New LED TV for SD Directv Programing

pronstar wrote:

schneid wrote:

Lastly, dish aiming for HD with DirecTV is the same as for SD with the small addition of setting the Tilt as published for the location.

For clarity, I would add that you'll only get DirecTV HD if you have the proper type of dish.

Obviously and absolutely a Slimline of the appropriate flavor is required. But then I use a Dish 1000, modded arm assembly with a DirecTV SWM SL3s LNB. Won't match a Slimline's performance but much lighter and smaller. lose about 5 pts on signal strength but anything above 50 is usually enough.

deandec wrote:
We have Vizio LED with front aimed speakers and use SD Direct TV DVR.

At home we have HD Direct TV. SD in the coach. Frankly, HD is overrated and over priced from Direct TV.

The best HD is from the Over The Air antenna. But we like the ability to record and watch programs on our schedule as well as some off beat channels so usually stick with SD from Direct TV while on the road.

Obviously we disagree as I think DirecTV HD is far superior with 4X the resolution as SD for $10/mo although I think i have a lifetime credit.

You are correct that OTA HD is superior. Are you aware that DirecTv sells an AM21 OTA tuner that will tune and allow recording. Simple plug 'n play device.

We have Vizio LED with front aimed speakers and use SD Direct TV DVR.

At home we have HD Direct TV. SD in the coach. Frankly, HD is overrated and over priced from Direct TV.

The best HD is from the Over The Air antenna. But we like the ability to record and watch programs on our schedule as well as some off beat channels so usually stick with SD from Direct TV while on the road.

schneid wrote:

Lastly, dish aiming for HD with DirecTV is the same as for SD with the small addition of setting the Tilt as published for the location.

For clarity, I would add that you'll only get DirecTV HD if you have the proper type of dish.

I am in the camp that believes HDTV's do a crummy job of displaying SD signals.

Some folks have an HD receiver and an HDTV but complain about a crummy picture. To do true HD, an HDMI cable must be used between the two. Using Component cables (red/green/blue) is almost true HD but you need to use Coaxial or Optical digital audio cables too to get surround sound. Using Coaxial RF (RG59 or RG6), Composite (yellow RCA) or S-Video will only produce an SD picture that has been downgraded from digital to analog.

Lastly, dish aiming for HD with DirecTV is the same as for SD with the small addition of setting the Tilt as published for the location.

Since our TV is mounted high across from the couch, our primary concern was the vertical viewing angle. Many of the TVs we looked at lost the picture if looked at any angle below straight on. Side to side viewing angle wasn't much of a problem.

yeah, that one slipped by.. I found an LED LG at Best Buy whos viewing angle is darn near 180 degrees with no dropoff at all. By far the widest I have seen

Good point CloudDriver! If you don't watch TV up close or at a steep angle (being able to see TV from the drivers seat) it's not a big deal but if your TV is going to be viewed from the side the viewing angle is important. Look for viewing angles in the 178 degree range. The first we bought did not work out well but we replaced it with one that did. Only Goodwill benefited from that mistake.

Some things we discovered when looking for a new TV to replace the CRT TV that came with our MH was that many new TVs have a poor viewing angle, especially vertically. It pays to check viewing angle and sound quality with these TVs.

I've been using a 32 inch Insignia TV with built in DVD player from Best Buy with my DirecTV D11-100 receiver for 6 years now. It has been a champ.