Have you let your horse at the special mushroom patch again? 
Aemon Send a noteboard - 22/12/2010 02:40:21 PM
Aemon Send a noteboard - 22/12/2010 02:40:21 PM
Get it? "High" horse? ...yeah.
Anyway, two things.
1) I'm not saying you haven't, but have you ever watched standard definition television on a big display? 60 inches or so? It looks like crap. The resolution you need completely depends on what screen size you have, and how close to it you're sitting. On small tvs, you cannot physically tell the difference between SD and HD. Get something a little bigger, and the difference is marginal. Those who have really big setups, though, can see a pretty huge picture difference. HD absolutely is wasted on some people/setups, and the marketing hype surrounding it is absurd, but the "technology" (if you can call it that) is not meaningless. If you want something to look good on a big display, you need a higher resolution, and that's pretty much the end of it.
2) He specifically said (multiple times) that he doesn't see a quality difference.
"The only differences that I've seen are the picture is brighter and the volume is lower."
"I tried flipping back and forth between Stargate Universe and Caprica a few times and just noticed the difference of brightness and sound."
If you have some insight that allows you to determine that he does, in fact, see a quality difference, and just doesn't care, then that's great. The rest of us are working with what he gave us, though.
Anyway, two things.
1) I'm not saying you haven't, but have you ever watched standard definition television on a big display? 60 inches or so? It looks like crap. The resolution you need completely depends on what screen size you have, and how close to it you're sitting. On small tvs, you cannot physically tell the difference between SD and HD. Get something a little bigger, and the difference is marginal. Those who have really big setups, though, can see a pretty huge picture difference. HD absolutely is wasted on some people/setups, and the marketing hype surrounding it is absurd, but the "technology" (if you can call it that) is not meaningless. If you want something to look good on a big display, you need a higher resolution, and that's pretty much the end of it.
2) He specifically said (multiple times) that he doesn't see a quality difference.
"The only differences that I've seen are the picture is brighter and the volume is lower."
"I tried flipping back and forth between Stargate Universe and Caprica a few times and just noticed the difference of brightness and sound."
If you have some insight that allows you to determine that he does, in fact, see a quality difference, and just doesn't care, then that's great. The rest of us are working with what he gave us, though.
HD. What's the deal?
- 20/12/2010 06:27:40 PM
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I used to work at a cable company. A few things:
- 20/12/2010 06:53:15 PM
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Re: I used to work at a cable company. A few things:
- 20/12/2010 07:42:11 PM
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Re: Filling the entire screen
- 20/12/2010 09:59:35 PM
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If the picture isn't filling the screen, then it's not HD
- 21/12/2010 04:06:27 AM
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Time for a new eye glasses exam *NM*
- 20/12/2010 08:01:29 PM
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Re: Time for a new eye glasses exam
- 20/12/2010 08:22:21 PM
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Well damn...
- 20/12/2010 09:33:58 PM
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I'm glad you like it better, but everything I've read says that's incorrect.
- 21/12/2010 07:06:26 PM
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If you have to ask....
- 20/12/2010 09:36:01 PM
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I can see the wrinkles and nose hairs much more clearly. I am not necessarily keen on HD. TMI. *NM*
- 21/12/2010 12:43:59 AM
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Re: I can see the wrinkles and nose hairs much more clearly. I am not necessarily keen on HD. TMI.
- 21/12/2010 11:10:29 AM
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The deal is... you've gone crazy!
- 21/12/2010 04:45:33 AM
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The only Blu-Ray I've seen is those in the stores comparing that to DVD.
- 21/12/2010 04:48:04 AM
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No one seems to have asked you this yet.
- 21/12/2010 05:56:55 PM
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Since everyone else seems to think you're weird or offbase...
- 21/12/2010 11:35:42 PM
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There's nothing wrong with not caring, only with not being able to tell.
- 22/12/2010 02:31:24 PM
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I'm with you, dude.
- 22/12/2010 07:12:24 AM
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Blu-ray looks fantastic on the right set, but I wouldn't go crazy over subscription media. *NM*
- 22/12/2010 02:20:16 PM
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Have you let your horse at the special mushroom patch again?
- 22/12/2010 02:40:21 PM
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- 22/12/2010 02:40:21 PM
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Damn!
- 22/12/2010 03:16:39 PM
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If you really want to see the difference, watch HD only for 1 month then switch back! Like wine...
- 23/12/2010 11:34:13 PM
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Something's wrong witg your settings, or you have a perception problem....
- 26/12/2010 08:36:07 PM
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So... My conclusions from this discussion.
- 28/12/2010 03:03:13 PM
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I've seen people with the exact same problem as you before
- 30/12/2010 12:25:00 AM
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So I'm an idiot for not believing in the all mighty power of the HDTV?
- 30/12/2010 12:31:44 AM
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No...
- 30/12/2010 02:05:18 PM
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I fail to see how calling him names contributes to this discussion. *NM*
- 03/01/2011 11:11:35 AM
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Re: I fail to see how calling him names contributes to this discussion.
- 04/01/2011 10:27:43 AM
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Re: I fail to see how calling him names contributes to this discussion.
- 06/01/2011 08:28:25 AM
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