Who doesn't have a HDTV?

[wolfcry911]

1 TV in the house - a 16 year old Toshiba 27" CRT.

[Chupa Chupa]

I've got several LCD HDTVs, but no HD other than OTA. Sounds odd, I know. But I'm not ready to give up my DirecTivo yet, especially since I have a lifetime sub on it. Plus the video portion of m whole house A/V is consists of homeruns of one RG6 Quad to each main room in the house so it's going to take a lot of heavy lifting (and money) to get the house HD plus replace my projector w/ a HD version which it going to cost me about $5K right there.

I like the 16:9 format, but I'm still wondering why the gov't insisted we go HD. What is so national securty about us having TVs with super resolution? Clearly they didn't need the frequencies b/c they are selling them back to the free market. This change over cost everyone a ton of money (double if you consider we have to subsidize digital tuners to those who don't buy digital sets) and added to consumer confustion that already exists in the electronic world.

[dmann]

I don't . I have a 20 something inch Panasonic in my living room and a small 13 inch RCA in the bedroom.

Unless something catastrophic happens to either one, I imagine I'll be using them for a while.

DM

[Grateful11]

1 Sony 50" Grand Wega V HDTV with HD DVR.
1 Sanyo 32" HD CRT.

Once you've been there and seen Discovery HD you'll want one.

[Marc Anthony]

I'll add my name to the not having HDTV crowd. My RCA 27" CRT TV has had its internal tuner crap out, and it's limping along as a monitor, with the cable box connected via RCA jacks - it's all very glamorous. I have a friend who recently purchased a 50" Sony DLP LCD TV (projection?), and, even with an HD source, I have to say that I can't tell that much difference between the quality. The text is sharper, but I haven't yet been able to formulate why I'd pay $1000+ for that priviledge.

[OWC Jamie]

Clearly no one in the United States wanted a better TV viewing picure and sound. This is all a Government conspiracy. LOL

698 --->806 MHz is getting auctioned off (channels 52 through 70)

806 -->894 MHz (UHF channels 70 and up) got reassigned and became pagers, Nextel and cellulars phones quite a while ago.

Cel phones and pagers must be another government conspiracy. They certainly haven't contributed to the service economy and employment. LOL again.

[RAMd®d]

...I can't tell that much difference between the quality.

The quality between what? Cable TV and HD? Either you saw a bad example or you aren't capable of discerning/resolving the difference.

In any event, it's all relative. I don't think anybody feels you should " pay $1000+ for that priviledge" if it doesn't interest you. Even if the difference is obvious, that doesn't mean it's relevant to one's lifestyle. There's certainly no need to spend any money on something you can't and/or don't appreciate.

The examples of HD I've seen are night and day compared to cable, OTA HD, and broadcast signals. A significant improvement.

I'm just waiting for a better price point.

[Ombligo]

[quote Grateful11]

Once you've been there and seen Discovery HD you'll want one.
I have seen it and still say big whoop; but to each their own.

[Grateful11]

>I have a friend who recently purchased a 50" Sony DLP LCD TV (projection?), and, even with an HD source, I have to say that I can't tell that much difference between the quality.

Come over to my house and I can show you a heck of a difference. Most people can't, won't or
don't know how to find out how to tweak an HD set. AVSForums is a godsend for HD.
Factory settings just plain suck.

BTW: If your friend says he has a Sony DLP someone ripped him off, to my knowledge Sony
does not make a DLP, Some of their sets use LCoS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) technology
but it's totally different animal.

[will2000]

We have a 32" Panasonic CRT with dual tuner TIVO and limited Comcast. (The $15/mo package)
HDTV is not very high on the budget priority list.