Posted by Mike S. on 11/26/07 16:05

In article <vnqlk3t2ji7mrnt28kq3jt4eqhjq8957p5@4ax.com>,
Phisherman <noone@nobody.com> wrote:
>On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:43:45 -0600, robertking@potmail.com wrote:
>
>>I've seen HDTVs in stores, restaurants, and many other places.
>>What's the big deal with them? They are priced about 10 or more times
>>the cost of a standard tv, and for what? Their picture is no better
>>than a newer standard tv.
>
>
>You havn't compared these two technologies side-by-side, or maybe you
>need your vision checked. And yes, HDTVs are expensive but like most
>newer electronics they have been declining in price. I have a
>slightly-used CRT monitor for sale, $5 plus shipping.

Most HDTV's that I've seen in public places are poorly adjusted; and
worse, usually displaying SD programming stretched to wide screen mode.
Perhaps this is what the OP is seeing. I have a brother in law who, for 2
years, has fed an HDTV set using an SD cable box using RF input; he
insists that "this ***IS*** HDTV".

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