Blu-Ray doesn't look as good as Digital Antenna Signal

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Originally Posted by pcrossley

I recently bought a Samsung BD-P1400 and am a little disappointed by the quality. At first I thought that the problem was that I am not yet using HDMI (I would need a 40' cable...kind of expensive). I'm using component cables for display on my Philips hdtv. It accepts up to 1080i with a 720 native resolution. Here's the part where I start to scratch my head: I recently hooked up a $35 RCA interior antenna to get my local channels in HD (I don't have satellite). The local HD channels (Fox, NBC, CBS) are far superior in picture to the blu-ray, and this signal is only from a coax from the tv to my attic!?! I have checked the output resolution of the blu-ray also.

Saying that you need a 40 foot cable sounds fishy to me. I would say that it is time to upgrade as your TV is crap son.

Most likely your Phillips TV is to blame as they probably cut corners on the DAC processing the component signals expecting that most people would plug in SD progressive sources into your ancient HD Ready tv.