"UncleHoot" <jer### [at] mutualdatacom> wrote:
> "Neeum Zawan" <m.n### [at] ieeeorg> wrote in message
> news:4b9297f6$1@news.povray.org...
> > On 03/06/10 02:24, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> >> I've only seen HD stuff in shops, but from what I can tell, there's no
> >> visible difference between HD and SD. If I ever get time to set up my
> >> mum's new BluRay player, maybe I can test for myself. But seriously,
> >> everybody's going on like it fundamentally transforms your viewing
> >> experience. But it's only 4x the resolution. Not 40x or 400x, just 4x.
> >> And, from what I've seen, this equals to a slight increase in constrast,
> >> and not much else.
> >
> > Woah! There's a *big* difference in quality. Try playing 1080p content
> > if your TV can handle it. If not, even 720p should be noticeable. Many
> > stores I've been to just show trash.
> >
>
> Agreed.  The stores suck.    And the difference in quality is huge.  Anyone
> who doesn’t see the difference should switch back to a 640x480 interlaced
> analog monitor.  ;-)

I seriously think Andrew's glasses are wearing out, but the stores may be guilty
indeed:  many of them just play regular blurry DVDs on HDTVs.  Talk about truly
awful marketing skills...

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