvbnnm · 24-01-08, 06:32 PM

Well i can say that i have the same tv but in 27" and it has a in built freeview reciever, Comparing that with my 37" i can say that the picture quality on the 27" is much better for some reason.
Thankyou

zxcvbnnm · 26-01-08, 03:47 PM

Anyone?

Jimdefruit · 26-01-08, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zxcvbnnm

Well i can say that i have the same tv but in 27" and it has a in built freeview reciever, Comparing that with my 37" i can say that the picture quality on the 27" is much better for some reason.
Thankyou

Because its smaller and I assume you are the same distance from it.

zxcvbnnm · 26-01-08, 08:44 PM

Yeah, i sit the same distance from it. But does the built in reciever make any difference from a standalone reciever?

Jimdefruit · 26-01-08, 11:21 PM

It can do but the inbuilt receivers should be similar if the TVs are just different sizes of the same model. Have you tried them both from the same receiver? For example a sky or virgin receiver.

zxcvbnnm · 27-01-08, 12:49 AM

No i have not tried it yet. what i was thinking was if i connect my reciever to the 27" and then do PIP with one side for its own inbulit receiver,and the other side with the sky box. this way i can compair the pic quality side by side. Do you think this is a good idea?

23-01-08, 09:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
zxcvbnnm Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 133 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Samsung 37" HD LCD Tv i have just recently purchased a Samsung 37" hd ready lcd tv. the roblem is that i dont get a good picture on it from my sky box. I am using a gold plated scart cable to connect it to the tv. What i had in mind was the HD LCD tv would still be able to give a better picture than CRT tv even from the same source, But when i compair it with my old CRT, i think it is better on the CRT. Is this normal? Will i have to buy a HD product to get the benefits? or should the sky box using scart be giving me a better picture than current? Thankyou

24-01-08, 05:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
zxcvbnnm Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 133 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Samsung 37" HD LCD Tv Anyone?

24-01-08, 06:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
yatik Technology Forums Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 46 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Samsung 37" HD LCD Tv Your signal will be as good as the source. so if your CRT is 15 inch then the picture would be good, but if it is 30 inch then it would be enlarged. but then again CRT will not be beaten against LCD e.g. Scart to CRT will be good and Scart to LCD will not be as good. but HD will be awsom on screen. because of the resolution. Higher the resolution better the image.

24-01-08, 06:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,858 Thanks: 20 Thanked 221 Times in 187 Posts	Re: Samsung 37" HD LCD Tv What is wrong with your picture? Most LCD panels are poor at showing SD pictures. Is it worse than when you saw it in the brightly lit showroom. Did you check the SD picture quality in the showroom? __________________ Dreambox 800 HD; Dreambox 7000s + VBox + Channel Master 1.2 with 36v actuator CM120 feedhorn and Invacom .3 LNB Skystar 2 PCI card with links to my Dreamboxes If you like what you see here, tell your friends.

24-01-08, 06:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
zxcvbnnm Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 133 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Samsung 37" HD LCD Tv Well i can say that i have the same tv but in 27" and it has a in built freeview reciever, Comparing that with my 37" i can say that the picture quality on the 27" is much better for some reason. Thankyou

26-01-08, 03:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
zxcvbnnm Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 133 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Samsung 37" HD LCD Tv Anyone?

26-01-08, 08:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
zxcvbnnm Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 133 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Samsung 37" HD LCD Tv Yeah, i sit the same distance from it. But does the built in reciever make any difference from a standalone reciever?

26-01-08, 11:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,858 Thanks: 20 Thanked 221 Times in 187 Posts	Re: Samsung 37" HD LCD Tv It can do but the inbuilt receivers should be similar if the TVs are just different sizes of the same model. Have you tried them both from the same receiver? For example a sky or virgin receiver. __________________ Dreambox 800 HD; Dreambox 7000s + VBox + Channel Master 1.2 with 36v actuator CM120 feedhorn and Invacom .3 LNB Skystar 2 PCI card with links to my Dreamboxes If you like what you see here, tell your friends.

27-01-08, 12:49 AM	#10 (permalink)
zxcvbnnm Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 133 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Samsung 37" HD LCD Tv No i have not tried it yet. what i was thinking was if i connect my reciever to the 27" and then do PIP with one side for its own inbulit receiver,and the other side with the sky box. this way i can compair the pic quality side by side. Do you think this is a good idea?