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HD Television

Jordan2 — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 21:20:41 GMT

I just came into the 21 century and got my first HD TV. I had no idea what I was missing! The picture is so clear. HD is not a friend to anyone, you see every pore, wrinkle, and crinkle on one's face I don't blame any host, model, actor, and actress who wants to improve their appearance I'm glad I don't appear on tv, I couldn't hold up to the scrutiny.

Re: HD Television

hckynut — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 03:15:13 GMT

On 4/15/2014 jordan2 said: I just came into the 21 century and got my first HD TV. I had no idea what I was missing! The picture is so clear. HD is not a friend to anyone, you see every pore, wrinkle, and crinkle on one's face I don't blame any host, model, actor, and actress who wants to improve their appearance I'm glad I don't appear on tv, I couldn't hold up to the scrutiny.

Wait until they start the next generation which is double the resolution you are seeing now in the 1080p High Definition. The next version will be 4K and is said to have at least double the resolution of what you are seeing now.

If you are watching televised HD now via cable or satellite, it probably is only the 720p. To see true 1080p you almost have to watch a Blu-ray DVD to be 100% sure it is true 1080p. There are some things broadcast in 1080p, but this is not the standard resolution that is broadcast now by most of the cable and satellite receivers and DVR's.

The best is yet to come. When? Beats me, but there are now 4K TV sets available to buy but I don't know where a person can find something made in actual 4K resolution.

Welcome to the new century of tv viewing. I talked like crazy over a decade ago to all my friends about HDTV and they all said " I ain't interested in how good the picture might be". Boy have they changed their minds now after seeing some of their favorite sports and other shows in High Definition, which is 1920x1080 lines of resolution.

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chickenbutt — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 04:42:12 GMT

I'm enjoying it! I didn't even have HD at all until just over two years ago when I replaced my Series 2 Tivos with Series 4 Tivos. The newer ones use a 'cablecard' that is inserted in the back of the Tivo, instead of using a cable box. The cablecard automatically gives you HD and they don't charge more for it.

Then, two months ago, our cable co went to all HD so as long as you have a TV with HDMI ports and an HDMI cable, you just hook it up to the cable boxes (for the TVs that don't have Tivos) and it's all HD. I'm glad they did that. Used to be if you wanted HD reception you had to pay more. We already pay almost $150. I figure that's enough.

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Nuttmeg — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 04:53:42 GMT

Enjoy your set.

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Desertdi — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 05:45:23 GMT

I'm TV challenged........my RF stations keep going out, and I have to do a scan every couple days to get them back. Is it my TV......the weather.......a ghost, or what? Does anybody know?

Re: HD Television

qvcaddition — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 07:39:23 GMT

I have the 4K. Had the HD 1080 before when my 6 year. Old 46" got a crack in the screen. Walked into the store a month ago, looking at this screen and felt like I was in the street that were showing these tall buildings. I was hooked. It was not cheap. It,s a Samsung. Watch Hawaii 5 0, and you feel like you are on the beach with them. Crystal clear picture. Some of the younger QVC models have wrinkles around their eyes, that,s how clear and sharp it is. This doesn't,t show up on my kitchen 36 TV, or my older models.

Re: HD Television

gardenman — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 13:56:57 GMT

The 4K sets are very impressive if you're the type who sits very close to very large sets. If you typically view television at "normal" viewing distances though, you're unlikely to notice any real difference. There are a number of websites out there that have examined this issue and the human eye can only see a certain level of resolution and with the 4K sets, unless you sit very, very close to a very large set, the human eye can't really see the increase in resolution.

4K programming is also extremely limited now and presently primarily available through streaming services. Streaming 4K video takes a lot of bandwidth. Most of the providers are saying you'll need at least 15 mbps and that's likely for a compressed signal. Some are saying 20 mbps is the minimum. I suspect streaming real time, uncompressed 4K content (think live sporting events) will likely take something more along the lines of 50-100 mbps. Unless you absolutely have to have the latest and greatest, you're probably better off sitting out the 4K revolution for a few years and waiting to see if it is truly a revolution or an over-hyped sales pitch.

Re: HD Television

qvcaddition — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:49:19 GMT

I have a small living room I can see the difference believe me. At 78 years old, I may not have the f we years. I love it. The new TV,s are called Smart and have theapps to stream movies. I have Amazon and stream my movies from my Kindle to it. The TV is hooked to my router. Very HI tech, enjoying it. It is beautiful. Of course it will come down in price, and something better will come along, I have to live in the moment. I could not afford it if I were raising a family.

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Meeras — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 18:35:35 GMT

enjoy it..

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151949 — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:45:46 GMT

I am not a fan of HDTV. I don't really want to see every pore or wrinkle in someone on Tv's face. every TV in our house is HDTV capable but we don't buy the service and don't miss it. when we had it - we didn't use it.I guess we are odd this way - but I just don't get it. Maybe our old eyes just didn't like it. I felt like it distorted the overall image.

Re: HD Television

hckynut — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:54:37 GMT

On 4/16/2014 happy housewife said:
I am not a fan of HDTV. I don't really want to see every pore or wrinkle in someone on Tv's face. every TV in our house is HDTV capable but we don't buy the service and don't miss it. when we had it - we didn't use it.I guess we are odd this way - but I just don't get it. Maybe our old eyes just didn't like it. I felt like it distorted the overall image.

Yes you are odd in this way. What you don't get about seeing a more true representation of a video is not the norm for most. It has nothing to do with pores and wrinkles and so forth but more to do with seeing more picture on a 16x9 aspect ratio.

Many old movies shown in 4x3 resolution(what we grew up watching)have a lot of the picture filmed missing. Might be 2 horses pulling a chariot and you only see 1. Might have 7 family members in the real film but in 4x3 you only see 5 of them.

It has nothing to do with old eyes it has to do with resolution and aspect ratio's. Hey, if you don't like it that is fine with me, but don't blame it on old eyes or pores or pimples. I can think of one thing you mention about not wanting this but I will play nice.

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151949 — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 04:02:53 GMT

John, when I am sitting next to someone talking to them I see (for example) their eyes- I do not see a huge oversized because of the size of the screen and also distorted picture of them. I don't want to see every vein in their eye and every eyelash and each and every little spot on their skin overblown and eerily clear. That is not how things look to me in real life and thus it is not the way I want them to look on my TV. When I look at my TV screen I want things to look normal - and being that close - that large and that clear is not normal to me. A person's head is not normally 20" high and so extremely well defined.I just don't like HD - so kill me I guess.

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chickenbutt — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 17:06:01 GMT

It sounds like the tv is too large for the room and/or you are sitting WAY too close to the tv.

I'm blind as a bat, but HD is just a better version and things look nice. But I don't sit too close to the tv. I can see how that would make everything look unnatural.

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LilacTree — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 15:28:36 GMT

It's really not the HD, it's the size of your TV. If you are one that has a huge over 50" TV, you are going to see all the "details."

I have had HD for quite some time now, and I sit across the room from it. It is a 32" inch TV, and I love the definition.

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brii — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 15:38:02 GMT

The clearer the picture, the better. I don't like watching anything that is fuzzy or distorted. I want to see all the details.

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okBlonde — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 19:06:42 GMT

On 4/16/2014 qvcaddition said:
I have a small living room I can see the difference believe me. At 78 years old, I may not have the f we years. I love it. The new TV,s are called Smart and have theapps to stream movies. I have Amazon and stream my movies from my Kindle to it. The TV is hooked to my router. Very HI tech, enjoying it. It is beautiful. Of course it will come down in price, and something better will come along, I have to live in the moment. I could not afford it if I were raising a family.

Good for you! I love to see people of your age enjoying all the technology and knowing quite a bit on how to use it instead of being helpless! I hope you have many more years.