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So THIS is HDTV?

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by imjustagirl2, Jan 22, 2007.

  1. NDub

    NDub Guest

    ImJustAGirl,

    I always ran into the wife that found it hard to see the HD. The husband loved it, saw the advantages and was all ready to buy it. But 50 percent of the time the wife was saying "I don't see anything different. Why should I spend 3,000 dollars on this 50 inch TV instead of 300 on this square 27 inch TV?"

    Honestly, without actually seeing the TV(s) you were looking at, I can't pass judgement on the picture on your screen. It could have been pure crap for a number of reasons. Or it could have been a great picture to the person sitting right next to you.
     
  2. shotglass

    shotglass Guest

    Wait till you see the dolphins on the Discovery channel.
     
  3. Trouser_Buddah

    Trouser_Buddah Active Member

    Have you tried the HD porn?
     
  4. NDub

    NDub Guest

    Buck, the only way to tell is to set up an HDTV on an HD channel with all of the proper settings and accessories next to an analog TV with the same exact program on.
     
  5. imjustagirl2

    imjustagirl2 New Member

    The CBS station is the closest to "different" and that's just that the colors seem a bit crisper. Nothing's 3-D, I'm not seeing fibers in clothes and hairs on earlobes.
     
  6. You know what!? There is no Easter Bunny! Over there, that's just a guy in a suit!
     
  7. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    Granted, I've never done a side-by-side comparison.
    I'm just basing my opinion on watching TV at my house — analog — and watching at some friends' houses — HD.
     
  8. audreyld

    audreyld Guest

    I watched some bowl games at a friend's house and I thought the HD was incredible. So, there goes the gender theory.
     
  9. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    I'm also an exception to the gender theory.
    I can easily see the difference. I just don't think it's anything to get worked up about.
    For example, I don't drink much soda, but I prefer Pepsi over Coke. I can taste the difference, but I'm not adamant about my preference. I will drink Coke quite readily, but if I have a choice, I choose Pepsi.
    However, if Pepsi cost three to five times as much as Coke, I would choose Coke.
     
  10. OTD

    OTD Well-Known Member

    I can easily see the difference. It's most pronounced on football games.

    My wife can't tell the difference between a show recorded on tape (like Barney Miller) and a show on film (like pretty much everything now). It must be like the deal that women have a higher tolerance for pain or something. Men have a lower tolerance for shitty TV.

    Fortunately, my wife encouraged me to buy the DLP. God, I love her.
     
  11. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    Actually, Discovery and PBS have the coolest HDTV stuff
    Ms. Slappy also sees the difference quite clearly.. she complains when she has to watch a regular channel because it isnt as clear...
     
  12. shotglass

    shotglass Guest

    Damn you! Damn you HD exceptions! Damn you HD exceptional people!!
     
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