VDR User wrote: > On Nov 22, 2007 7:30 AM, Füley István <aironet@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 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..) _______________________________________________ vdr mailing list vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
