Not Time Yet for a Large Screen?

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> Are guesses as to when the majority of programs will switch over to
HD?

About 2007 . Maybe in the next year,or so, because it's becoming more
popular now, but the deadline is 2007.

I've been looking at getting a large screen
What's larger? 32" 40" ?

I recommend people buy a smaller HD (32" ) set only because they can
get a progressive scan picture which is a big plus over SD pictures,
and that size is about the cheapest.
I would not recommend you buy a large HD set unless you're happy with
the content available now.

Clay


"Willi & Sue" <goldens@frii.com> wrote in message
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> I live in a rural area and use Dish Network. I seldom rent movies or
> watch DVD's. I've been looking at getting a large screen TV but
after
> reading people's comments here concerning the quality of "regular"
TV on
> the larger HDTV sets, it seems that I'd be disappointed in what
these
> sets have to offer me. I looked up the HD offerings available from
Dish
> Network and it seems that I'd be watching the vast majority of my
> programming in non HD. I live in a small home and DON'T want to
have
> two TV's.
>
> Is it accurate that I'd be likely to be disappointed in the quality
of
> the picture I'd be receiving?
>
> Are guesses as to when the majority of programs will switch over to
HD?
>
> Willi

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"Willi & Sue" <goldens@frii.com> wrote in message
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> I live in a rural area and use Dish Network. I seldom rent movies or
> watch DVD's. I've been looking at getting a large screen TV but after
> reading people's comments here concerning the quality of "regular" TV on
> the larger HDTV sets, it seems that I'd be disappointed in what these
> sets have to offer me. I looked up the HD offerings available from Dish
> Network and it seems that I'd be watching the vast majority of my
> programming in non HD. I live in a small home and DON'T want to have
> two TV's.
>
> Is it accurate that I'd be likely to be disappointed in the quality of
> the picture I'd be receiving?

Just get a couch on wheels. Whatever size of TV you get, there will be a
distance at which a particular source (Dish, DVD, HD) will look good. The
poorer the source the smaller the apparent size of the picture needs to be
to look good. If you are watching a DVD you'll be able to sit closer,
getting a more theater-like size experience, than you will with your Dish.
And on the Dish quality may vary with channel and program as well, requiring
you to keep that couch moving constantly. Better get a motorized one.

By the way, lately I've come to believe that, contrary to popular opinion,
getting a widescreen set is actually a good idea if you still watch a lot of
standard definition TV. It shows the standard definition sources as a
smaller size, and the DVD and/or HD sources using the full screen, which is
nicely in accordance with the above considerations. I don't have any
technical experience with Plasma sets, but for others, burn-in is not a real
problem in my opinion.

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If you are a sports fan, particularly if you are a football fan (since we
are in football season), you will be VERY glad you have HDTV, because there
is just no comparison between football in SD and in large-screen HD.

If you are a fan of any of the network prime-time shows, you will like HD,
because most of the major prime shows are in HD now. If you like movies and
original dramas such as "The Wire" on HBO, you will enjoy watching those in
HD.

On the other hand, if none of the above appeal to you, then there is no
point. There is really not much point in buying an HDTV set just for DVD's,
since DVD's are not in HD. They look just about as good on a large-screen
SD set.

mack
austin


"Neil" <ThisIsNotARealAddress@xyzabc1234.com> wrote in message
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> "Willi & Sue" <goldens@frii.com> wrote in message
> news:415eb8a5$0$209$75868355@news.frii.net...
> >I live in a rural area and use Dish Network. I seldom rent movies or
watch
> >DVD's. I've been looking at getting a large screen TV but after reading
> >people's comments here concerning the quality of "regular" TV on the
larger
> >HDTV sets, it seems that I'd be disappointed in what these sets have to
> >offer me. I looked up the HD offerings available from Dish Network and it
> >seems that I'd be watching the vast majority of my programming in non HD.
> >I live in a small home and DON'T want to have two TV's.
> >
> > Is it accurate that I'd be likely to be disappointed in the quality of
the
> > picture I'd be receiving?
> >
> > Are guesses as to when the majority of programs will switch over to HD?
> >
> > Willi
>
> Willi,
>
> I bought a 53" rear projection crt HDTV and I am very happy I did.
However,
> I only use it to watch DVD's. Though I did purchase HDTV from my cable
> company, it seems that I never watch it. (All of my cable TV viewing is
> done on a traditional direct view crt TV.)
>
> I look forward to high definition DVD's.
>
> I guess I feel that 95% of the time, television content is for the most
part
> a waste, be it standard definition or high definition. Of course, there
is
> that 5% which is truly wonderful, and on rare occasions that 5% ends up on
> high definition.
>
> Just my personal opinion,
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Neil
> Salem, MA USA
>
>