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![]() Ah, so that cat is just waiting for the hi-def background of MA3.
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That last post of this article is really interesting:
This brings to mind an interesting aesthetic question that erupted when I wrote about HDTV a few months ago. My piece noted that many famous stars look totally hideous in HD, because their previously-unnoticed imperfections -- tiny wrinkles, face-lift seams -- suddenly become glaring flaws. But all the experts I talked to noted that nature shows look fabulous. Humans in closeup wither; but nature flowers, because its beauty is fractal -- the closer you get, the more you can notice the elegant nuances of a leaf, a river, or an iguana.
Is it true? Is it all illusion?Unfortunately, here in Germany, HDTV is almost not available. There are even a lot of channels sending in 4:3, rather than 16:9! Way to go... |
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btw, I take anything Philip Swann posts with a large grain of salt.
"Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell
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We are not receiving what is now being termed here in the UK as 'Full-HD'. But I agree with YT that some of the human animals have not benefitted from the clarity that we now get on our new 16:9 LCD tv when receiving the digital 16:9 versions of the normal channels. - I noticed that Sue Barker in Question of Sport, now appears to be in 'soft focus', or has had a lot of attention to 'crack-filling'.
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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That is true. People don't look as good in hd. It shows everything. But I love my hd. Starting this weekend we are getting about 6 new hd channels. Comcast has added more and the one I'm most looking forward to is the SciFi ch. We had a lot of hd before but now we will be getting even more.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
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Well, at least it doesn't apply to rats.
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Ummm.... me thinks...... then why would I want this? Would you spoil my illusions?
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No No No Hon. Don't get us wrong, Once you have HD you'll be hooked.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
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It's a bit like Broadband, then, without actually being, well, Broadband?
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Sci-Fi in HD?!?
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Sounds like there might be a Stargate Fan in there somewhere. I've got 12 days to go until The Arc of Truth.
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Smilie Dragon
Join Date: Nov 2001
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Yes it is true. The scifi ch is now in HD. And I love it.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
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Really? My SciFi isn't HD.
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Smilie Dragon
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The channels you just listed are all in HD here now.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
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I have these channels in High Definition on DirecTV (the current industry HD leader):
Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, National Geographic, Biography Channel, History Channel, Science Channel, A&E, BET, TNT, TBS, USA, Spike, Bravo, Sci-Fi, FX, MGM, Nickelodeon, Disney, Food Network, Cartoon Network, The Weather Channel, CNN, CNBC, ESPN, Country Music Television, MTV, Golf, HGTV, Universal HD, HDNet Movies, etc. Not to mention the ~25 HD sports channels and HBO, Showtime, Movie Channel, Starz, etc. premium movie channels.
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![]() I have these channels in High Definition on DirecTV (the current industry HD leader):
Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, National Geographic, Biography Channel, History Channel, Science Channel, A&E, BET, TNT, TBS, USA, Spike, Bravo, Sci-Fi, FX, MGM, Nickelodeon, Disney, Food Network, Cartoon Network, The Weather Channel, CNN, CNBC, ESPN, Country Music Television, MTV, Golf, HGTV, Universal HD, HDNet Movies, etc. Not to mention the ~25 HD sports channels and HBO, Showtime, Movie Channel, Starz, etc. premium movie channels. ![]() No Sci-Fi in HD for me! ![]() |
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![]() I have these channels in High Definition on DirecTV (the current industry HD leader):
Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, National Geographic, Biography Channel, History Channel, Science Channel, A&E, BET, TNT, TBS, USA, Spike, Bravo, Sci-Fi, FX, MGM, Nickelodeon, Disney, Food Network, Cartoon Network, The Weather Channel, CNN, CNBC, ESPN, Country Music Television, MTV, Golf, HGTV, Universal HD, HDNet Movies, etc. Not to mention the ~25 HD sports channels and HBO, Showtime, Movie Channel, Starz, etc. premium movie channels. ![]()
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Smilie Dragon
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I have them all too. except for Spike. For me I don't care about the sports ch. I hate sports.But we do have them in HD. We got the big boost from HD because the other company's were doing it and , well, they all get there signal from the same source.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
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Weird cuz I too have Comcast and don't have nearly as much.
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