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Question

HD and SD

Oct 15, 2015 10:58AM PDT

Can I please get all your opinions on something? I have a friend who was trying to figure out which new HDTV to purchase. 720 or 1080 or the new Ultra HD/4K. She only has standard cable, not HD service. I told her it don't matter what tv you get your picture won't be any clearer just because of the pixels with standard def cable? She told me I was wrong, am I? I feel like I am not. Thanks for any responses.

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you're wrong
Oct 15, 2015 11:05AM PDT

Color TV is still better than Black and White, no matter the pixel count. Laugh

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There are charts and more
Oct 15, 2015 11:08AM PDT

But without HD service you probably want to get something around the size they had before or else it's all blown up, grainy, pixelly and not that good.

What was the old set?

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42" Vizio
Oct 15, 2015 11:25AM PDT

They had a 1080 42" VIZIO BEFORE. What I am saying is , there won't be any clearer picture no matter what tv they get if they stay with standard definition cable and don't use HD service. My question is, pixels don't matter if your not using and HD box anyways. If they use Standard definition cable box, a 720 pixel, 1080 pixel, ultra HD won't matter correct?

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Then stick in that class TV
Oct 15, 2015 11:30AM PDT
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SD vs Hd
Oct 15, 2015 11:40AM PDT

I really just want to know if pixels even matter if you aren't using an HD cable box. Yes or no

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Since a 720p was comparable in this link, no.
Oct 15, 2015 12:02PM PDT
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But what if she wants to watch bru-ray someday.
Oct 15, 2015 2:11PM PDT

For about the same price, I will take the one with the highest resolution every time (of course that's only me).

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Then again, this.
Oct 16, 2015 6:42AM PDT