03 Jul 08 23:45, Mark Lewis wrote to Roy Witt:

 TW>>>>> I think HDTV is not worth one penny more then regular TV.
 RW>>>> Then you havn't seen HDTV. There's a world of difference.
 ML>>> i don't like the artifacting from the digital processing... blacks
 ML>>> aren't always black and i see them blotchy and with very apparent
 ML>>> stair stepped edges... black is the main one that gets me as the
 ML>>> other colors are moving about too much... i have seen it in white
 ML>>> stuff, too but not as apparent...
 RW>> You're watching it on an LCD screen.
 ML> actually not... i first noticed it on our large screen TV that has a
 ML> fullsized CRT... no LCD in that monster...

Ahhhh, the CRT explains it.

 RW>> Look at the difference when you watch it on a Plasma screen. Plasma
 RW>> colors are more vivid than the LCDs, that's also why they're more
 RW>> expensive. I have a 60" Sony that almost gets the blacks right, but
 RW>> you can see the difference if you have a store with both types on
 RW>> display.

 ML> yeah, when i was up in pittsburgh, i watched a friend's plasma and it
 ML> was pretty decent... but i was still able to see the artifacting on
 ML> the analogue stuff as well as the HD stuff... he's got HD cable,
 ML> too...

My Sony, after you mentioned the faded blacks, doens't do that. Black is
black.

Some HD stations have taken to, when using the SDTV signal leaving the
black bars on the side of the screen, using them as colored frames for
their pictures. I expect them to begin advertising in them soon.

 ML> but hey, i mean, it is where everything is going for numerous
 ML> reasons... and with this stupid law that's been passed... good
 ML> grief... a law?!? GMAFB! st00pid is as st00pid does i guess :?

Actually there's a purpose for all of this. The frequencies used by the
VHF television broadcasts are going to be used for more Police and other
Emergency/Commercial radio services. The 14-69 UHF channels will be
occupied by the newer HD channels. Within the bandwidth of one NTSC
broadcast channel, they can put 5 HDTV channels. Locally, VHF channels
2, 4, 5, 9 and 12 will be moving to UHF frequencies.

Go here, insert your ZIP code and you can see where your local stations
will be going. Fill it all in if you want to receive updates in your
email.

http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/Address.aspx

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