Comments on: Who’s really watching HDTV? http://www.lostremote.com/2007/11/25/whos-really-watching-hdtv/ Where TV Finds the Future Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:39:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: enjoygame001 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/11/25/whos-really-watching-hdtv/#comment-1139877 enjoygame001 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:26:50 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/11/25/whos-really-watching-hdtv/#comment-1139877 rs-sky is an professional store for runescape gold,items,money,accounts,powerleveling,questqoint,runes and some other goods with fast delivery and world class service. URL:www.rs-sky.com rs-sky is an professional store for runescape gold,items,money,accounts,powerleveling,questqoint,runes and some other goods with fast delivery and world class service.
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]]> By: Chris http://www.lostremote.com/2007/11/25/whos-really-watching-hdtv/#comment-592235 Chris Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:54:16 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/11/25/whos-really-watching-hdtv/#comment-592235 Consumer's aren't converting to HD because they don't know how. I work for a television station and know HD/Standard Def backwards and forwards. However, the "techs" at Directv were completely in the dark and couldn't answer any of my questions. The tech who came to my house had no idea what I was talking about when I mentioned 1080i. And don't even get me started on Best Buy. The sales team there are beyond lost. People won't buy in to HD until it's as simple as buying a set, plugging it in, and having HD on their screen. And since the conversion will never be that simple, the HD Age is going to slow coming. Chris Consumer’s aren’t converting to HD because they don’t know how. I work for a television station and know HD/Standard Def backwards and forwards. However, the “techs” at Directv were completely in the dark and couldn’t answer any of my questions. The tech who came to my house had no idea what I was talking about when I mentioned 1080i.
And don’t even get me started on Best Buy. The sales team there are beyond lost.
People won’t buy in to HD until it’s as simple as buying a set, plugging it in, and having HD on their screen. And since the conversion will never be that simple, the HD Age is going to slow coming.

Chris

]]> By: Kyle http://www.lostremote.com/2007/11/25/whos-really-watching-hdtv/#comment-592214 Kyle Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:46:53 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/11/25/whos-really-watching-hdtv/#comment-592214 Z - To the contrary, I think nothing makes analog / standard def look worse than a HD set displaying it. Reveals every schumtzy crusty noise present in the signal... add to the equation of the digital stretch and it really looks horrific. The biggest problem is the fact that you average user is overwhelmed by how difficult it is to use the HD technology. No longer do you sit down and turn on the TV. now you turn on the TV make sure it is set to the external tuner make sure you are tuned to the HD channel , not the SD equivalent on your cable system and then enjoy the lack of lip sync in 75% of all live broadcasts! I work in sports broadcasting and I can appreciate HD daily, but I still find the consumer side of HD technology cumbersome at best. Oh yeah... the consumer still hasnt figured out how to get their surround technology sounding decent yet either. My 2c Kyle Z - To the contrary, I think nothing makes analog / standard def look worse than a HD set displaying it. Reveals every schumtzy crusty noise present in the signal… add to the equation of the digital stretch and it really looks horrific.

The biggest problem is the fact that you average user is overwhelmed by how difficult it is to use the HD technology.

No longer do you sit down and turn on the TV.
now you turn on the TV make sure it is set to the external tuner make sure you are tuned to the HD channel , not the SD equivalent on your cable system and then enjoy the lack of lip sync in 75% of all live broadcasts!

I work in sports broadcasting and I can appreciate HD daily, but I still find the consumer side of HD technology cumbersome at best.

Oh yeah… the consumer still hasnt figured out how to get their surround technology sounding decent yet either.

My 2c

Kyle

]]> By: Mike Gorman http://www.lostremote.com/2007/11/25/whos-really-watching-hdtv/#comment-592193 Mike Gorman Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:37:43 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/11/25/whos-really-watching-hdtv/#comment-592193 Not to mention the satellite providers aren't making it any easier. When shopping for a programming package for my new TV, I specifically asked what it took to get an HD signal into my receiver and out to my TV. DirecTV said that I can buy the HD package, but if I didn't, if programming was sent down by individual channels sent down programming in HD, that my receiver would still display the HD signal. Dish Network said I had to buy the HD package, otherwise I'd get no HD programming at all. I'm moderately knowledgeable and I still feel like I'm not getting a straight story from either. Not to mention the satellite providers aren’t making it any easier.

When shopping for a programming package for my new TV, I specifically asked what it took to get an HD signal into my receiver and out to my TV. DirecTV said that I can buy the HD package, but if I didn’t, if programming was sent down by individual channels sent down programming in HD, that my receiver would still display the HD signal.

Dish Network said I had to buy the HD package, otherwise I’d get no HD programming at all.

I’m moderately knowledgeable and I still feel like I’m not getting a straight story from either.

]]> By: Bill Gorman http://www.lostremote.com/2007/11/25/whos-really-watching-hdtv/#comment-592067 Bill Gorman Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:50:01 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/11/25/whos-really-watching-hdtv/#comment-592067 Many (most?) of the sports bars in San Francisco have plasma or LCD screens that are tuned to standard def channels. Many people equate flat screen with high def, incorrectly. Many (most?) of the sports bars in San Francisco have plasma or LCD screens that are tuned to standard def channels.

Many people equate flat screen with high def, incorrectly.

]]> By: Z http://www.lostremote.com/2007/11/25/whos-really-watching-hdtv/#comment-591847 Z Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:35:13 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/11/25/whos-really-watching-hdtv/#comment-591847 Plus, let's not forget that simply watching a show on a digital set of any sort will still be an improvement on a non-digital set, even if broadcast in analog. Standard TV never showed the full quality of what was being sent over the air anyway. Plus, let’s not forget that simply watching a show on a digital set of any sort will still be an improvement on a non-digital set, even if broadcast in analog. Standard TV never showed the full quality of what was being sent over the air anyway.

]]> By: echy http://www.lostremote.com/2007/11/25/whos-really-watching-hdtv/#comment-591751 echy Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:36:33 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/11/25/whos-really-watching-hdtv/#comment-591751 People are like the ghosts in The Sixth Sense, they see what they want to see. People are like the ghosts in The Sixth Sense, they see what they want to see.

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