09-27-2007, 01:27 AM
I really don't understand why this is such a big deal UNLESS you only plan to use it with a rooftop aerial or rabbit ears.
I'm happy to explain it to you, as it affects me. I don't speak for anybody else (that I know of) nor presume my preferences should be anybody else's, or that what's good enough for me should be good enough for anybody else.
In my area, I get over a dozen OTA channels. With an indoor antenna of moderate gain, I get stellar quality. These signals are uncompressed and look great.
These signals are superior in viewing quality to all other TV signals.
SD DVDs look fine, but still not quite as nice as the OTA HD.
Now, if Comcast *never* went down, and one was satisfied with the quality of their iteration of HD, no problem. But that's not the case around where I am.
And VCR? On an HD set? The thought makes me wanna hurl.
Satellite is also compressed.
Getting another set top box is silly. There are enough pieces floating around; adding one more if I *want* it is ridiculous. I know I *want* it; need is irrelevant.
There was a time when any tuner adding several hundred dollars to the price. That's no longer an issue, even with ATSC tuners.
An HDTV is a sizable investment, I may as well get what I want the first time around.
That set is fine for some people. As you can see, it's not fine for all people.
I'm happy to explain it to you, as it affects me. I don't speak for anybody else (that I know of) nor presume my preferences should be anybody else's, or that what's good enough for me should be good enough for anybody else.
In my area, I get over a dozen OTA channels. With an indoor antenna of moderate gain, I get stellar quality. These signals are uncompressed and look great.
These signals are superior in viewing quality to all other TV signals.
SD DVDs look fine, but still not quite as nice as the OTA HD.
Now, if Comcast *never* went down, and one was satisfied with the quality of their iteration of HD, no problem. But that's not the case around where I am.
And VCR? On an HD set? The thought makes me wanna hurl.
Satellite is also compressed.
Getting another set top box is silly. There are enough pieces floating around; adding one more if I *want* it is ridiculous. I know I *want* it; need is irrelevant.
There was a time when any tuner adding several hundred dollars to the price. That's no longer an issue, even with ATSC tuners.
An HDTV is a sizable investment, I may as well get what I want the first time around.
That set is fine for some people. As you can see, it's not fine for all people.