By it self, the term HDTV ready does not mean much. It means that you
television has an out put on the back (minimum RGB) that will allow
you to plus in a device that will work at high resolution (minimum
480p).
DirectTV has receivers that will allow you to display in high
resolution. let's be careful however, not ALL tv programs are indeed
encoded in high definition however, the decoder will "fake" a real hd
resolution by some neat tricks. Your eye will not really notice the
difference. Most show that do work in hd will brag about it. Like TSN
"HD VERSION", even then, not all programs are HD.
For DirectTV you can get a : LG LSS-3200A DIRECTV HD Receiver. Here is
some technical data about the receiver :
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Television system: NTSC, analog American standard (480i), ATSC,
digital TV standard (1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i), DIRECTV HD/SD
Digital channel coverage: 1 to 69
VHF channel coverage: 2 to 13
UHF channel coverage: 14 to 69
Unscrambled analog CATV coverage: 1 to 125
Unscrambled digital CATV coverage: 1 to 135
DIRECTV channel coverage: Up to 300
ATSC reception: Terrestrial (ANT/Digital), Dolby Digital audio
NTSC reception: Terrestrial (ANT/Digital), Cable (CABLE/Analog)
Other reception: Simultaneous 480i output, DVI-IHDCP, IR-Blaster,
RF-Remote, Front Fluorescent Display, EIA 608, EIA 708 captions
ATSC/NTSC RF input: 1 antenna, 1 cable
RF output: Out to TV
DIRECTV RF input: 1 satellite in
DVI-HDTV output: DVI-HDTV out, DVI-D single link connector, 1080i,
720p, 480p, digital RGB
RGB output: 1080i, 720p, 480p RGB
Component video output: Component out, phone jack connector 1080i,
720p, 480p, 480i Y Pb Pr
S-video ouput: S-video out, 4-pin Mini-DIN 480i Y/C
Video output: 2 video outs, RCA jack connector, 480i composite NTSC
Digital audio: Optical (selectable Dolby Digital or PCM output)
Analog audio: 2 audio outs
Access card: Smart Card
Data port: 1 9-pin serial port
Item width: 16.9 inches
Item height: 2.7 inches
Item depth: 12.8 inches
Item weight: 3.84 kilograms
Warranty: 90 days labor, one year parts
In the box: Receiver, OP guide, remote control, 2 AA batteries,
component cable, DVI-D single link cable, audio/video cable, RF cable,
telephone cable, remote control RF antenna, DIRECTV brochure
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I strongly suggest that you get your receiver from DirectTv dirrectly.
Right now you can buy a receiver at 299$ which is similar to the one I
mentioned just over.
-Therefore you will need to buy this receiver from DirectTV (even
amazon.com has some)
-Your picture depends alot on the cable you buy. I doubt that the one
included (if they are included at all) are worth it. Buy some cable.
If your tv has a DVI input make sure to buy a dvi cable which is even
better than RGB.
I was not able to find a lot of information about your tv model
however, are you sure it is the correct model number? |
