VDR User wrote:
On Nov 22, 2007 7:30 AM, Füley István aironet@tigercomp.ro wrote:
To be clear: I did not say, that we don't need HD at all. I just said, that normal TV stations should stay in SD, and only a couple of premium (PPV, etc) channels should go HD. But the situation is more clear: not me is gonna be who decide the future of television but the market :)
If HD is no better or not real increase in quality then why switch from SD at all? If it's not any better then how have these providers, hardware makers, etc. all tricked soooo many people into believing HD -IS- better quality? Maybe it's simply because it is and all the user needs as proof is his own two eyes. Like it or not HDTV is here to stay, and it's taking over. H264 is here to stay. Change is nothing to be scared of, especially when it's for the better. The only thing scary about it is being left behind and wishing you would have done something about it sooner.
Btw, do you still prefer music on cassette tape? ;) (just kidding)
I certainly prefer listening to music on dmm 180g vinyl to a poorly mastered compact disc, and I've never seen a cheap CRT look anywhere near as bad as some LCDs I've seen over the years..
Shops in Britain kept the CRT and LCD displays apart, so shoppers with a limited short term memory failed to notice the washed-out colour and lack of black in the BULK of lcd TVs sold in the last 5 years. Now there's fortunatly no CRTs to compare with. (I understand the contrast on the latest FullHD tvs can be superb).
I do believe HD for films, concerts & wildlife docs must be amazing to watch, but as it is terrestrial HD in the UK is still two years away, and will require DVB-T2 receivers. At the point when my cards stop receiving a signal I might start worrying about being 'left behind'.
UK Terrestrial HD plans: http://www.ukfree.tv/fullstory.php?storyid=1107051325 SD bitrates to be reduced, 3 HD channels for 9 hours a day, more people without a proper signal. Progress! and a few billion pounds in OFCOM's coffers. (To be paid off by people replacing their IDTVs and set top boxes on redundancy..)