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About: It is true that, in most cases, an analog video signal displayed on an HDTV will not look as good as it would on an analog set: there are two basic reasons for this:(1) The video processing circuitry in an HDTV upscales the image, which can improve the good aspects of the image. However, at the same time, the video processing also will magnify the defective parts of the image, such as interference and video noise that is not as noticeable on a lower resolution analog set. In this case, the quality of the video processing in the TV can have either a positive or negative effect on the degree of correction for poor analog signals.

(2) If you have upgraded from a 27-inch (as an example) analog television, to an large screen Plasma (lets say 42-inches) – the lower resolution analog image will degrade somewhat since you are blowing the image up to a larger size.

For more details on this topic, please read Robert Silva’s FAQ on HDTV.

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About: HDTV is a great advance in home entertainment, however, during the transition period from analog to digital, there are still many consumers that are watching mostly analog television programs on their new HDTVs.

This has generated a lot of complaints about the apparent degraded picture quality of analog television signals when viewed on an HDTV. Analog Television signals, both broadcast and cable, as well as VHS, in most cases, will look worse on an HDTV than they do on a standard analog television.

The reason for this is that HDTVs have the capability of displaying much more detail than an analog TV.

This results in the video processing circuitry in the HDTV enhancing both the good and bad parts of a low resolution image. The cleaner and more stable the signal, the better result you will have.

However, if the picture has background color noise, signal interference, color bleeding, or edge problems, (which may be unnoticeable on an analog TV due to the fact that it is more forgiving due to the lower resolution) the video processing in an HDTV will attempt to clean it up. However, this may deliver mixed results.

Another factor that contributes to the quality of analog television display on HDTVs also depend on the types of video processing circuitry employed by different HDTV makers, and some HDTVs perform the analog-to-digital conversion process better than others. When checking out HDTVs or reviews of HDTVs, make note of any comments regarding the quality of analog signal quality.

Another important point to be made, is that most consumers that are upgrading to HDTV are also upgrading to a larger screen size. This means that as the screen gets larger, lower resolution images look worse, in much the same way as blowing up a photograph until shapes and edges become less defined. In other words, what looked really great on that old 27-inch TV, isn’t going to look quite as good on that new 42-inch Plasma TV.

One suggestion: make sure you have the cleanest analog signal possible – or, better, switch to Digital Cable, HD Cable, or HD Satellite. If you have a high performance HDTV, why waste your money by supplying it with an inferior signal source – you are paying for HD capability – you should reap the rewards.

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