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starman · Apr 8, 2008, 11:10 AM

Ok, as someone said, the only way for a thread to die is to stop posting in it. In order for that to happen, there needs to be another one. Here it is.

What HD setup do you have? Still buying HD-DVD?

design219 · Apr 8, 2008, 11:20 AM

I was at a Best Buy the last week and they had a big bin of HD_DVD's at half price. It didn't look like anyone was interested.

Dakar the Fourth · Apr 8, 2008, 11:23 AM

Official. How... laughable.

Mrjinglesusa · Apr 8, 2008, 11:52 AM

TV: 47" Sharp Aquos (1080p)
Receiver: Yamaha V-1700
Speakers: Infinity Primus 360s (L/R), Infinity Primus 160s (Surround), Infinity C25 (C), and Infinity P10 (Sub)
HD-DVD: Toshiba XA-2
Blu-ray: Sony 60GB PS-3
Digital Content/Music: AppleTV

Just purchased the last five HD-DVDs I wanted last week. All purchases will be on Blu-ray from here on out.

Going to upgrade from COX cable to Verizon FIOS when they finish hooking up our neighborhood in a month or so.

MacosNerd · Apr 8, 2008, 11:54 AM

I have a 32" 720P Samsung. I'm not running any hi-def programming yet, that is I've not upgraded my satellite to HD and I'm looking to get a blu-ray player. As I posted in my earlier thread, the odds are pretty good that I'll pony up the dough for a PS3 since that will give me a blu-ray player and the ability to play games (plus wireless access).

analogue SPRINKLES · Apr 8, 2008, 11:58 AM

Blu-ray Magic: iPhone to Become Blu-Ray Player Remote

starman · Apr 8, 2008, 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth

Official. How... laughable.

You're just upset you didn't come up with the idea first

osiris · Apr 8, 2008, 12:07 PM

I've been holding out until after the format battles are over.
Now I'm waiting for HD TV on all channels, for it pains me to watch stretched-out talking heads and over-pixelated movies.
I currently own a Sony 720p tube with a decent surround sound system that makes the windows rattle, but the next screen will be thin, flat and super wide.

jokell82 · Apr 8, 2008, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth

Official. How... laughable.

Quoted for truth.

residentEvil · Apr 8, 2008, 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by osiris

I've been holding out until after the format battles are over.
Now I'm waiting for HD TV on all channels, for it pains me to watch stretched-out talking heads and over-pixelated movies.
I currently own a Sony 720p tube with a decent surround sound system that makes the windows rattle, but the next screen will be thin, flat and super wide.

HD TV on all channels huh? you will die before that happens. and if you (or someone else reading this) thinks the digital transition in 2009 = HD, please read up some more. it doesn't mean HD broadcasting.

BasketofPuppies · 12:51 PM

Samsung 32" LN-T3253H LCD HDTV set (720p "native" resolution)
Oppo DV-980H upconverting DVD player
PlayStation 3 (60-gig with hardware-based backward compatibility)

Could someone explain how, in 2008, high definition cable television is not available in my building? High definition television sets are no longer luxury items.

I bought an antenna so that I would at least be able to view local channels in high definition, but picking up channels is difficult and erratic due to the many skyscrapers and high rises in the area (I can't get CBS' local digital channel unless I hold the antenna in my hand and stand in a specific spot, despite that it transmits from a skyscraper not even two blocks away..)

osiris · Apr 8, 2008, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by residentEvil

and if you (or someone else reading this) thinks the digital transition in 2009 = HD, please read up some more. it doesn't mean HD broadcasting.

Only an idiot would think that. Digital broadcast does not equal HD.

BRussell · Apr 8, 2008, 12:45 PM

I've got an Aquos 32" 720p, no cable or satellite or tivo or hi-def DVD players or speakers or nuthin'. I get over-the-air broadcast, very little of which is in hi def, and I have a bazillion downloaded TV shows and movies accessible from my computer via AppleTV, almost none of which are hi def.

I watched Michael Clayton last night in HD rented via AppleTV, and it didn't seem much different than regular DVDs - which are fine as far as I'm concerned anyway.

paul w · Apr 8, 2008, 12:55 PM

I have a Samsung 40" 1080p LCD TV and a PS3 at the moment. Speakers are next on the list though the sound is certainly acceptable to our ears.

Movies on blu-ray are awesome. And as I just got cable installed - baseball (and basketball games ) in HD are way awesome.

ShortcutToMoncton · Apr 8, 2008, 12:59 PM

At the moment my roomie (and condo owner) has only an old-school 32" tube in our living room, but we'd (and by "we" I mean "I'm all for it if he'll do it") like to try for, say, a 42" HDTV Sharp for next year. From the way things are going it looks like similar models should be closing in on the 1k mark by next September.

The real issue we were looking at is on the surround sound front. Currently we've just got a couple (very shitty) mains and an ancient shitty amp for some stereo sound. Surround would be nice, but there's no way to run wires in the condo; the floors are all hardwood and it's relatively open-spaced, so unless you ripped up the floors/walls/mouldings there's no way you're stringing wires to the rear.

What's the wireless tech like nowadays? Is it crazy expensive? I know some computer speakers were going that way for rears a few years ago, but I wonder if it could be done cheaply on a stereo system?

greg

Luca Rescigno · Apr 8, 2008, 01:06 PM

Originally Posted by osiris

Only an idiot would think that. Digital broadcast does not equal HD.

I wouldn't say that. It only takes a minute of research to learn that digital vs. analog is one thing and SD vs. HD is entirely another, but it comes naturally to people like us who've dealt with technology stuff our whole lives.

Anyway, I have a 27" CRT TV that was manufactured in 1992. My Wii's hooked up to it through S-Video. But I'm upgrading! In a couple weeks I'll have a 32" CRT that was manufactured in 1996! I also don't even have an antenna for the thing, so it's really just a monitor.

Eventually I'll be able to afford an HDTV. Maybe by then, 30"+ sets won't be as expensive as they are now and 720p will finally be giving way to 1080p.

osiris · Apr 8, 2008, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by Luca Rescigno

I wouldn't say that. It only takes a minute of research to learn that digital vs. analog is one thing and SD vs. HD is entirely another, but it comes naturally to people like us who've dealt with technology stuff our whole lives.

Anyway, I have a 27" CRT TV that was manufactured in 1992. My Wii's hooked up to it through S-Video. But I'm upgrading! In a couple weeks I'll have a 32" CRT that was manufactured in 1996! I also don't even have an antenna for the thing, so it's really just a monitor.

Eventually I'll be able to afford an HDTV. Maybe by then, 30"+ sets won't be as expensive as they are now and 720p will finally be giving way to 1080p.

I was a bit harsh, perhaps the techno babble is taken for granted to some.

analogue SPRINKLES · Apr 8, 2008, 01:18 PM

Oh goodie. another good use for BR-live.... a shitty game:
Sony Sets Specs, BD-Live for 'MIB' Blu-ray | High-Def Digest

Salty · Apr 8, 2008, 01:57 PM

I have no HD setup, I have a nice monitor, and might get an EyeTV when I move out so I can run TV to my laptop... honestly though I don't get why people worry so much about video quality, I'll watch it on YouTube if the story's good enough.

angelmb · Apr 8, 2008, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth

Official. How... laughable.

but it is Offical, not Official, he was smart enough to avoid the hyped, overrated and yet a classic 'Official' cliché