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moroboshi · 02-01-2010, 21:46

Bottom line - LCDs are very unforgiving on poor quality source content, and SD broadcast video is transmitted at brutally low bit-rates. (about 1/8 that of a DVD or less) You're simply seeing the picture the way it really is, whereas your old CRT hid the ugliness behind blur.

Plasmas do a better job of covering up the flaws of SD, but there's only so much you can do with such a low quality source.

02-01-2010, 21:46	#7
moroboshi Inactive Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 352	Re: Picture quality - SD channels on HDTV Bottom line - LCDs are very unforgiving on poor quality source content, and SD broadcast video is transmitted at brutally low bit-rates. (about 1/8 that of a DVD or less) You're simply seeing the picture the way it really is, whereas your old CRT hid the ugliness behind blur. Plasmas do a better job of covering up the flaws of SD, but there's only so much you can do with such a low quality source.