High Definition

[swgiust]

We currently get ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, AND PBS (off air) and DISCOVER, TNT, ESPN, HD NET, HD MOVIES AND 10 VOOM CHANNELS (off dish).

I have been watching all the bowl games in HD, I get all the new sitcoms in HD,
But no Survivor (and what a tv show to really demonstrate HD!) I would guess that
40% of the time we watch HD.

So in my opinion, HD is not something thats coming, it's not something that is new,
it is here today, right now.

[robert393]

....HD is not something thats coming, it's not something that is new,
it is here today, right now.

Preaching to the choir! I have the same channels as you (VOOM IS COOL!) and I would have to say 98% of all my viewing is HD. Survivor has GOT to get "on-board", like you said, what better venue to show-off HD?

Robert

[Eric Z]

I don't think it's surprising at all the majority of people on this site have HD sets. The people who access this site are HT enthusiasts and HD is the newest and greatest thing in TV.

I've been looking for facts online regarding percentages of homes that have HD and found something that states 10 million homes have a HDTV- 10 million? Someone had to do some fantastic marketing to get the majority of the boat into HD. There was something else that read 48% of the people polled said they would buy an HDTV if the price was $300. I'm thinking people are waiting for HDTV prices to come down to regular SDTV levels. I don't know anything else about these polls, but I still find them interesting.

[robert393]

[QUOTE=Eric Z] The people who access this site are HT enthusiasts and HD is the newest and greatest thing in TV.
QUOTE]
What's surprising to me is one person on here actually vote "I am NOT HD compatable & have no plans to be so in the future." ?????????? And they are actually on a HT forum. I need to figure out who that one is and give them a great deal on some old VCR Movies & $1 DVD's I have laying around....lol!

Robert

[Smokey]

What's surprising to me is one person on here actually vote "I am NOT HD compatable & have no plans to be so in the future." ?????????? And they are actually on a HT forum. I need to figure out who that one is and give them a great deal on some old VCR Movies & $1 DVD's I have laying around....lol!

I am sure you don't have to hire a detective to find out who that person is

[robert393]

I am sure you don't have to hire a detective to find out who that person is

Actually, this morning I figured out how to see who voted for what (left click on the number!). So, now I know who voted for what. Now I wish I had not posted # 14. I really figured (you know who) was the lone vote for "I just spent all my cash on a projector that can only reproduce 480p. Progressive Scan DVD quality (480p) is good enough for me." I made that one of the vote options specifically for him, and reason enough for me to leave that alone. Oh well, goes to show you never can tell. I will apologize in advance for calling (him) out as one of only two people on this HT site who has no intention of ever watching HD in their home.

Seriously, no flame or war wanted or intended with (him). Apology has been made in advance.

Thanks for all your votes. As of today (12-29-05) more than 91% of you are HD compatable or will be in the future!

Robert
btw Smokey, I don't see your vote........

[Eric Z]

How about being HD compatible, but not watching it? If I'm dropping all of that cash, you better believe I'm watching HD- even if it's Martha Stewart!

I am slowly getting on the HD bandwagon- I'm thinking about going the DLP route, but my family room (where I have my better HT set-up), isn't an ideal setting, IMO of course. I don't know how much HD I would watch- that's the cost/benefits analysis side of me!

A couple questions:
*Do DVDs still look really good on an HDTV?
*I heard SD broadcasting can look bad on an HDTV- is that true?

Thanks.
Eric