Hi folks,

I've got one of them old fashioned (!) CRT tellys; a 36" Sony
KV-36FS70 to be precise and I'm idly wondering whether it would be
possible to hook it up to HD source ie SKY HD or an HD-DVD / Blu-Ray
player and if I could would there be any point? That is, would the
picture I get from this be any better than I'm currently getting from
standard DVDs?

I can handle the cost of upgrading a DVD player but I can't really
justfy ditching a four year old £2k telly that I couldn't shift for a
tenner on ebay

Any help gratefuul received.

Mik

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Hi folks,

I've got one of them old fashioned (!) CRT tellys; a 36" Sony
KV-36FS70 to be precise and I'm idly wondering whether it would be
possible to hook it up to HD source ie SKY HD or an HD-DVD / Blu-Ray
player and if I could would there be any point? That is, would the
picture I get from this be any better than I'm currently getting from
standard DVDs?

I can handle the cost of upgrading a DVD player but I can't really
justfy ditching a four year old £2k telly that I couldn't shift for a
tenner on ebay

Any help gratefuul received.

Mik



you could connect the HD gear, but only at regular SD resolution - so in
most ways it would be a waste of time....



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In article .com,
Mik F wrote:
I've got one of them old fashioned (!) CRT tellys; a 36" Sony
KV-36FS70 to be precise and I'm idly wondering whether it would be
possible to hook it up to HD source ie SKY HD or an HD-DVD / Blu-Ray
player and if I could would there be any point? That is, would the
picture I get from this be any better than I'm currently getting from
standard DVDs?

I can handle the cost of upgrading a DVD player but I can't really
justfy ditching a four year old £2k telly that I couldn't shift for a
tenner on ebay

Any help gratefuul received.

Before even starting on the different parameters, most domestic CRTs
struggle to resolve the maximum from analogue TV let alone HD. To put it
simply, there aren't enough dots on the screen.

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*If you think this van is dirty, you should try having sex with the driver*

Dave Plowman London SW
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On 26 Feb, 18:54, "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
In article .com,
Mik F wrote:

I've got one of them old fashioned (!) CRT tellys; a 36" Sony
KV-36FS70 to be precise and I'm idly wondering whether it would be
possible to hook it up to HD source ie SKY HD or an HD-DVD / Blu-Ray
player and if I could would there be any point? That is, would the
picture I get from this be any better than I'm currently getting from
standard DVDs?
I can handle the cost of upgrading a DVD player but I can't really
justfy ditching a four year old £2k telly that I couldn't shift for a
tenner on ebay
Any help gratefuul received.

Before even starting on the different parameters, most domestic CRTs
struggle to resolve the maximum from analogue TV let alone HD. To put it
simply, there aren't enough dots on the screen.

--
*If you think this van is dirty, you should try having sex with the driver*

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

I suspected as much but I guess I was hoping that the DRC100 might
help somewhat.

Looks like it'll be a few years before HD in our house then, although
on the upside the HD-DVD / Blu-Ray bunfight might have been resolved
by then!

Thanks for the help,

Mik

Mik F wrote:

I suspected as much but I guess I was hoping that the DRC100 might
help somewhat.

Looks like it'll be a few years before HD in our house then, although
on the upside the HD-DVD / Blu-Ray bunfight might have been resolved
by then!

I'm very happy in a similar boat. We have a SOny KV32FX20 which is a 32"
50Hz with no trickery. We get a very good picture from DVDs, normal Sky
and our Tivo using an RGB lead.

We probably won't replace the TV until it dies. Then we'll get a 50"
flat screen and there won't be a premium for full HD-kit. However,
they'll probably we trying to sell us double or quad HD by then!

Guy
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