[BC] HDTV

[Harold Hallikainen]

No mention about over the air digital television. Does anyone know it exists?

Harold


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> Want HDTV? Be Careful
> Opinion
> By Paul Greeley
>
> If you haven't shopped for HDTV yet, the first thing you'll encounter
> is confusion. You want LCD or DLP? Or LcoS? Flat-screen or
> rear-projection? Get ready to hear about pixels and resolution -"Sir,
> would you prefer 1,080 lines drawn on-screen in an odd/even or
> interlaced pattern, or 720p, 720 lines scanned in one sweep, or
> progressively? Plasma or cathode-ray tubes?"
>
> There is so much to know about HDTV. A co-worker told me the story of
> his friend, who had just bought a big-screen HDTV and invited
> everyone over to watch the game. They stood around oooohing and aaaahing.
>
> But my co-worker, who owns an HDTV, thought something was amiss.
> Turns out that, while the friend owned an HDTV, he didn't know that
> he also needed to upgrade his cable box to HDTV. (Research shows as
> many as half the consumers with HDTV sets aren't actually receiving it.)
>
> I contacted a friend who had just bought an HDTV and had used
> Consumer Reports as his guide to help me sift through all the
> confusion. I determined that a 36-inch screen fit my family's needs
> perfectly. For that size, Consumer Reports says sets with cathode-ray
> tubes, although bulky and heavy, still offer the best picture quality
> and value.
>
> The magazine recommended a Sony model selling for about $1,100.
> Circuit City had a floor model for sale for around $900. We were in
> the process of buying it when the salesman mentioned that the set he
> had in his house was better. (I bet he says that to all his customers.)
>
> It was a Polaroid - yes, a Polaroid. He showed me a lightweight,
> plasma Polaroid. It was beautiful - just an inch or so deep, and I
> could lift it with one hand. Impulsively, I changed my mind. I took
> it home and turned on the football game. My son saw it and
> proclaimed, "Dad, it's all blurry." He was right. So I boxed it up,
> took it back and got the Sony.
>
> The Sony picture was clear and clean, even before I had it hooked up
> to HDTV. Now I thought it would be a good time to try something
> really new. Rather than get my HDTV set-top box from a cable or
> satellite provider, I could use Verizon Fios. (We happen to live in
> Keller, Texas, the first area in the country to offer Verizon's new
> fiber-optic connection.)
>
> We watched our first NFL playoff game in HDTV, and it was beautiful.
> When we watched an HDTV underwater special on the Discovery channel,
> we thought the fish would jump through the screen. Everything is
> beautiful. Letterman and Leno somehow seem funnier in HDTV.
>
> As my son remarked, "Life should be in HDTV, Dad."
>
> Indeed, son, indeed.
>
> Paul Greeley is VP of marketing and promotions for Nexstar Broadcasting.
>
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