Why does my new HD TV look worse than my old SD TV?

I just bought a new LED HD TV, and i hooked it all up and the picture quality is terrible. Cable looks terrible, and so does my PS3.

I do not have an HDMI cable, but it still should not look this bad. My old SD TV looked at least 5 times better. What am I doing wrong?

I would guess it does have to do with your cable then? as this shouldn't really happen...

I would give it a try otherwise get a refund

I think it might be a cable/connection issue.

Try going Audio/Video Hardware Forum for more help.

No i do not have HD service. But it should not look this bad. My PS3 looks like PS2 graphics, its very pixilated and edgy.

No i do not have HD service. But it should not look this bad. My PS3 looks like PS2 graphics, its very pixilated and edgy.

AceOfHearts101

reg cable will always look like crap on hdtvs you need an hd source with an hdtv. get an hdmi vable for your ps3 and play with the display settings to get it at the highest possible res. Bond302

This.

When I bought my 1080p TV looked like crap. It's because an SD tv actually smooths things out with it's lack of resolution. When you view an SD source your TV is having to expand all the pixels out just to fit the screen. With an HD source, and a good cable like all the others have mentioned, this isn't a problem.

Also, when I hooked up my Xbox for the first time it wasn't mindblowing graphics! I had to go into the settings and tell the Xbox I was using an HD TV. You may have to do this for your PS3.

[QUOTE="Bond302"]reg cable will always look like crap on hdtvs you need an hd source with an hdtv. get an hdmi vable for your ps3 and play with the display settings to get it at the highest possible res. my_mortal_coil

This.

When I bought my 1080p TV looked like crap. It's because an SD tv actually smooths things out with it's lack of resolution. When you view an SD source your TV is having to expand all the pixels out just to fit the screen. With an HD source, and a good cable like all the others have mentioned, this isn't a problem.

Also, when I hooked up my Xbox for the first time it wasn't mindblowing graphics! I had to go into the settings and tell the Xbox I was using an HD TV. You may have to do this for your PS3.

I would have to throw it out there and say the cable is messed up...

Maybe you don't have it hooked up to HD?

Why would you get an HDTV if you don't have HD service?Vic-Ferrari

[QUOTE="Vic-Ferrari"]Why would you get an HDTV if you don't have HD service?DJ_Lae

Okay, but if you don't have HD cables, then it's still useless.Vic-Ferrari

Seriously, buy HDMI cables. You can find them cheap, as low as a few bucks on Amazon, and the quality is quite good.

No i do not have HD service. But it should not look this bad. My PS3 looks like PS2 graphics, its very pixilated and edgy.

AceOfHearts101

I just bought a new LED HD TV, and i hooked it all up and the picture quality is terrible. Cable looks terrible, and so does my PS3.

I do not have an HDMI cable, but it still should not look this bad. My old SD TV looked at least 5 times better. What am I doing wrong?

AceOfHearts101

Let's put it this way...if you take a 2 megapixel image and upsize it to 5 megapixels, it's gonna look like crap. There's not enough signal in the 2 MP image to fill that 5 MP space, so the other 3 megapixels are going to get filled in with bull****.

As far as your PS3, your cables probably can't handle HD data transfer. It''s like eating mashed potatoes with a straw. Your cables are probably limiting the data transfer between your PS3 and TV, in which case only a standard definition signal gets through. And again, standard definition on an HDTV looks like ****.

Get HD programming from your cable company. Also, use better cables that can handle HD capacity. That'll fix your problem.

component cables or hdmi ftw

Have you bought HD cables for your stuff, if not than thats your problem. you need to be outputting in HD, the TV itself isen't going to magicly pull out a 1080P picture with an SD connectiondarkspineslayer

common sense = an HDTV needs an HD signal to look good... feeding it SD sources isn't what it was built for