“The salesman said the picture on this tv would be a step up from a 1080p tv, even if I didn't have HD channels activated. But how much better would HD channels be than watching standard def channels on this tv? Standard def is about a 6 out of 10 now.”
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Junk in, Junk out. Upscaling does improve things, but the magic only goes so far. (Think VHS compared to DVD) A DVD played back with upscaling (Player or TV will perform the upscaling if the devices used have that feature) will be better quality that regular DVD playback, but still less than a proper Blu-Ray release. Note that some Blu-Ray discs release non-HD content on Blu-Ray media for ease of production or total video length benefits. Not sure about this exact model yet, but many of the TV's we installed did not enhance the cable box nearly as well as the DVD upscaling. Depending upon the cable provider, non-HD service may not always provide proper widescreen broadcasts, broadcasting instead the square aspect version or one with the black bars built into the image. Watch for known circles in the image to determine if your TV is squishing the image. (Circles become wide ovals if it's stretched horizontally or squished vertically.)
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.There's not much 4K content available. You can find a little online and a few 4K discs (that require a new player, of course). No, plain old 1080i (typical of cable services) won't look appreciably better than on a 1080p TV, but they won't look worse, either. Consider an investment in 4K to be future-proofing, and I'm very pleased with the picture quality regardless. Regarding standard def, it is what it is - very low resolution. Don't expect any miracles - it will still look like standard def.
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