Im not anti-digital, Im anti-low image quality. The reason I use some things old, some things new is sometimes the old is better and sometimes the new is better. I can get way better images from my old 4x5/8x10 film cameras than any pentax DSLR can achieve yet but I cannot get better image quality from ANY old ntsc TV than what the new HDTVS can provide. If my old TV was as good or better than the new HDTVS you can bet I wouldnt be using a new HDTV, but they just arent even close. Its the new format of HDTV that is really making the difference. Its 8-10 times the resolution of the old ntsc signals and sets for widescreen movies and thats what I am usually watching, either on DVD or HD broadcasts. jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of graywolf Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 9:14 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: It's snowing in hell --OT At least I am consistent old TV, old stereo, old cameras. You argue anti-digital photography vehemently, and then argue digital TV the same way. Right now I am listening to Doris Day on my 1979 stereo. However I will use the modern stuff when it is more convenient and cheaper than the old. Retro is fun. I am neither a believer, nor a disbeliever, just poor. I actually couldn't really afford that 15 bucks right now, but sometimes you just have to stretch a bit. And you tell me I should have bought a $2000 home theater system. <disgusted head shake> J. C. O'Connell wrote: > HD isnt just television, it's true home theater. > A 25 yr old magnavox is just a television though, > I'll grant you that. > jco > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of David Savage > Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 7:41 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: RE: It's snowing in hell --OT > > > Television just isn't worth the expense. > > $15 is a good buy. > > Cheers, > > Dave > > At 03:38 AM 18/12/2006, J. C. O'Connell wrote: >> ARE YOU BLIND? I have been enjoying >> glorious HDTV for several years now and after >> the first few months I couldnt even watch >> the old analog signals anymore. Its incredible and >> has approx 10 times the resolution of an >> analog signal on a letterboxed 4:3 screen. >> Even more if you want to compare to VHS >> which is too absured to even mention. >> >> 1080i format is SIX times rez of DVD format and >> you cant even get progressive scanning >> with any old 4x3 sets. >> >> You are DEAD WRONG about HDTV being >> "mostly a scam". Its the greatest >> home entertainment product of all time >> IMHO and I cant imagine ever going >> back to crappy analog, it looks >> so fake compared to what good HD >> looks like. Your crediblity has >> been seriously breached with these >> comments, thats for sure because >> these new HDTV sets simply BLOW AWAY >> anything ever possible on the >> old NTSC sets with analog signals. >> Its not just defintion either, they >> have better contrast range, less >> electronic artifacts, less luminance >> and chromanace noise, better color >> accuracy, better color gamut, and >> better sound too. Its a "blowout" >> compared to ntsc. >> >> jco > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
