HDTV owners: Does the novelty ever wear off?

[jtvang125]

Does it? Or will you always have that urgency and need to try the next new movie on it?

 

[Scarpozzi]

Are you talking about pr0n? If so, yes.

 

[mordantmonkey]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
Are you talking about pr0n? If so, yes.

i heard HD isn't kind to most porn. Human skin is somewhat smoother at lower res.

 

[Apex]

Yep, wears off. You no longer feel like watching PBS simply because it's in HD.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Originally posted by: mordantmonkey

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
Are you talking about pr0n? If so, yes.

i heard HD isn't kind to most porn. Human skin is somewhat smoother at lower res.

I really wouldn't know....I was just making a joke.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Apex
Yep, wears off. You no longer feel like watching PBS simply because it's in HD.

:shocked:
I don't even have HDTV and I watch PBS.

 

[mitaiwan82]

The novelty does wear off, but then again I would never go back to a SDTV again.

 

[azazyel]

Not really for me. Every time I get a new game for my 360 I'm glad I have the nice TV.

 

[nageov3t]

it's sorta like having a tivo or homebrew pvr...

the novelty eventually wears off, but only because it's become so ingrained in your lifestyle that you can't imagine life without it.

I was at my parents' house last week watching TV (dogsitting). I tried to pause the television so I could run to the bathroom and I got really pissed off when I couldn't

 

[Raduque]

I wouldn't say it's exactly "novel" anymore, but, I do anticipate new movies and games on my HDTV. Now, watching actual HD content (transport streams) on my tv through my HTPC IS novel, right now

 

[nitsuj3580]

Hasn't worn off for me yet. I'm still in awe when I fire up my Infocus 4805 and watch a sporting event in "HD" (it's not true HD resolution) or a movie in 480p

I'm not even a soccer fan and watched almost every World Cup game on it.

 

[Deeko]

I've had it for 3 years now and I still love every second of it. Especially sports - simply amazing. DiscoveryHD looks absurdly good, too.

 

[EvilYoda]

I just wouldn't call it a novelty to begin with as it's simply an evolution of the technology, much like a new Core 2 Duo is compared to a 386...same idea, just a much much better implementation. And I still find myself sitting here sometimes thinking "damn that's gorgeous...thank goodness for HD", even though I've been around HD sets for years now.

 

[Staples]

The novelty wore out about two weeks after I got mine.

Now I TIVO everything again in 480i and never watch the HD program because I'd have to deal with the commercials.

 

[Baked]

I was watching HD encoded pr0n (from computer) on my HDTV the other day. Looks weird.

 

[Goosemaster]

wore off withing the week


<--hasn;t watched tv in at least a week...HD probably in 2-3weeks

<--has a spanking-new 1080p 50''

 

[gooseman]

Not for me!

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: Deeko
I've had it for 3 years now and I still love every second of it. Especially sports - simply amazing. DiscoveryHD looks absurdly good, too.

QFT. Had it for 2 1/2 years myself, and I'm always amazed by well-done HD broadcasts. I still occassionally watch things just because it's in HD.

 

[spidey07]

Had it for almost 5 years now.

It never wears off. It's just so dang pretty. And sports...mmmm the sports in DD 5.1.

Did I mention HD gaming? mmmm....HD gaming.

It's not just the resolution. It's the unbeliable color that I notice the most.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Apex
Yep, wears off. You no longer feel like watching PBS simply because it's in HD.

??? Some of the best shows have been on PBS and Discovery HD.

 

[NaOH]

I like playing my dvds and games from my xbox360 on my hdtv.......it gives me brain damage to go back to standard tv.

 

[SynthDude2001]

Originally posted by: mitaiwan82
The novelty does wear off, but then again I would never go back to a SDTV again.

Same here pretty much. Part of it is probably that I only do OTA so the selection is quite a bit more limited during the summer. I still do enjoy HDTV and wouldn't go back, but I suppose it doesn't amaze me the way it once did.

 

[NTB]

My HDTV is in a basement at the moment, so an antenna won't work, and all we get over sattelite is SD stuff. I won't be able to watch anthing in HD until I move next week, I guess.

Nate

 

[Special K]

This is the reason it will be awhile before I ever get one. I rarely watch TV as it is. Sure it would look cool to see the Discovery channel and stuff in HD, but if I never watched the show before, it's not like I'm going to suddenly become interested just because the resolution is higher.

I'll probably wait until HD-DVD/blu-ray become mainstream and then bite. I do watch enough movies that having HD would be worth it.

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: Apex
Yep, wears off. You no longer feel like watching PBS simply because it's in HD.

i don't agree with that, if I am not watching anything i will just let the tv run on discovery hd, i think its great.