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On Sun, 05 Jun 2005 11:01:53 GMT, "FDR"
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>"Thumper" <jaylsmith@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>> On Sun, 05 Jun 2005 04:33:33 GMT, "FDR"
>> <_remove_spam_block_rzitka@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>>>"Thumper" <jaylsmith@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>>>> On Sat, 04 Jun 2005 20:29:39 GMT, "Matthew Vaughan"
>>>> <matt-no-spam-109@NOSPAM.hotmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>>"Thumper" <jaylsmith@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>>>>>
>>>>>> It doesn't display HD.
>>>>>
>>>>>> It's not HD
>>>>>
>>>>>> For $2800 you can get a damned fine 65" HDTV.
>>>>>> Thumper
>>>>>
>>>>>Most people, if actually viewing it from a normal distance (not standing
>>>>>with their face 2 feet in front of the TV like in a store), probably
>>>>>can't
>>>>>tell the difference, or at least the difference is subtle. For some
>>>>>other
>>>>>people, the fact that it doesn't say "HD" on it makes them feel like
>>>>>less
>>>>>of
>>>>>a man. For those that need the validation, go ahead, spend the money.
>>>>>For
>>>>>those that want to enjoy their TV, why waste several thousand dollars
>>>>>for
>>>>>something that makes very little difference, if the ED set looks great
>>>>>(which they generally do)? (Whereas, for them, a thin/flat TV DOES make
>>>>>a
>>>>>difference compared to a heavy/bulky one. Though the relatively
>>>>>thin/light
>>>>>DLP and LCD projectors are starting to erode this argument.)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> They would have to be blind not to see the difference when side by
>>>> side with an HDTV. I see people every day stop and marvel at the
>>>> picture on the lone HDTV set up in a room full of EDTVs. I don't care
>>>> what any body buys but this bullshit that it looks just as good from a
>>>> normal viewing distance distance is simply not true. Next time you're
>>>> watching a football game in HD switch the set to it's SD channel and
>>>> tell me you can't see the difference.
>>>> Thumper
>>>
>>>I bet you can see a difference between a $4.000 HD and a $10,000 HD. Does
>>>that mean you should buy the $10,000 model too?
>>>
>> I'll bet you can't.
>
>Go try it. There's a reason why they cost more.
>
I've seen Hitachis and Sony's side by side with Pioneer elites that
look better than the pioneer. There is no where near the difference
between a $4000 set and a $10,000 set as there is between EDTV and
HDTV. Use whatever justification you need to buy an EDTV but if you
try to tell us that you can't see the difference DRAMATICALLY between
HDTV and EDTV, you simply have your eyes closed.
A great disservice is done when HDTVs are displayed with an SD signal
on it as 90% of all displays I've seen are. THAT's why pwoplw think
that HDTV may not be worth it. They THINK they are seeing an HDTV
signal when it's in reality SD.
Thumper
>>
>> I've already said that I don't care what you buy but claiming that you
>> can't see the difference between EDTV and HDTV is wrong
>>
>>>Most people don't have the huge bucks to sink into a tv. ED is and can be
>>>just as good to people considering the cost difference. Also, I've seen
>>>DVD's that play better on a ED then a HD.
>> Nonsense
>
>Well, I've seen it side by side.
>
>>
>>
>> Shouldn't that be a
>>>consideration?
>>>
>> Consider anything you like but don't make false claims.
>
>How is it a false claim?
>
>> Thumper
>
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