Does Non-HD Footage Look Worse on HDTVs than on Analog TVs?
FAQ: Does Non-HD Footage Look Worse on HDTVs than on Analog TVs? “I’ve heard several times that non-HDTV content looks worse on HDTVs. Then I read something that implied that the non-HDTV content looks worse on 1080p than 720p and if you will watch much non-HDTV then you should get a 720p set. Is there any truth to that?” – WillAnswer: By default, non-HD content will look worse on a HDTV than an analog one. This is because of the lines of resolution and the amount of detail the HDTV can display. It really isn’t a TV issue as much of it being a production issue, like how the content was originally captured. When content is captured in a 525 line model or something similar and then is expanded to a 1080 or 720 line environment you have loss of detail, clarity, sharpness, etc. While there is a difference between progressive and interlaced scan, I don’t really believe it would make much difference on an analog image. From what I’ve experienced with HDTVs, defects are more noticeable as the
