FAQ - HDTV & 4K Formats
Updated 2023. 9,521 Previous views. HDTV Formats This question comes up frequently, so here are the formats that the various television stations "broadcast". The term broadcast is in quotes because...
View ArticleFAQ - Types of HDTV - Their Advantages & Disadvantages (Historical Information)
FAQ - Types of HDTV - Their Advantages & Disadvantages (Historical Information) Updated 2009.09.12. 9,825 Previous views. Comparison of Display Types: Each type of HDTV has advantages and...
View ArticleFAQ - What You Need To Do To Your New HDTV
Updated 2011.05.11. 38,691 Previous views What you need to do to your new HDTV: Here are some hints to get your HDTV in tip-top shape, to get the best possible picture, and to see the movies and shows...
View Article57 FAQ - What You Need To Do To Your New HDTV (Duplicate, do not delete -...
57 FAQ - What You Need To Do To Your New HDTV (Duplicate, do not delete - many links) Updated 2007.12.14. 38,691 Previous views What you need to do to your new HDTV: Here are some hints to get your...
View ArticleFAQ - Native Display Resolution vs. Input Format
Updated late 2017 Most HDTVs today can accept a number of different input formats. These are typically listed in the specifications as: 480i, 480P, 720P (sometimes not), 768P (mostly not), 1080i, 1080P...
View ArticleFAQ - HDMI Comments/Issues
Slightly Revised 2020.12.10 This HDMI FAQ discusses the issues, pluses, minuses of HDMI connections HDMI Comments: 1. Although HDMI carries video and audio, be careful when purchasing an A/V Receiver....
View ArticleFAQ - On Upconversion
Questions regarding Upconversion are pretty frequent on this site. Here's a summary which provides a few "rules of thumb", however, please realize that, as with all rules of thumb, there will be...
View ArticleFAQ - Widescreen TV Stretch Modes.
Updated 2013.11.11. 10,135 Previous views: This FAQ was first written when most HDTVs were Plasmas or CRTs, there was mostly 4:3 programming and people were concerned with burn in. Now that many HDTVs...
View ArticleFAQ - On Overscan
What is Overscan? Why is it there? Overscan is extra image area around the four edges of a video image that is not normally seen by the viewer. It exists because [older] television sets...were highly...
View ArticleFAQ - Motorola STB Helpful Links, Tips
Updated 2011.05.15 Since this applies to several cable companies, I thought I'd put it here. It's a very helpful link for those with Motorola STBs. I believe the diagnostics are applicable to Pace STBs...
View Article57 FAQ - Tips For SA (Cisco) STBs. (also Pace)
This FAQ was created by 57 and Updated 2018 Several useful tips for SA/Pace STBs (Set Top Boxes) are included in this FAQ: Much (but not all) of the information in this thread is applicable to STBs...
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