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Until I discovered this n/g I thought installing an HDTV would be
a no-brainer. Just plug it in, turn it on and voila -- instant
high quality picture, especially for DVD's, just like I see
on demo in the video stores. After all, aren't they designing
these things nowadays so that even Mr. Average Joe Couch Potato
can just plug and play?
Well after reading a few articles it became obvious that things
aren't that simple. So I went looking for the FAQ. I didn't find it,
but did find a lot of material, most of it too technical for me,
at least at the moment, and as if that weren't enough, there seem
to be some hot political issues as well.
Can anyone recommend an HDTV primer on-line? I mean, the real basics.
The bottom line is this: there have only been a few movies that
truly scared me:
* _The Birds_ by Alfred Hitchcock, espcially the scene where
birds' beaks are hammering through a wall to attack the people
inside, scattering wood chips and splinters.
* _The Empire Strikes Back_, where the big Imperial snow walkers
are advancing on the attack.
* _The Dark Crystal_. This may not be particularly impressive
when viewed on a small TV set, but I first saw it at the movies,
and it was quite an experience. For instance the Crystal Bat
is just a dark blob on regular video. But when you can view it
in detail you can see exactly how mean, ugly, threatening
and insidious it really is.
This is why I want HD, to view movies at a picture quality
that reasonably approaches the way they were meant to be seen.
Sean
Until I discovered this n/g I thought installing an HDTV would be
a no-brainer. Just plug it in, turn it on and voila -- instant
high quality picture, especially for DVD's, just like I see
on demo in the video stores. After all, aren't they designing
these things nowadays so that even Mr. Average Joe Couch Potato
can just plug and play?
Well after reading a few articles it became obvious that things
aren't that simple. So I went looking for the FAQ. I didn't find it,
but did find a lot of material, most of it too technical for me,
at least at the moment, and as if that weren't enough, there seem
to be some hot political issues as well.
Can anyone recommend an HDTV primer on-line? I mean, the real basics.
The bottom line is this: there have only been a few movies that
truly scared me:
* _The Birds_ by Alfred Hitchcock, espcially the scene where
birds' beaks are hammering through a wall to attack the people
inside, scattering wood chips and splinters.
* _The Empire Strikes Back_, where the big Imperial snow walkers
are advancing on the attack.
* _The Dark Crystal_. This may not be particularly impressive
when viewed on a small TV set, but I first saw it at the movies,
and it was quite an experience. For instance the Crystal Bat
is just a dark blob on regular video. But when you can view it
in detail you can see exactly how mean, ugly, threatening
and insidious it really is.
This is why I want HD, to view movies at a picture quality
that reasonably approaches the way they were meant to be seen.
Sean
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