HDTV – The wave of the future!

Hello Again,

I just wanted to share my sediments on the television of the now—HDTV.

So HDTV is obviously here to stay, at least for now until they come out with something bigger and better. But I must say, if you do not already have an HDTV or at least an HD converter box, you are really missing out on the brighter side of watching TV and movies (literally). The picture is unbelievable when you use HDTV’s for what they were actually designed to do, i.e. – watching HDTV channels, playing video games in HD, or watching DVD’s in HD, especially now that Sony has won the the HD DVD war with their Blu-Ray DVD’s, and will undoubtedly be pushing those hardcore very soon.

You should keep in mind that even though we have come a long way in the evolution of TVs, and they are slowly coming down in price, they can still be relatively expensive depending on what brand you buy. You can still spend upwards of 3,000 dollars for a higher end TV. That, and there are so many options and brands to choose from, it can drive you crazy trying to find the one that fits your wants and/or needs. I highly recommend researching any and all TV prospects before rushing out to buy one.

The highest level of resolution we have available to us at the current time is 1080p, which is unmatched in clarity, sound, and just the all around TV experience. I have a 2 year old Sharp Aquos, which only supports 1080i, but it is still awesome nonetheless. I am totally happy with my TV, and would highly recommend it to anyone looking to buy a new one. I just believe that Sharp’s LCD TVs have some of the most clear pictures that I have ever seen, and I looked at a lot of TVs for several months before I bought one. I just think Sharp has nailed it when it comes to HD, but there are lots of other brands out there that still make a really nice TV.

Most of the higher end TV’s sold now (Sharp, Sony, Samsung, Toshiba, Etc) usually cost between 900 and 2000 dollars for a 32 to 36 inch, and are mostly full HD compatible (1080p). But you can still find some lower end TVs (Polaroid, Vizio, Olevia, RCA, etc) that still look really good and usually only cost somewhere between 500 to 800 dollars for a 32 to a 36 inch, they just may not support full HD. But even though most of them may only have resolutions of up to 720p, it is hard for most people to spot the differences in quality, because the picture is still very good and is definitely far superior to the old conventional analog TV.

The bottom line is, if you don’t have something in your house that supports HD formatting by February 2009, and you live in America, you will not be watching TV at all. There will no longer be any analog output for television networks to broadcast (by law). And besides that, with so many HDTV’s so easily and readily available to purchase (if you can afford one), there should be no good reason that you would want to own or buy one of those old, outdated, antique, 100 pound dinosaur tube TV’s anyway. I am pretty sure at some point in the very near future they will just (hopefully) stop making the tube driven, non-HD TV’s all together, and focus all their efforts on LCD and Plasma TV’s, and even possibly newer technology than that, which is being experimented with currently. I highly suggest saving a few pennies and just sporting for an LCD or Plasma TV, rather than wasting money on buying an HD converter for that old pile of crap TV you may still have sitting in your living room right now.

Jump on board America (and soon the rest of the civilized world), and go HD! I can assure you as the proud LAZY IDIOT that I am, I love to watch my TV and movies, and I would not steer you wrong when it comes to this matter. If you wish to greatly improve your viewing experience, I highly suggest you get with the times and step up and do what is right, buy HD.

Feel free to give me some feedback, I am curious to see if there are any bad experiences or horror stories having to do with HD.

Later,

L.I.