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Hi,
I am getting a new front projection system which will include a 720x1280
Sanyo projector (Z4), and I'll be using my existing HD Dish 6000
receiver and a DVD player. I'd like to use this system for all TV
modes, including watching programs in standard broadcast, and I need
suggestions on how to get good reception on standard broadcast signals.
In this case, because of the apparently poor scaler/deinterlacer
performance of the Sanyo unit, I may have to provide the SB signals in
720p format if I expect to get good results on SBTV.
The Dish receiver includes an OTA module with which I can pick up local
OTA digital signals, including HD, but not analog SB stations. Because
some of the stations of interest in our area only broadcast in analog, I
cannot pick them up OTA through the DISH receiver. (Although some of the
newer Dish receivers and HD-DVRs, including the new mpeg4 receivers,
are able to receive both HD and STV, they apparently do not convert the
STV signals to 720p.)
What's the best, moderately priced approach to getting good STV
reception in progressive format? Some options may be to: get a new HD
/SB tuner/receiver with internal scaling capacity; get a new Dish
receiver that provides SB in interlaced mode, along with a scaler and
processor for converting the signal to 720p; or to purchase the Dish
package that includes local broadcasts (not OTA). I understand that
Radio Shack is selling their 16-3499 Accuran HST 6000 receiver at a
discount, but again, it apparently doesn't output the signals received
from standard broadcast stations in progressive format.
Sounds like a simple issue, but I cannot find a convenient solution. -
Any suggestions?
Jim Cate
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Receiving standard broadcast TVHi,
