I've just blown all my money on a 47" Sony Bravia LCD TV (1080p native, ATSC / QAM), accepting a friend's story that, somehow, it would work in Europe (the TV having been bought in the U.S.) as long as it was a) connected through a decoder for cable TV or b) connected with an HDMI cable.
As I found out, this is not the case. Europe (Norway, more exactly) uses DVB-T ("new" PAL) and the U.S. uses ATC ("new" NTSC) (this TV having the new standard: ATSC, as well as QAM), and the two formats are hardly jpeg and jpg. Thus, I'm sitting here with a huge, empty TV, feeling pretty stupid.
Luckily, it will still function as a PC monitor, however, somehow I don't see it fitting on the top of my desk. Regardless, I've been searching for the answer for hours now -- fruitlessly. Reading up on decoding boxes, HD signals and similar, but there's just too much out there.
So, I'm hoping some of you have the skills to help me out, because I know, if it's anywhere, it's here.
Then, onto my "list" of questions:
Will it be possible for me to connect the decoder to the TV in a way that would circumvent any ATSC / DVB-T / format problems.
Could I, for example, connect through the HD's answer to RGB cables?
Are there any hardware based solutions available that'll convert DVB-T from the decoder to ATSC for my TV without lag?
EDIT: Apparently, the TV isn't NTSC based at all. It goes by the new standard: ATSC. It also has a tuner for QAM. I've just edited the thread to reflect the change.
Thank you so much for helping me out! I truly appreciate it.
As I found out, this is not the case. Europe (Norway, more exactly) uses DVB-T ("new" PAL) and the U.S. uses ATC ("new" NTSC) (this TV having the new standard: ATSC, as well as QAM), and the two formats are hardly jpeg and jpg. Thus, I'm sitting here with a huge, empty TV, feeling pretty stupid.
Luckily, it will still function as a PC monitor, however, somehow I don't see it fitting on the top of my desk. Regardless, I've been searching for the answer for hours now -- fruitlessly. Reading up on decoding boxes, HD signals and similar, but there's just too much out there.
So, I'm hoping some of you have the skills to help me out, because I know, if it's anywhere, it's here.
Then, onto my "list" of questions:
Will it be possible for me to connect the decoder to the TV in a way that would circumvent any ATSC / DVB-T / format problems.
Could I, for example, connect through the HD's answer to RGB cables?
Are there any hardware based solutions available that'll convert DVB-T from the decoder to ATSC for my TV without lag?
EDIT: Apparently, the TV isn't NTSC based at all. It goes by the new standard: ATSC. It also has a tuner for QAM. I've just edited the thread to reflect the change.
Thank you so much for helping me out! I truly appreciate it.