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Originally Posted by Chip Chester
If you're watching your cable feed on a CRT NTSC TV, with no box and no DTV tuner, then none of the HDTV stuff applies. That goes for screen formatting as well. It's very likely that the screen format is chosen at the device that converts the HDTV signal into the standard-def signal you see on your set.
Cable's not so smart, without a box.
I'm surprised you can still view "analog" cable.
Maybe your current display will outlive its warranty, too. It could happen!
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Indeed! Many cable systems have gone *totally* digital, including the lower tiers, meaning that a "cable box" is necessary to receive anything on an older set. Apparently not the case in Jeff's area. Transitioning to a cable box when necessary, might be a help, as a cable box likely will allow adjustment of aspect ratio.
Your set could perhaps outlive analog cable in your area. Even the cheap 15" Coby that we use in the kitchen is still going, long after the warranty ran out!
jr
06-24-2013, 06:24 PM
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