Re: Why do the HDTV's at circuit city look so awful?

RK Henry <robert.henry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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> On Sun, 04 Sep 2005 15:23:27 GMT, reggie white <reggie@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>I just got a new job, and I wanted to celebrate by entering the world
>>of HDTV thats been marketed down my throat the last few weeks. I
>>havent had cable in years(except for a few months for football last
>>year), but im ready to start forking over the cash. It's gonna be in
>>my bedroom, so I wanted something around 25" widescreen. I headed down
>>to circuit city, and they didnt have the one I wanted (panasonic CRT
>>26" around $550), so
>> I looked around for a while. All the screens looked ok, till I
>> changed
>>the channel. Oh man. They looked HORRIBLE. My $97 20" magnavox with a
>>half busted roof antenna is getting a better picture. What is the
>>deal? Is that how all SD channels are going to look, or is it because
>>of the weak signal at the store? How can I find out for sure before
>>bringing one of these things home? I was planning on using it with
>>Brighthouse digital cable in Tampa, but its so expensive I might just
>>get regular cable until that new Verizon FIOS comes out.
>
> At Best Buy I commented on the quality of the HD pictures. The sales
> guy told me that these were HD signals but suggested that they might
> be losing quality because of the way they distribute the signal to all
> the sets with "coaxial cable." Can't speculate on just what he meant,
> but I could see that HD in the stores looks pretty bad. The pictures
> are fuzzy, snowy, noisy (herringbone), and give the impression that HD
> just magnifies faults with a bigger picture.
>
> I have yet to see a projection TV that wasn't out of focus with color
> fringes. They're really awful.
>
> Do these retailers really expect to induce me to spend so much money
> by presenting the product so poorly? When I shop for a car they at
> least wash and wax the cars to present them in the best light. How
> does HD ever expect to achieve any market penetration when the product
> is presented so poorly in the stores?
>
> I've just had an old TV die that I don't think I can fix and I've made
> a resolution to not spend any more money on obsolescent technology.
> But when I go to the store, I'm rather disappointed by HD, considering
> the hype that the press has generated. Maybe HD really isn't as good
> as they claim. Maybe I just expect too much.
>
> Bob Henry

I guess you have not looked at the JVC hd ila sets yet
.

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