Re: Do you really like the way HDTV looks?
- From: Roger <GetValidAddress@xxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:40:58 -0400
On Tue, 12 Sep 2006 03:42:53 GMT, "HiC" <brassplyer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Went into a local Circuit City and took a good long look at their HDTV
selections. They had several including 2 1080p sets that I was told were set
up correctly and what I was seeing was as good as it gets. Everything HD
from the cams to the screen. Both the 1080p's were running some sort of hard
drive unit, not off a broadcast.
I've been hearing how amazing HDTV is. Well....while there's a certain "pow"
when you first see them, I get the sense it's due to some artifically
induced phenomena. The colors seem vivid, but it seems to me in an
enhanced - i.e. forced way. There seems to be an excessive "whiteness" to
That depends on how the set is "set up". Color saturation,
brightness, and contrast all need to be set.
the image that adds a certain kind of sparkle/sharpness, but again it seems
artificial. The real world as viewed by eyeballs doesn't seem that "sharp"
I have a 40" LCD that looks normal to me.
or vivid. The demos that were showing were clearly intended to take
advantage of this, all these closeups of brightly colored flowers,
snowboarders on glaring snow etc. I don't believe a sky exists anywhere the
shade of blue they were depicting in that demo.
Mountain, Winter and Tropical sky can be a very deep blue. I have
photos from Key west and from the top of my tower here in frozen
Michigan where the sky is a very deep blue.
I see all kinds of artifacts in the images. Yeah, okay, they're not meant to
be viewed from 6 inches away. But when I back off to 8 - 10 feet, I still
see this odd graininess, especially when the image pans. Plus all these
This could have to do with the way who ever configured/set up the sets
did the work.
other odd things that happen to the image. Overall I find it harder on my
eyes than a sharp picture on a good analog tv.
I just don't see these things. Sure I see some *stuff* if I get
within inches, but not at normal viewing distances.
As I understand it, in a few years we're getting all digital whether we like
it or not. Is the whole HDTV thing just a bill of goods we got sold/crammed
down our throats?
I think it's great. It's head and shoulders above the best SD analog
signals I've seen. I have a very nice 27" CRT in the basement that
has an excellent picture. The 40" HDTV is far better whether off the
air or satellite. Cable? That's for the Internet connection.
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com
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