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Stiganator
Platinum Member
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Saga
Banned
Some people do have legit claims here, though. Some of the earlier HDTV's were "HDTV Ready" meaning they accepted HD Signals from a Digital Converter box, but did not have a built in HDTV tuner, making OTA transmissions a lot more difficult to configure - and limited, to my understanding, but I'm no expert here so one can feel free to chime in.
DisgruntledVirus
Lifer
Hulu actually has more content then just Cops, but congrats on being an idiot.
They have:
American Dad
Family Guy
The Office
Arrested Development
House
Bones
BSG
etc
Then add in Netflix, and other ways to watch your shows (disk based content on DVD/Blu-ray, the networks website, iTunes/Amazon, or other download methods).
BTW HD sports is just as stupid as SD sports.... It's still watching something because you're too lazy to go out and fuckin play it yourself.
geno
Lifer
Because you can't be entertained by it unless you're doing it? By that logic, whatever you watch is stupid because you're too lazy to go out and do it yourself. I'm sure the only thing stopping EVERY sports fan from actually playing professional sports is pure laziness. You know what? I'm going to stop being lazy and take a drive down to Gillette Stadium and demand to play. You're right, I shouldn't be a lazy spectator anymore because I don't have the right to sit back and enjoy the highest level of competition possible. Thanks for opening my eyes up and realizing that I'm lazy and shouldn't enjoy a couple of hours of watching sports each week and instead quit my job, forfeit my current career and "decide" to be a pro player.
Cmon, that's the dumbest anti-sports argument I've ever heard.
DisgruntledVirus
Lifer
I am not saying you can "choose" to be a pro player.
I just would rather play the actual effin sport, rather than watch others who play it. What I watch are shows that I can't partake in. For example I can't hop in the nearest Viper and go shoot some robots.
If you are entertained by sports then fine have fun and watch them, but don't tell others that the *only* reason for HD is sports.
DisgruntledVirus
Lifer
Good point.... and as of late I don't want to get on Adama's bad side 😉
Bignate603
Lifer
Canceled your HD service?
TurtleCrusher
Lifer
Idk about you guys. I use a comcast cable box to a DVD/VHS player to a VGA box to get my TV on my monitor. Since i live in a single room, 22" of SDTV is fine enough. My VGA box upconverts to 1680x1050, so even games look decent enough via RCA. Especially when i'm laying in bed 5 feet away.
Since its digital cable, the video is as good as SDTV can get and the sound is pretty badass through my Logitech 230's.
Dont hate of SDTV on LCDs. Its not bad whatsoever.
Since its digital cable, the video is as good as SDTV can get and the sound is pretty badass through my Logitech 230's.
Dont hate of SDTV on LCDs. Its not bad whatsoever.
Nothing. They simply don't see the difference between SD and HD, the extra money's not worth the difference to them, or they don't think the HD channels available on cable are worth paying for.
Try to wrap your mind around this concept: it's okay for people to like different things and have different priorities.
If you think you can change your friend's mind, bring over your Blu-Ray player and hook it up to his TV. Or try rabbit ears and find an OTA HD broadcast, instead of whining about it on the internet.
AstroManLuca
Lifer
I used to have basic cable @ $15/mo, but I canceled it as soon as football season ended. Football is the only thing I watch on TV. I have an antenna but it's not worth setting it up because I live on the ground floor in a city and the reception sucks.
bobdole369
Diamond Member
Actually directview tube HDTV's (CRT's) (not rear projection but actual tube based widescreen HDTV's) are INCREDIBLY expensive. They weigh well over 200 lbs and shipping them is usually not an option. The picture quality is far superior than any LCD and approaches plasma - but DLP and LCD's >1080p match it.
I have a complicated response to that.
My home situation is complicated. My roommates - who pay for most of the cable - have it under an old roommates name. They are no longer on speaking terms. Niether of the other roommates have good enough credit to open an account with the cable company. They have both ripped off the cable company and owe hundreds each for old bills. I am able to get an account, as is my wife. However with the porn habits and the payperview ordering I am NOT willing to put up my credit card - OR my good credit against either of these deadbeats.
It's so damn cheap to live where I do....
If I want HDTV I watch it as god intended - with rabbit ears where the picture is unmolested by the cable companies evil compression (comcast compresses to about 2/3 bitrate all over the air channels).
I can't get the cable based HD channels or premium stuff on HD - because we cannot make changes to the account without the old roommates identitiy. SO this situation continues and we hope we are never found out because then we are totally fucked and roomies will get what is coming to them.
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