My family recently purchased a 61" RCa HDTV with a built in reciever. We are currently getting DirectTV and I have a few questions I need to get answered.
1) Will I ever be able to get local channels in HD? I have tried 2 different antennas. One was a Terk that fitted onto the satelite dish and the other was some weird bunny ears. None of them even worked so now I have to pay for local channels and they are not even in HD. What do I have to do in order to get free local channels in HD and how much will it cost? The man working at The Good Guys said there is pretty much nothing I can do.
2)I get 2 channels in HD. HBOH and some stupid HDTV loop that runs pretty much 24 hours a day. The picture is amazing but when will the time come when I get more then these two channels? They say more and more programs are viewable in HD but when will I actually experence it?
3)My TV has gray bars on both sides of the TV when it is not displaying 16:9. My question is; will these gray bars burn into the TV? The sales person said that it won't but the guy who installed my DirectTV said the salesman was BSing and it WILL burn into the TV. So now I have it so where the picture fits the screen but everybody looks fat. Who is correct?
4) This is in a way connected to question 3. When watching DVD movies that display in 2.35:1, black bars are seen on the top and bottom. Lets say I am watching a long movie like Titanic. Those black bars will be there for four hours. Will those burn into the TV?
5)How do I know when my TV needs tunning?
6) when will HD-DVD be available?
thats about all I can think of. Thanks to whoever can answer them.
1) Will I ever be able to get local channels in HD? I have tried 2 different antennas. One was a Terk that fitted onto the satelite dish and the other was some weird bunny ears. None of them even worked so now I have to pay for local channels and they are not even in HD. What do I have to do in order to get free local channels in HD and how much will it cost? The man working at The Good Guys said there is pretty much nothing I can do.
2)I get 2 channels in HD. HBOH and some stupid HDTV loop that runs pretty much 24 hours a day. The picture is amazing but when will the time come when I get more then these two channels? They say more and more programs are viewable in HD but when will I actually experence it?
3)My TV has gray bars on both sides of the TV when it is not displaying 16:9. My question is; will these gray bars burn into the TV? The sales person said that it won't but the guy who installed my DirectTV said the salesman was BSing and it WILL burn into the TV. So now I have it so where the picture fits the screen but everybody looks fat. Who is correct?
4) This is in a way connected to question 3. When watching DVD movies that display in 2.35:1, black bars are seen on the top and bottom. Lets say I am watching a long movie like Titanic. Those black bars will be there for four hours. Will those burn into the TV?
5)How do I know when my TV needs tunning?
6) when will HD-DVD be available?
thats about all I can think of. Thanks to whoever can answer them.
