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Last reply · posted in General Home Theater Equipment
My apologies if it is not OK to post a similar question in two different forums. I have a 1999 Mitsubishi 1080 HD big screen. Yesterday I obtained an HD cable box, hooked up the component video but no HD. I learned from an online search that my TV appears to HD ready, meaning that I need to purchase something else that was manufactured in 1999? to make the set able to receive HD programming.

I'm just wondering if that is still the case today (it appears so from the fact my screen went blank on the HD channels). If so, can anyone point me to somewhere that I can pick up the missing hardware? Or, could someone point me to a link where the various HD components are described so that I can try to figure this out on my own?

Thanks!
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Well, I think I may have it. I'm getting the HD channels and they appear somewhat sharper. Interesting thing is that the TV won't let me say that the output is higher than 960i. Honestly, I'm not sure it is HD, but I think it is.

How can you be sure that you are getting HD? The cable box does say 1080i now. But, I don't know for sure whether the TV is downconverting the signal.
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Did they make 1080 displays back in 1999? I thought those were more recent than that. Also, what technology is your TV? If it's rear projection CRT then stuff dims, things get out of alignment, etc. You are looking at an 8 or 9 year old set and I'll bet if you compared its picture to a newer set you wouldn't be terribly impressed with your old set anymore. I recently replaced a ten year old Mitsubishi set (60" rear projection, SD) with a newer 65" Mitsubishi DLP. My old set that I originally thought was "just fine" wasn't even in the same ballpark. And it wasn't just the HD abilities of the new set. Even viewing SD DVDs (using an old non-progressive DVD player) the difference was like night and day.
Digital Dude
Did they make 1080 displays back in 1999? I thought those were more recent than that. Also, what technology is your TV? If it's rear projection CRT then stuff dims, things get out of alignment, etc. You are looking at an 8 or 9 year old set and I'll bet if you compared its picture to a newer set you wouldn't be terribly impressed with your old set anymore. I recently replaced a ten year old Mitsubishi set (60" rear projection, SD) with a newer 65" Mitsubishi DLP. My old set that I originally thought was "just fine" wasn't even in the same ballpark. And it wasn't just the HD abilities of the new set. Even viewing SD DVDs (using an old non-progressive DVD player) the difference was like night and day.

That is the year (1999) I got HDTV!
Ilya
How can you be sure that you are getting HD? The cable box does say 1080i now. But, I don't know for sure whether the TV is downconverting the signal.
First of all, make sure you tune to an HD channel (HD channels on cable usually have different numbers form their SD equivalents). Also, keep in mind that some HD channels often show upconverted HD programs: TNT-HD is a "good" example.
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It works! I just watched the Vegas bowl in HD. It was great! The final mistake I was making was not turning to an HD channel. Thanks for all of your help here.
Ilya
That's what I thought. Enjoy!
ripnbigc
Welcome to the wonderful world of HD! Enjoy.
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!

So let the game continue!

The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters

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Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.

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Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

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Ride the Lightning -- Metallica

Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne


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Who says dinner or lunch has to be the only good meals of the day?

Honey butter grits with scrambled eggs and grilled boneless pork ribs on flakey biscuits washed down with cranberry juice.
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Sorry to hear this. R.I.P.
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My Mom was a huge McMillan & Wife fan.

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Some of the channels start next week.

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My favorite is probably Holiday Pops.
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It's not even Halloween yet.
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I like the Jimmy Fallon channel. This will be its third year. I like that it's all fresh each year. Also fun when he pops on live from time to time.
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Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club
Terrible tragedy. You would think that they would have safe guards in place that would prevent something like this from happening. I guess if you are going to ride in a passenger train it might be best to get a car near the rear.

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Terrible tragedy. You would think that they would have safe guards in place that would prevent something like this from happening. I guess if you are going to ride in a passenger train it might be best to get a car near the rear.

They will have to look at the switching sections to determine WHY 2 trains were on the same track ... at the same time.