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Hello Best Buy customer Gammy and thank you for asking this question as an answer will give other Best Buy customers thinking about purchasing this great TV set important insights--but not "really" in some cases! All I use is an indoor HDTV over-the-air antenna to view broadcast programs. I do not have cable TV. I "do" have my laptop connected to this TV; however, which I sometimes use as my laptop's monitor. I cannot address the performance of this 43" Insignia TV model # NS-43D420NA18 when it comes to cable TV program broadcasts or streaming; however. As I "surf" through the many over-the-air TV channels which I am able to receive, I will see on the top/right of my screen (among other things) designates such as 480i, 720i, or 1080i. There's no doubt that the 1080i broadcasts are "super" clear and the imagery fills the screen completely. Almost (i.e., across-the-board!), the same is true for the TV broadcasts labeled as 720i--although on "rare" occasions portions of the screen on top and bottom and/or left and right columns are blacked out. With the TV broadcast programs labeled as 480i, so very many times, these are "CLASSIC" (i.e., older) TV broadcast programs and they "can" appear somewhat blurry and not fill the entire screen. I find it best to have this TV set to factory "default" and set the "PICTURE SIZE" to "WIDE" all of the time. I find that this gives me the best and most consistent level of full screen coverage--without distorting visual content that noticeably and without cutting off parts of actors' bodies or parts of scenery in the programs--like if the picture size selected was placed on the CINEMA setting. What sounds like a "negative" indictment of this TV's performance (described above) is not actually as is it is "SOURCE" of the broadcasts which is the determining factor. Again, even those TV broadcasts which are assigned the 480i label "can" appear nearly as good as those with the 720i designate and completely fill the screen. In summation, a lot has changed in broadcast technology since the 50s, 60s, 70s, etc. and one needs to consider this fact when assessing the performance of this TV. Overall, the vast majority of what I view on this TV is a clear and colorful viewing experience--more than I could expect or ask for!
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Very clear picture. I love it.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Absolutely!
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