Regular Big tv and hdtv reciever

[peppermint]

I have a new mitsubishi 70" and it is not hdtv ready but I did notice that it gets 800 lines of resolution. The hdtv ready ones get 1100 lines. Will it improve my picture if I bought the dtc 100 and used the composite inputs that I have. Also I did want to know if the dtc100 will decode local broadcast stations(hdtv that is)???

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pepp

[88hd]

Yes to both your questions if you let DTV upgrade it to a plus, mine was not shipped that way. You loose the 900's but will get your local channels based on zip code - 12 is 12 and so on. Not much to see in HDTV yet. Digital hook will improve everything. I think you will like it. My old tv is 600 lines and I can really see the difference.

[peppermint]

Thank you for the resolution anwser but when I said local channels I meant Off the air in HDTV locals. From what I know this takes a special decoder. Like for Monday night football and Leno. Some cities are broadcasting in HDTV over the air and I want to know if the DTC100 will decode that as well? Thank you.

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pepp

[pwherman]

Put a good antenna up and you will get the HD local channels. Let the DTC 100 do a search for all viewable channels and it will pick them up automatically. You will get a analog version and a digital version of each channel. The digital ones have a sub channel such as channel 32sub1. Its all automatic. They look as good as Satallite signal on my system. You will really like it.

[pedastalhead]

I saw the RCA model in a store the other day. I dont know if the model # is DTC100 but I asked your question and yes it will decode HDTV from a local broadcast station over the antenna. They told me the receiver is about 800 bones (complete kit).

[chuckster]

I have one of the DTC 100s and it only cost me $589

[TDonn]

You all are missing something....HDTV signals are brodcast in a 16x9 aspect ratio...If you do not have a HD ready tv, you will not be able to view the entire picture....The 4x3 HD tv's compress the image and cut a small amount....a regular will not.....Has far as 800 lines of resolution to the 1180 of HDTV...You will only get as good of a picture as the 800 lines will allow..wether your wathcing HD or regular.....Although, even most DVD are only at 480, I'm not sure why the Mits TV would be of any benifit (right now)...at 800 lines......