HDTV and You.
I'm just curious to know how many of us have switched to HD already. What are your thoughts about having switched or not having switched?
I own a tube HDTV and watch over-the-air HD broadcasts with its ATSC tuner. I've got to say that I love it -- especially since I don't have to pay out the wahzoo for HD programming! Since we have about double the digital channels vs. analog on our airwaves, our family has plenty of options for TV viewing.
I'm definitely looking forward to more and more programming going HD as time goes on. This June we will have local news in HD as soon as one of our stations finishes their new building.
I own a tube HDTV and watch over-the-air HD broadcasts with its ATSC tuner. I've got to say that I love it -- especially since I don't have to pay out the wahzoo for HD programming! Since we have about double the digital channels vs. analog on our airwaves, our family has plenty of options for TV viewing.
I'm definitely looking forward to more and more programming going HD as time goes on. This June we will have local news in HD as soon as one of our stations finishes their new building.
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I kinda wish I got ESPN but it's not worth the added cost of renting a cable box each month.
I know that there will be more HD programming in the future, but other than sporting events and primetime, it's rare to see any HD content. None of the local news programs are broadcast in HD, and I haven't seen any of the morning or national nightly news broadcasts in HD either. In fact, when I try to show people HD content during the day, I have to turn on a Blu-Ray or HD-DVD movie or turn to PBS HD.
While it might be the future of television, people still have plenty of time for the cost of sets to go down before HD programming really becomes mainstream.
I haven't seen any of the morning or national nightly news broadcasts in HD either.
Good Morning America and Today are both in HD and NBC Nightly News will go HD on Monday the 26th.
It'll be at leaset two years for me, and probably longer. I most likely won't end up getting one until I buy a house, which is probably 4 or 5 years away.
I will probably get an HDTV this year. Thought I was going to get one last year but had an unexpected expense come up that set me back a little. I'm still conflicted as to whether to get a 720p set or a 1080p capable set. The 720 sets are getting really cheap but will I regret it in a few years?
True 1080p is still expensive, though it's starting to come down. When I bought my Panadonic 42" plasma (about $2100 then, $1600 now) they were still about $4000-5000.
I don't think I'd wait or spend the extra cash, depending on what technology you're going to get. I have to say that even an upconverted DVD at 480p on my set looks great...almost as good as 720p content. My plan is to wait another 5 years...when everything is likely 1080p, then buy a second set or digital projector for a theatre room.
True 1080p is still expensive, though it's starting to come down. When I bought my Panadonic 42" plasma (about $2100 then, $1600 now) they were still about $4000-5000.
I don't think I'd wait or spend the extra cash, depending on what technology you're going to get. I have to say that even an upconverted DVD at 480p on my set looks great...almost as good as 720p content. My plan is to wait another 5 years...when everything is likely 1080p, then buy a second set or digital projector for a theatre room.
Is your Pany a 720 or 1080 set? Are you happy with it?
Good Morning America and Today are both in HD
I didn't check Good Morning America but the Today show was not broadcast in HD today, at least in my area. Maybe the Boston NBC affiliate doesn't broadcast the HD feed?
Good to hear that the NBC Nightly News will be going HD on Monday though.
Maybe the Boston NBC affiliate doesn't broadcast the HD feed?
Sounds like it, but that's strange. Even the NBC affiliate in Kansas City shows it in HD.
It'll be at leaset two years for me, and probably longer. I most likely won't end up getting one until I buy a house, which is probably 4 or 5 years away.
Well you'll need to buy something by February 2009*, unless you have cable or satellite. If you watch over the air, the analog signals will be turned off then and you'll need a digital tuner box at a minimum to get anything after that.
* - unless the date gets pushed back yet again.
Well you'll need to buy something by February 2009*, unless you have cable or satellite. If you watch over the air, the analog signals will be turned off then and you'll need a digital tuner box at a minimum to get anything after that.
* - unless the date gets pushed back yet again.
Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised at all if the date is pushed back again. I do have cable now (first time ever!) although I haven't decided if I'll keep it once the introductory price (which I managed to get for 12 months) expires.
HD, oh HD, where art thou? When I was in Australia though free-to-air seemed to be starting to shift to digital, with some digital HD... though for PayTV the cable (Foxtel) receiver is at this stage SDTV only... This is AFAIK in Aust.
Is your Pany a 720 or 1080 set? Are you happy with it?
The first one was defective (anyone who knows me knows I have the worst luck with consumer electronics EVER. My last TV purchase took FOUR sets to get right). This one is nice. It's the highest rated consumer plasma (or was) in its class. Black level is excellent and it has great features like two HDMI inputs, HD zooming, etc. Color is extremely vivid. DVDs look almost HD-like.
It does have some annoyances. I get jagged lines watching football at times (field lines), especially with motion. Fades are also uneven at times, looking blocky or pixelated. Some of that is the source material though, I'm sure.
As for 720 v. 1080. Here's the thing..I am confused about that. I posted this in the Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD thread in future hardware. It's supposed to be 720p/1080i. But when I hooked up my PS3, the PS3 told me it detected that the TV supported 1080p. How can that be?
Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised at all if the date is pushed back again. I do have cable now (first time ever!) although I haven't decided if I'll keep it once the introductory price (which I managed to get for 12 months) expires.
I don't think it will get pushed back. It was supposed to be 2006.