View Poll Results: With the proliferation of HD, how do the members of this "HT" forum see it?

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  • I am HD compatable. I watch it and love it!

    32 65.31%
  • I am HD compatable, but don't watch it.

    4 8.16%
  • I am NOT HD compatable, but will be in the future.

    9 18.37%
  • I am NOT HD compatable & have no plans to be so in the future.

    3 6.12%
  • I don't see what all the "hoopla" is about, I can't see any difference between HD (720p or 1080i) and SD (480i or 480p).

    0 0%
  • I just spent all my cash on a projector that caon only reproduce 480p. Progressive Scan DVD quality (480p) is good enough for me.

    1 2.04%
  • I just heard Jim Morrison is dead, hand me some aspirin, and a cold beer.....what is HD?

    0 0%
  • I just crawled out from under a rock- What is HD?

    0 0%
  • I still have my 13" Zenith B&W TV, and want a color

    0 0%
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    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.

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    [QUOTE=Eric Z] The people who access this site are HT enthusiasts and HD is the newest and greatest thing in TV.
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    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!

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    Quote Originally Posted by robert393
    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
    Last edited by Smokey; 12-28-2005 at 08:13 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Smokey
    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........
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    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by 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!
    You got me Eric. Go figure? 98% of all my viewing is HD, but I have almost 30 HD channels to chose from, and 2-HD DVR's that are capable of recording 50 hrs of HD! Believe me, I'm not watching Martha Stewart....lol! Lot's & lot's of quality HD programming to chose from every day. Look here for today's HD line-up!
    Quote Originally Posted by Eric Z
    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
    Eric the short answer is this. When you get HD you will probably watch much more of it than you think. The PQ is that superior to SD. So, it's not that SD looks worse on an HDTV, but after watching HD you will certainly notice how low the quality of SD is when compared with HD. Does that make since?

    DVD's will still look good on your HDTV. Many factors will have to be considered to know just how good the DVD's will look (when compared to SD monitor). Without getting too complicated and technical the major factor in determining just how good your DVD's will look on your HDTV is the upscalling ability of your player/reciever (remember, all DVD's are native 480i). But in any event, you should notice that your DVD's actually look much better on your HD monitor.

    Hope this helps.
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    Definitely helps, Robert- thanks! I have friends and family starting to take the plunge into HD and I might not be far behind them.

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