What is the best cable hook-up to go from a wallplate directly to an HDTV (its a f-pin type hook-up)?

Dan was correct. A 1940's TV signal will look like crap on that television.

Call/bug your cable company. Many of them now give you HD locals as a part of "basic cable". My company gave me a HD-PVR with 'Basic' service for $24/month with no contract.

You should go through your house and make sure the "F" connectors are all hand-tight, then tighten 1/4 turn more with a wrench. Loose connectors are the number one cause of poor television quality. Don't forget the connector on the back side of the wall plates.

Also: go to www.antennaweb.org and type in your address. It will tell you where the HDTV antennas are around your home. Some people have bought the "Phillips Silver Sensor" indoor antenna for about 30 bucks and are able to get several over-the-air stations for free.

First of all, whoever told your a more expensive "Regular Cable" will make you picture better is somewhat uneducated. Although buying a premium 10 feet "Monster" RF cable can indead improve your "Analog" Non digital TV, I won't be noticably better by most standards. The issue that lies here is NOT the 10 foot cable your connecting you TV to your wall jack, the issue is you have a High Definition TV that was designed FOR High Definition, not Analog. A good comparison is like owning a Ferrari. Yes, you can run it using "Regular" Gasoline, however it was DESIGNED to run on "Premium" gas to perform properly. Your New HDTV was DISIGNED for and Needs "Premium" Digital (Up to 1080 lines of Horizontal Information) to perform properly, but your only "Filling it up" with lousy "Regular" Analog tv (As low as 200-300 lines of information) Your best bet is to hang in there, your are one of millions dealing with lousy analog tv. The good news is, by 2009, analog tv will cease in the US and Canada, and convert to Digital TV, hense giving your new TV the proper "Fuel" it needs to perform to it's full potential. Good luck, Dan Home Theatre Manager 15 Years