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Posted by MassiveProng on 03/14/07 23:34
On 14 Mar 2007 08:40:19 -0700, elrous0@pop.uky.edu Gave us:
>On Mar 12, 7:04 am, jeffd1...@gmail.com wrote:
>> My
>> concern is that I will be forced to re-buy all of my DVD collection so
>> that I can get a decent picture quality on HDTV TVs.
>
>I'm sorry, is someone forcing you to buy an HDTV? Because, if they
>are, you should have them arrested.
>
>> I think this
>> HDTV thing is a scam.
>
>There is no scam about it. I an HDTV and both the HD cable content and
>HD-DVD discs look stunning (Blu-ray discs probably do too). HDTV's are
>designed to play HD content. SD content looks rougher on most of them
>because that is just not what they were designed to play.
>
>> the upscaling to a higher resolution from my DVDs
>> will not distort the image too badly (I've been to a friend's house
>> who has a 45" LCD, and normal DVDs still look pretty good).
>
>Upscaling cannot put resolution in that doesn't exist in the source
>material. You take a VHS tape resolution, blow it up on a 50" screen,
>and it's going to look like shit. No upscaler can fix that.
>
Or his brain. Some things just have no fix.
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