LCD TV picture quality v CRT TV picture quality?

I used to have a small CRT TV in the kitchen but it took up a lot of space. I have just bought a 15" LCD TV to replace it but the picture qulity on the old TV appears to be better than that on the LCD TV. The input is via a normal coaxial TV aerial cable. Is this to be expected?

LCD TV picture quality v CRT TV picture quality?
YES it is to be expected.....





You see, your OLD TV was built to process Low Definition pictures ONLY....so it was tuned for best picture.





NOW you have a HI Definition LCD which is tuned to process Hi Def pictures WHILE supporting the old Low Def signal until it disappears....





So what it does is LINE DOUBLE the old Low Def signal...which magnifys all the shortcomings of the Low Def signal.....


Your snow is magnified...your crappy detail is magnified..


But your DIGITAL signals, and your HD signals are PERFECT!





You may want to try a HD Cable or HD satellite box in your kitchen....but that will take up some space. But your LCD will wow you....
Reply:Yes! LCD TV are not a better picture quality, than CRT, and are still quite a long way off, matching the CRT quality.


The transmission is also analogue, and not digital.





Even the most expensive LCD %26amp; Plasma TV's are not better than CRT, unless the transmission is digital.
Reply:modern LCDs should be just as good as CRT screens, check the aerial cable is OK then check the settings on the TV ie contrast, colour, brightness, etc. If it is a digital TV have you got a digital aerial
Reply:i have a LCD 50 inch and its great!
Reply:LCDs and Plasmas are getting good but nothing beats the old CRT for quality. Its only when they get very big they get to be a problem and we have to use the LCD/Plasmas.





My mate has just got Sky Hi Def and uses a Sony Bravia LCD. I can still see the graining, especially when the camera or subject moves fast. I will hang on for a while until I buy the LCD.





xxB
Reply:Yes! Try replacing the co-axial cable with a higher quality cable as used for digital broadcast. Secondly, the LCD picture quality is to a certain degree still playing catch up with CRT but, it also depends on the tv's pixel resolution.......mine is minimum 1024 x 768 and the picture quality is fine. Another thing to consider is the fact that on the old CRT's the screens are glass and have a very 'glossy' look to them whereas LCD's tend to be 'silk like' or 'matt' and do not cause so much glare. It does take time to adjust to the picture quality on LCD's (at least a few days) so I wouldn't worry too much...in a while you will think nothing of it