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Anyone Watching Hi Def Cable TV on a Projector?

I just bought an HD DVD player and got it connected through my projector and I was floored by the picture. I am able to get 1080i resolution. Stunning. It is connected via the component video inputs. I'm wondering if I'll get similar results on the projector with the component video connections if I ordered Hi Def cable tv. I currently have satellite tv and I don't have hi def service...it looks muddy on my projector.

..thanks for your help here.

mitch
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Time Warner is the cable company in my area in Los Angeles.
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Unclejeff, cable is my only option for hi def tv. The building I live in is no longer allowing roof access to mount an antenna and Time Warner is the cable company for my area.
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Cwlondon....I was thinking along the same lines as you as far as the plasma thing goes. If I can escape with a $1k projector with a 165 inch diagonal screen that plays a hi def picture, I'll feel like I've just pocketed a $10k savings by not having to buy a big plasma display.

Do HD cable boxes have a digital audio output that will play back in 5.1 or DTS?
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I will watch most programs on my old analog big screen tv. I just want to take advantage of the hi def capability of my projector for whatever programming that comes in hi def. If it comes in hi def, I'll play the projector. If it comes in standard definition, I'll just play the tv. Thanks again fellas...I'm going to order the service tomorrow.
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...I'm too old to fight any more. I'll go with cable and to heck with it. The horrible thing about my situation is that I already have a satellite dish up there, the SOB's won't let the guy go up there to exchange it for an HD dish.
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A71spud & Unclejeff,

I spoke to an attorney that lives here about the ability to get HD without buying an HD television. I told him for about $1k he could get a projector like mine and have HD from cable. He came over and saw my setup with the the projector and HD dvd and was amazed at how good the picture was for so little money. I also explained that he could get HD from cable also on the projector. He has a satellite dish with DirecTV and I explained that they wouldn't allow anyone on the roof to exchange the old dish for a new HD dish. He went down and had a talk with them. My neighbor then went down to Fry's Electronics and bought the same model of projector that I have.

I now have a new DirectTV HD dish....and so does my neighbor. The HD picture is stunning.

Huge thanks to all of you guys on Audiogon.

Mitch
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