Will my TV do HD with dish?

[UpOnTheMountain]

 

Hello all,

I'm setting here and waiting and waiting ... for my installer to show up with my new dish for 61.5 (and the single ... yes just one ... new local channel).

While waiting and waiting, I'm also wondering

I have a RCA MM36110 that I use with my PC and 721 at 800x600. It works well for that but I don't fully understand the HD requirements.

It has specs that read HDTV ... 1280x1080 interlaced.

That means it will work on 1080i and other HD  resolutions , even though it is 4:3 ... right ?

So ...

Will I be disappointed if I purchase an HD receiver and try to  watch the 61.5 Hd content on my current TV?

 

[BobMurdoch]

It will work although your 4:3 screen will chop off the sides of the HD pictures.

Also, check the back of your TV and make sure that it specifies 1080i, 720p, and 480p/480i. That will tell you. (red, green, and blue component video inputs -- even better if you have a DVI connection)

[Chris Freeland]

Bob, won't the 4:3 screen simply display the 1080i HD programing letter box style with black bars on top and bottom if he had a HD satellite receiver?

UpOnTheMountan, if you purchase a E* 6000 receiver or wait and get the new 811 or better yet 921 you will get a terrestrial HD tuner to view over the air HD broadcasts too.

[UpOnTheMountain]

Bob,
yep it says 1080 interlaces, but it does not mention the other formats?

It does have the component connections, but I don't know what a DVI connection looks like.
Can someone describe one or point me to a picture of one ?
tia

[UpOnTheMountain]

Chris,
thanks for the ffedback.
I doubt that my local stations will do HD untill forced. But I am very interested in the 921 ... just waiting to see if it becomes real or not.
tia
Keith

[Unthinkable]

Originally posted by UpOnTheMountain

It does have the component connections, but I don't know what a DVI connection looks like.
Can someone describe one or point me to a picture of one ?
tia

http://images.google.com/images?q=dvi&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en

[UpOnTheMountain]

The Unthinkable
Thanks!
How is this similar (if at all) to an SVGA connector. My Monitor Has two. One is labeled HFTV.

Is there an adapter that would allow you to go one to the other?

Is this "DVI" connector what is found on the 6000?

tia

[BobMurdoch]

Originally posted by UpOnTheMountain
Bob,
yep it says 1080 interlaces, but it does not mention the other formats?

It does have the component connections, but I don't know what a DVI connection looks like.
Can someone describe one or point me to a picture of one ?
tia

Here is a photo of the back of the 921. It is the small female white connector next to the S-Video output

[UpOnTheMountain]

 So this (http://datapro.datapro.net/cgi-bin/pricing) dvi-i to vga converter should then allow a 921 to connect to  "standard" svga connection/monitor ... right?

 :confused:

tia

 

[Nick]

http://www.rgbintegration.com/assets/tech_art/dvi.gif

LEARNING MORE ABOUT DVI-I

DVI-I Pin Assignments (disregard DVI-D image at top of graphic)
pin 1 - TMDS Data 2-
pin 2 - TMDS Data 2+
pin 3 - TMDS Data 2/4 Shield
pin 4 - TMDS Data 4-
pin 5 - TMDS Data 4+
pin 6 - DDC Clock
pin 7 - DDC Data
pin 8 - Analog Vertical Sync
pin 9 - TMDS Data 1-
pin 10 - TMDS Data 1+
pin 11 - TMDS Data 1/3 Shield
pin 12 - TMDS Data 3-
pin 13 - TMDS Data 3+
pin 14 - +5 V Power
pin 15 - Ground (+5 V, Analog H/V Sync)
pin 16 - Hot Plug Detect
pin 17 - TMDS Data 0-
pin 18 - TMDS Data 0+
pin 19 - TMDS Data 0+
pin 20 - TMDS Data 0/5 Shield
pin 21 - TMDS Data 5-
pin 22 - TMDS Data 5+
pin 23 - TMDS Clock Shield
pin 24 - TMDS Clock+
pin C1 - TMDS Clock-
pin C2 - Analog Red Video Out
pin C3 - Analog Blue Video Out
pin C4 - Analog Horizontal Sync
pin C5 - Analog Common Ground Return (R, G, B Video Out)

(DVI was developed by the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG). It carries the same type of signal as the DFP connector; however, the connector is not the same physically or in terms of pin out. The DVI connector comes in two forms, a 24-pin version and a 29-pin version. The 29-pin version allows an analog signal to also be carried. Signal type: analog and digital.)

Graphic, pin-out and text source: www.rgbintegration.com

Excellent site for tech info about DVI, and video signal processing in general at http://www.extron.com/technology/index.asp