# How good are HDTV's with non-HD signals?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-are-hdtvs-with-non-hd-signals/461436>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 27, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-are-hdtvs-with-non-hd-signals/461436 "2008-08-27T17:08:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![RMutt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@RMutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RMutt)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-are-hdtvs-with-non-hd-signals/461436/21 "2008-08-28T18:02:37Z")

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I’ve looked for SD TV’s and most of the inexpensive ones are pretty bad. If I’m going to spend more for a good one, then I’d rather go to HD in anticipation of the inevitable future HDization of my house.

We have Comcast digital, I think the signal should be pretty good. I’m very encouraged by the large majority of your posts which report good results, I think I’m going to see if I can find a good set over the weekend.

Thanks again for everyone’s help!

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