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I have an old 27" sony tv. its like 2 1/2 feet thick and a somewhat square screen shape. i subscribe to standard cable but i want to get a 32" 780 Lcd HDTV. Some people i knew bought hdtv's to replace their old ones, and some of their channels didnt fill the screen completely. I was wondering if that would happen to me, meaning would i have to subscribe to a new hdtv cable in order to get the whole picture to show up? thanks..
So the picture (with standard def. cable) will either look distorted because its strecthing, or will be regular quality but smaller?
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- R TLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Basic cable is usually analog (or analog converted to digital). It will be SD (standard definition) which is the old style squarish analog TV we've had for years. It will not be wide screen HD.
If you get a new HD TV, you will also need to purchase the cable company's HD package to get some HD channels. You could also put up an antenna and watch your local stations, many are in HD, especially during prime time.
Source(s): Broadcast Engineer for 30+ years. - William WLv 71 decade ago
The picture size issue is caused by some channels being available in the old 4x3 shape which wont fill the new wider HD shape. Some of the new sets let you stretch the old picture wider to fill the screen. This, unfortunately, makes everyone look wider & fatter.
