Posted by Dick Sidbury on 09/27/05 13:35

Jeff Rife wrote:
> AZ Nomad (aznomad@PmunOgeBOX.com) wrote in alt.video.dvd:
>
>>>Sure I can, when I'm comparing a Sanyo HDTV to a Sony SDTV. Even the
>>>lowest end HDTV has more resolving power than the very best SDTV ever did.
>>
>>Oh pulleze. You're telling me that a walmart fly-by-night hong-kong HDTV is
>>better than the best SDTV?
>
>
> For resolution, yeah, it is. Even a measly 1440x1080 easily beats out
> every SDTV ever made.
>
> And, if you feed your "best SDTV" and the Sanyo a 1080i signal, you'll
> find the Sanyo picture with to be far, far better.
>

OK, Jeff (or anyone else), I'd like your opinion of HD. I have a 61"
Sony 4x3 with anamorphic squeeze and 1080i input. WHen i go to an HD
channel on DISH and set it to 1080i, I get a really good picture. BUT,
that picture doesn't seem to me to be that much better than a decent DVD
played with anamorphic squeeze. What's your opinion?

What I'm getting at is IF the new HD DVDs (whether HD-DVD or BluRay)
must be connected to the net to function, I believe that the increase in
quality of picture is not enough to make them a viable product in the
market. Sort of like laserdisk vs VHS.

dick

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