Plasma HDTV, who has one, and what do you think?

[Crazyhorse1]

I have just bought a 32 inch LCD HD and have been surprized that the picture is not as sharp as I thought it was going to be. Is that because I haven't hooked up cable for HD yet? When I do hook up HD with my cable company will the non HD channels improve or am I stuck with the other channels being no better than ordinary television? I would appreciate any info. Thanks.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Crazyhorse1

I have just bought a 32 inch LCD HD and have been surprized that the picture is not as sharp as I thought it was going to be. Is that because I haven't hooked up cable for HD yet? When I do hook up HD with my cable company will the non HD channels improve or am I stuck with the other channels being no better than ordinary television? I would appreciate any info. Thanks.

Regular TV doesn't look so hot on a HDTV. However, what sort of cable are you using for the hookup? That can make a difference. Do you have a HDMI hookup available? The old red, yellow and white RCA cables don't cut it anymore.

Check out this guide

Plasma TV Buying Guide: Tips of hooking up your Plasma Television

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by Crazyhorse1

I have just bought a 32 inch LCD HD and have been surprized that the picture is not as sharp as I thought it was going to be. Is that because I haven't hooked up cable for HD yet? When I do hook up HD with my cable company will the non HD channels improve or am I stuck with the other channels being no better than ordinary television? I would appreciate any info. Thanks.

I bought a 42" Samsung Plasma and the picture quality for non-HD channels simply sucks. The picture quality for HD-channels, however, was awesome. We ultimately returned the TV because I don't get enough HD channels to deal with the poor quality of the non-HD channels. I plan to wait a year or so until more HD channels become available. If you're impatient, you might want to go with Direct TV as they have more HD channels than most cable providers.