>> Well, two things:
>>
>> 1. It has 2x the spatial resolution in both directions. That doesn't
>> sound particularly earth-shattering, even on paper.
>>
>> 2. I saw two displays side-by-side in a shop. The one marked HD was
>> certainly clearer. But it didn't make me go "wow, that's AMAZING!"
>> Actually it just made me go "oh, OK, so it's 10% more crisp. And you
>> want HOW MANY thousand pounds for this one??"
> 
> Thousands of pounds? Maybe 5 years ago.

Or maybe they set the display up next to the most expensive equipment in 
the shop?

> I've played X-box games on both my old TV and the new LCD. The difference is
> exceptional. I couldn't even read half the text on the old TV. On the new,
> it's crystal clear.

I've tried connecting my laptop to a normal TV. *Everything* is unreadable!

But then, I sit about 2 feet away from my laptop's screen A TV is 
usually at least 12 feet away, if not more...

> Normal DVDs don't show so much difference, but there's still a very
> noticable difference in display quality. I watched the sceen with Gandalf
> and the Balrog of Moria on the new TV and it was sooo clear.

Oddly, whenever I watch DVDs on my PC, I'm astounded by how crappy the 
picture looks. Yet on a normal TV it looks perfectly OK. Weird... I 
guess the low-quality TV display hides more of the imperfections?

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