Is HD TV really worth it?

[Seluryar]

2 months ago, i got a new flat panel hdtv, but i was still using basic cable, at that time, i have had very little HD experience, a few weeks after i got the tv, my cable company was in my building with a upgrade to digital cable offer, so i took it and got the HD lineup and had it installed that very hour.

 

the first HD channel i saw was NBC and the winter olympics were on.

 

Wow, i did not know why i didnt get a new tv and hd cable sooner.

 

to this day ever since i got this hd cable, i have not looked at the basic cable channels(except for one called RetroTV which doesnt have a HD channel...)

 

another thing i like about my HDTV is that i can download movies and they look so much better than they did on my 19 inch crt tv. ( streaming from my xbox 360 )

[FizzPagan2000]

yikes some people are still watching standard tellies as their main living room viewing experience?

 

i find that thought quite frightfull...

[Leadfoot[YT]]

An HD Projector is totally worth it.

 

We have that in our living room on an around 10-foot-wide screen (pull-down), and my dad and I both have Acer 1080p monitors (24" and 23", respectively) for our computers, which are fine for, say, watching "LOST" Blu-Rays if we don't want to set up the projector. The main "movie experience" setup (with 5.1 sound) is used for movies and the PS3.

 

-Leadfoot

[Beav]

yikes some people are still watching standard tellies as their main living room viewing experience?

 

i find that thought quite frightfull...

 

 

Not everyone can afford fancy TV's though bud and have other things to pay for which are more important

[Immelmann]

To be honest, I've never really noticed any real difference between SD and HD. Screen res for a game is one thing, but on a TV I just don't notice. I can't help but wonder how much of it is just feeling better because of hype... :/

[Leadfoot[YT]]

To be honest, I've never really noticed any real difference between SD and HD. Screen res for a game is one thing, but on a TV I just don't notice. I can't help but wonder how much of it is just feeling better because of hype... :/

 

There are some shots where you notice the difference - medium-lighting shots of characters, for example, as well as aerial shots and explosions. Other types of shots, for the most part, are hard to tell the difference; or if you're focusing really hard on the plot.

 

The biggest difference, though, is when you switch back after watching HD for a while. We rent a movie from the local video store once in a while, usually when guests are here and we have a "you haven't seen ____?" moment. The difference then really is noticeable.

 

-Leadfoot