anyone know much about TVs?

[Bustaballs]

So, I went to Wal-Mart to try to grab one of those 20" SDTVs for around $150~. However, it turned out that my ex and my kid were coming along too and she was planning on buying some things, so I knew I couldn't fix a box like that in our tiny car. I looked around and finally decided that if I had to grab a tiny TV that I might as well get one of the flat panel HDTVs that look like monitors. Well, it has a VGA and HDMI port, so I guess it's a monitor too. I got a 15.4" Polaroid with only two dead pixels. =/

Now, while I've sort of kept up with the various HD resolutions for video game knowledge purposes, I don't really know squat about HDTVs or about this new digital crap. The TV basically acts like a computer when I configure it. It scanned for analog and digital channels. It found like 8 analog and 4 digital. I check out the digital stations and I'm pretty impressed, except that it just acts like a bad livestream.

Last night I was picking up the stations fairly well with a skip here and there. Today they are acting like I'm trying to watch youtube on dial-up. Are there any new antenna style devices that will pick up better reception for these digital stations? Also, where may I get more information about this new television technology?

 

[Pinkay]

http://www.hdtvinfoport.com/TV-Antenna.html

 

[Lanien]

Don't you need an HDReceiver to get digital channels to come in clear?

 

[Bajaratt]

Don't you need an HDReceiver to get digital channels to come in clear?

Yeah, you'd need an HD tuner to get HD channels, but he should still be able to get SD channels across the air with his TV.

I've got no idea what's wrong with your signal. An amplified antenna might help, but since you were already getting a signal before, it probably won't.

 

[Romper]

Yeah, you'd need an HD tuner to get HD channels, but he should still be able to get SD channels across the air with his TV.

I've got no idea what's wrong with your signal. An amplified antenna might help, but since you were already getting a signal before, it probably won't.

Don't most cable/satellite boxes just have normal SD digital?

 

[Lanien]

Yeah, you'd need an HD tuner to get HD channels, but he should still be able to get SD channels across the air with his TV.

I've got no idea what's wrong with your signal. An amplified antenna might help, but since you were already getting a signal before, it probably won't.

Heh, yes. He should. Totally missed the analog part lol Thought it was just the digital he was worried about.

I haven't had cable in 4 years, so I have no idea.

 

[Bustaballs]

I got this thing:


http://polaroid.com/global/detail.j...4302029020&bmUID=1207208576776&bmLocale=en_US