Posted on 12/30/2011 5:28:04 AM PST by Las Vegas Dave
Washington, D.C. (December 29, 2011) -- Let's face it. It wasn't a great year for the TV technology industry. TV sales were flat; home 3D became better known as 3DOA; streaming companies invested heavily in new services but persuaded relatively few Americans to give them a try; and pay TV providers, with the exception of DIRECTV, saw their subscriber totals dwindle.
Of course, the nation's sluggish economy didn't help the cause with many consumers deciding to cut spending until things got better.
But we also have to be truthful here: Some of the industry's problems were self-inflicted. Unforced errors, as they would call them in tennis. All year, TV technology companies goofed, blundered and stumbled their way into various troubling situations.
Since everyone is doing their obligatory year-end stories now, I thought it would be instructive to compile the '10 Dumbest Things In TV Technology Industry In 2011.' I offer these 10 dumb-headed moves in the sincere hope that the companies don't repeat them in 2012.
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720p resolution screens work great up to 37”. But at 40” and bigger sizes, I’d recommend 1080p.
Dang, guess I’m not a “real” conservative then. I’ll mail my decoder ring back to you.
What is the exact model number?
I did find this for “Satellite L770-ST4NX1”;
Display Resolution 16:9 aspect ratio, Supports 720p content, 1600x900.
http://us.toshiba.com/computers/laptops/satellite/L770/L770-ST4NX1
Well, actually, you did say it.
Have a happy, safe and prosperous New Year!!!
It was a custom order. But I suppose they all have the same output. I can't even find the downloads for my LT. Standard DVD players put out 480p, right.
LVD: When I went to monoprice, I was overwhelmed by the different kinds of HD cables. I don’t know what to buy. We got a 51” Samsung plasma just before thanksgiving for $500. I want to get the cables but don’t know what to get. Also, do the coaxials that the satellite connects to, and distributes from the DVR to the other unit, need to be changed?
Actually, this was a pretty good year for holiday retail. The problem is that last year was a very good year for HDTVs. Fewer people needed to replace their TVs this year because they bought them just last year.
I bought a 46" Sony LED last year. I saw the same model selling on Black Friday for half of what I paid for it.
The video ports on a modern laptop should support most video resolutions, including 1080p.
I would be surprised if it didn’t. Just hook it up to the HDMI port on a TV and boot the computer and see what resolutions Windows offers you.
IMPORTANT: Check the TV’s HDMI ports to see if any are designated for a computer connection.
If not, they will still work with the laptop, but you will be restricted to TV resolutions (480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p).
If the TV has an HDMI port designated for a PC connection, you may have additional PC resolutions to choose from, possibly including resolutions higher than 1920x1080 (1080p).
Your video resolution options are determined by the combination of your video card and monitor. Any resolution that is supported by both devices is going to be an option.
Actually Real Conservatives understand it’s a political ideology not a cult and reality is more complicated than simple BS throwaway lines and idiotic chest pumping. So we get to watch movies if we feel like it.
The only HD cables are HDMI, anything else is just companies lying about the differences in quality. Buy by foot and price, the cheapest ones that are long enough to make your connections. Don’t buy Monster, they’re the biggest liars.
I second that. Buy your cables from MonoPrice. Awesome cables and all kinds of other home theater/networking equipment for dirt cheap. I buy all my stuff from those guys.
I go to the mom and pop computer shop. 10 minutes from home, good prices, nice people. Monoprice looks good though, I’ll keep them in mind for what SWS doesn’t have.
The video ports on a modern laptop should support most video resolutions, including 1080p.
How do I check that? I have searched high and low.
I would be surprised if it didn’t. Just hook it up to the HDMI port on a TV and boot the computer and see what resolutions Windows offers you.
I plugged it in and played a Netflix show but nothing came up on the TV or LT.
IMPORTANT: Check the TV’s HDMI ports to see if any are designated for a computer connection. If not, they will still work with the laptop, but you will be restricted to TV resolutions (480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p).
Gotta find the manual. The TV is a Samsung plasma 780p.
Thanks for that link. Bookmarked for the future.
When I finally switched to HD, I discovered that Comcrap allocates each HD channel two different channel numbers. In my case, CBS-HD shows up at channel 233 and 803. OK, I can live with that, but if I put one of those in my favorites list, BOTH channels are put in the list, so it takes twice as long to step through the list. I suspect they do this just to inflate the apparent number of HD channels they offer.
Costco has a 46" Vizio 3D tv for $850.00 right now after they knock off $150. They also carry up to an 80 inch set which goes for $4699.00 right now.
jdub, I know a fair amount about HDTV cabling. What devices are you trying to connect to that HDTV? That will determine the cables you need.
If you can reply back with the make and model of each device, I can come up with the best connection options.
Some of the cables you have you may need to replace, others you might be able to keep. The specific devices you have, what output ports are on each device, and what input ports are on the TV will determine the best cable options for you.
My Dad’s Samsung LCD has an HDMI port labeled “PC/DVI” to connect a computer to it. The manual should have detailed instructions.
As far as no video, you may need to turn the HDMI port on the laptop to “on”. Laptops ship from the factory with the video ports turned off. They are usually turned on via “hot keys” on the keyboard. They usually have three modes, laptop screen on only, laptop screen and external monitor both on, or external monitor on only. You usually press the same key to cycle through your options.
It will vary from laptop to laptop, but there will usually be a key on the laptops built in keyboard with the characters “Fn” on it. This will usually be in a different color than the letters on the rest of the keyboard.
Other keys will have on them other characters in that same color, in addition to the standard keyboard characters. Starting with the “F1” key usually located on the top row of the keyboard, look for a key with a picture of a monitor, or the words LCD, or CRT, or something else that indicates a monitor.
If you can’t find an obvious one, check the manual for your laptop, there should be instructions for connecting a monitor that explain how to turn on the port.
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