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I have had HDTV now for four years and I still get excited before and during an HDTV broadcast. I am surprised I am not used to it yet after all of this time. I hope it never ends. Does it still get you excited?
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I am glad I am not alone. I hope it never goes away.
We have all been conditioned to overlook how awful NTSC has always been. But watching HDTV gradually establishes a new set of expectations so you notice the NTSC defects more. Of course HDTV also tends to make you buy better TV's and sit closer where you can easily see those defects.
It turns out all of my favorite programs are on the WB, UPN, USA, and SciFi channels so I'm still spendiing more time watching NTSC than HD. (since ABC cancled Miracles and that strange show about the Nevada tax guy) But it makes me find the analog picture quality more annoying. DScaler saves me a little bit but sometimes I can get very impatient with how slowly all this is progressing.
So some of my HDTV buzz is really sort of an ongoing rant.
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It turns out all of my favorite programs are on the WB, UPN, USA, and SciFi channels so I'm still spendiing more time watching NTSC than HD. (since ABC cancled Miracles and that strange show about the Nevada tax guy) But it makes me find the analog picture quality more annoying. DScaler saves me a little bit but sometimes I can get very impatient with how slowly all this is progressing.
So some of my HDTV buzz is really sort of an ongoing rant.
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I think it had to be the same for people who waited for color programming when it first started. It was probably not till the late 60s or sometime near the early 70s when those people stopped thinking about the color and really started to narrow down what they really wanted to see...since it was all or mostly in color.
Even when TVs first came out. I would imagine that when someone learned that SOMETHING would be on TV, they would be ready for it, no matter what it was.
Even when TVs first came out. I would imagine that when someone learned that SOMETHING would be on TV, they would be ready for it, no matter what it was.
I think it had to be the same for people who waited for color programming when it first started. It was probably not till the late 60s or sometime near the early 70s when those people stopped thinking about the color and really started to narrow down what they really wanted to see...since it was all or mostly in color.
Even when TVs first came out. I would imagine that when someone learned that SOMETHING would be on TV, they would be ready for it, no matter what it was.
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It was the same. I'm 53 and can well remember how exciting it was to get a 4th channel from SF back in '56 or so that actually showed movies made after WWII.
Color came out in '53 and languished for 6 or 7 years with only an occasional special actually broadcast in color. Bonanza came on in 60 or so on NBC as the first real attempt to do a weekly show in color. It was specifically put on by NBC, then owned by RCA, to sell color tv sets, and it worked. By 65 or so the majority of network primetime was in color.
I became HD-capable 18 months ago and even with only one local station doing HD I can watch something in HD almost any time of the day or night thanks to DirecTV.
Even when TVs first came out. I would imagine that when someone learned that SOMETHING would be on TV, they would be ready for it, no matter what it was.
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It was the same. I'm 53 and can well remember how exciting it was to get a 4th channel from SF back in '56 or so that actually showed movies made after WWII.
Color came out in '53 and languished for 6 or 7 years with only an occasional special actually broadcast in color. Bonanza came on in 60 or so on NBC as the first real attempt to do a weekly show in color. It was specifically put on by NBC, then owned by RCA, to sell color tv sets, and it worked. By 65 or so the majority of network primetime was in color.
I became HD-capable 18 months ago and even with only one local station doing HD I can watch something in HD almost any time of the day or night thanks to DirecTV.
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Gradually? Hell, HD has ruined me, literally overnight. I can barely watch SD now (a 119" screen will do that to you). I used to love Fox News--now, it's just horrible to even look at. The solution? I want it all in HD and I want it NOW!
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| Originally posted by trbarry We have all been conditioned to overlook how awful NTSC has always been. But watching HDTV gradually establishes a new set of expectations so you notice the NTSC defects more. - Tom |
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Horrible? Kiren Chetry, Molly De Ramel, Jane Skinner, Jennifer Eccleston, Laurie Dhue, Terry Keenan, Amy Kellog, ... Oh, I mean, Tony, Brent, Shep, Greta, Britt, Brett, Fred...
| Originally posted by tbhausen I used to love Fox News--now, it's just horrible to even look at. |
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Well said, same experience for me.
| Originally posted by Chapdog I'm with ya Kipper! Gettin so I can't hardly watch SD anymore......but it does still only make me appreciate the HD more! Chapper |
Well said, same experience for me.
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I've seen it. Toshiba had a demo at Siggraph showing a 2k x 4k "Super HD" system, and yeah...it did make any HD I've seen look...not "sick", but slightly unwell.
| Originally posted by hiltsy855 How long will the HDTV buzz last? Until "Enhanced HDTV" or "Double Extra Super Res HDTV" (or whatever) comes out. Then we'll all be bitching about how crappy regular HD looks. Mark |
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Till ESPN HD is not going to be on Directv
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