On 09/10/05, Michael T. Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nick wrote: > > >Just wait until > >they start pumping out proper 1080 video and all those people who > >bought HDTV-ready plasmas and LCDs (with a native v-res of 720 pixels) > >realise they've been shafted... > > > > > I'm completely amazed at how few people I've talked to feel like they > got "shafted" when they purchased their 720p displays. Now that Samsung > and Mitsubishi have 1080p DLP's and 1080P LCD's are starting to become > commonplace, I've talked with a bunch of people who own 720p TV's and > they all seem to just see it as "normal."
(Note: Bear in mind these comments are from the UK where there is no HDTV service available.) Having talked to a number of retailers in my area and asking them "what does HD mean to you" I was told that as far as they're concerned (assuming they even understood what HDTV is), they (the manufacturers) still haven't nailed down what it means when you buy a display sold as HD-ready. Assuming we're currently about 6 years behind the States (I first saw a HDTV in San Francisco in mid-2000) I'm certainly going to be interested in following its uptake. With Sky initially launching HD on a few channels next year, it seems to me that the current displays being sold as "HD-ready" are basically inimum-spec inventory clearouts before the service actually starts and consumers are more educated in what they actually require (in terms of various inputs and resolution),whether they can perceive a difference between 720 and 1080 video, and of course the price differential. (Please note I haven't seen 1080 video scaled down to 720 on a HDTV). > It seems that people have become so accustomed to buying a computer > that's obsolete by the time they get it home that they even see the > 1080p displays as "normal technological progression." Some are even > considering upgrading their 720p displays. Pretty amazing that people > think nothing of a $3000 TV becoming obsolete within a couple of years. I'm hoping that with HDTV defined as a standard, and with HD-DVD coming too, good 1080 displays are available quickly here in the UK. The current throw-away culture presents a massive issue (especially when something breaks down but is not economically viable to repair due to parts costs set by manufacturers) so I'm hoping that when I do buy a HDTV set, I'm happy to keep it for the forseeable and don't have that 'if only it was 1080' nag in the back of my mind.. Nick _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
