Who've got HDTV?

Now that the price of a HDTV set is about the price of an E-10/20. I am tempted... However, I could make up my mind a lot easier buying a digital camera or a computer for that price, but a HDTV set?

Side by side, a HDTV could be as complicated and hi-tech as a camera. Dollars for dollars, a HDTV could be worth more than a camera (hey, it a lot BIGGER!). What do you think?

Mark N.

MarkN said:

Now that the price of a HDTV set is about the price of an E-10/20.
I am tempted... However, I could make up my mind a lot easier
buying a digital camera or a computer for that price, but a HDTV
set?

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I'm dreading the changeover because I have TVs all over my house. I don't know how I'm going to replace all of them. I guess I'll just have to start with two and add others as I can afford them. They seem to be behind schedule on the transition. -- http://www.pbase.com/julivalley/galleries21oo , B-3oo3o4oJuli

Remember about the series of "The Sound of Music" photos I took off my tv? I am sure the photos will look a lot better with an HDTV!

Juli Valley said:

I'm dreading the changeover because I have TVs all over my house.
I don't know how I'm going to replace all of them. I guess I'll
just have to start with two and add others as I can afford them.
They seem to be behind schedule on the transition.
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http://www.pbase.com/julivalley/galleries
21oo, B-3oo
3o4o
Juli

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I don't know if the HDTV technology is really perfected yet. I also read that they must make it backward compatible with the older TVs or broadcast both signals. Some stations are already broadcasting in HD but I haven't seen much difference. I am waiting for the 50" and bigger LCD screens you hang on the wall to become affordable. I have a buddy that works in an electronics store here and I stop by all along. I was impessed with the 50" Pioneer they have on display but he says they will soon be much better and cheaper. I also like the wide screen format.
--www.pbase.com/smoke24/galleries

My brother-in-law has HDTV and he is disappointed because so few programs are broadcast in that format. I really wasn't too impressed with the picture quality of normal broadcasts, not for the money he paid.

I would spend my money on a large (30"-35") conventional TV and spend the rest on a new camera or gadgets (a nice laptop would also be good).

In a year or two the DLP technology should hit wide screen TVs at an affordable price and they should blow any TV (tube, projection or LCD) out of the water for picture quality. I'd wait for that.

Gary M

Gary Marsh said:

My brother-in-law has HDTV and he is disappointed because so few
programs are broadcast in that format. I really wasn't too
impressed with the picture quality of normal broadcasts, not for
the money he paid.

I would spend my money on a large (30"-35") conventional TV and
spend the rest on a new camera or gadgets (a nice laptop would also
be good).

In a year or two the DLP technology should hit wide screen TVs at
an affordable price and they should blow any TV (tube, projection
or LCD) out of the water for picture quality. I'd wait for that.

Gary M

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I look forward to the better quality TV images; I just dread the cost of the new technology. -- http://www.pbase.com/julivalley/galleries21oo , B-3oo3o4oJuli

MarkN said:

Now that the price of a HDTV set is about the price of an E-10/20.
I am tempted... However, I could make up my mind a lot easier
buying a digital camera or a computer for that price, but a HDTV
set?

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There is very little programming being broadcast in HD, and there is no requirement that anyone ever do it.

The FCC had mandated a changeover to DTV, but DTV is not necessarily HDTV.

Regardless, there is much slowness within the industry to comply and the 2003 deadline is completely out the window and the 2006 deadline for stopping analog broadcasts is probably also out the same window.

Buy a good standard TV and you'll still get plenty of use from it.
--Larry at home in ScottsdaleOly C-2100 Uzi

I've seen an HDTV side by side a regular TV a number of times and I am amazed at the difference in quality. The detail is incredible. And this is at a Best Buy where the TV may not even be setup properly. The problem is the lack of broadcasting in HDTV. You can supposedly get it with a roof ant. (but it has a maximum distance much closer than regular TV), cable and satellite.

I have satellite and it will cost me quite a few $$$ to get an HDTV unit besides the cost of the TV. And I hope they don't compress the heck out it like they do now with regular satellite. The compression varies depending on who knows what and at times it can be painful to watch.

You really won't see that much of a difference between a regular TV and an HDTV while watching an non-HDTV signal. But DVDs look amazing even on the higher line rate non-HDTV TVs.

It will still be 5 - 10 years before HDTV catches on but it will be worth the wait.

I think I'll wait a few years but I do want a bigger TV than the 27in that we have now. BTW, we only have one TV. Well, actually 2, but the 2nd one is in our camper.

John

While Larry speaks the truth, some of the HDTV sets have line doublers in them. Given the same signal, if you compared this to a normal set side by side the difference is really noticable. To me anyway. I would go with the HDTV for this reason, plus if you have a good DVD player with progressive scan and you like to watch movies this is where it will really shine. Cheers!

Felix

Larry Jandro said:

There is very little programming being broadcast in HD, and there
is no requirement that anyone ever do it.

The FCC had mandated a changeover to DTV, but DTV is not
necessarily HDTV.

Regardless, there is much slowness within the industry to comply
and the 2003 deadline is completely out the window and the 2006
deadline for stopping analog broadcasts is probably also out the
same window.

Buy a good standard TV and you'll still get plenty of use from it.

--
Larry at home in Scottsdale
Oly C-2100 Uzi

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I second that.

Let me know what is the best set under $2000 according to yours!

Mark N.

Felix said:

Felix

Felix53894 said:

There is very little programming being broadcast in HD, and there
is no requirement that anyone ever do it.

The FCC had mandated a changeover to DTV, but DTV is not
necessarily HDTV.

Regardless, there is much slowness within the industry to comply
and the 2003 deadline is completely out the window and the 2006
deadline for stopping analog broadcasts is probably also out the
same window.

Buy a good standard TV and you'll still get plenty of use from it.

--
Larry at home in Scottsdale
Oly C-2100 Uzi

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