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HAHadventure_of_link wrote: You didn't need to run out and buy that uberexpensive $1k or more HDTV.
i see at least a 40" or 37" in just about every house i visit. i'm talking ~80%, here. 1k is mainstream. also, visiting houses is a part of my job, so i've been a lot of houses.sweener2001 wrote: but given the 60" kuro elite, mitsubishi laservue, and other high tier HDTV's, 1k is not what i would call uber-expensive. that's practically mainstream for hdtv. vizio and westinghouse hover around that price point, along with a slew of past gen lcd's from every major company.
SDTV and HDTV are BOTH subsets of DTV.odditude wrote:HDTV is not a subset of DTV - the 'D' means something completely different in those two acronyms. There are most definitely methods of providing an HD analog signal (e.g. component video cables).
DTV = Digital TV, usually meaning an ATSC or QAM broadcast.
This compares to TV, generally accepted to mean an analog (e.g. NTSC) broadcast.
HDTV = High-Definition TV, displaying at a resolution >= 720p or 1080i.
This compares to SDTV (Standard-Definition, at <= 480i) and EDTV (Enhanced-Definition, generally accepted to mean 480p).
I delivered furniture for a living until not long ago, there was a decent amount of HDTV owners, but there was also just as many and more who didn't. I even went to many extremely rich people's houses that DIDN'T have HDTVs I suppose because they just didn't care and spent their money on other niceties.sweener2001 wrote:i see at least a 40" or 37" in just about every house i visit. i'm talking ~80%, here. 1k is mainstream. also, visiting houses is a part of my job, so i've been a lot of houses.sweener2001 wrote: but given the 60" kuro elite, mitsubishi laservue, and other high tier HDTV's, 1k is not what i would call uber-expensive. that's practically mainstream for hdtv. vizio and westinghouse hover around that price point, along with a slew of past gen lcd's from every major company.
and apparently i've seen way more 46+" than you think exist.
it's not that i visit rich people, either. except those couple times i walked into a 60" kuro elite with these ridiculous audio set-ups from brands i've never heard of.
i'm sure your tv is suiting you just fine, but big picture, 1k is the mainstream price.
worded that way, you are indeed correct.Gil_Hamilton wrote:SDTV and HDTV are BOTH subsets of DTV.
"real" or not, it was used in the marketing of TVs a few years back.Gil_Hamilton wrote:EDTV is not a real standard. It's a buzzword made up by the CEA.
Gil_Hamilton wrote:You also forgot 1080p in your HDTV definition.
odditude wrote:>= 720p or 1080i
right my job that do now compared to the one you had.Panzer88 wrote:I delivered furniture for a living until not long ago, there was a decent amount of HDTV owners, but there was also just as many and more who didn't. I even went to many extremely rich people's houses that DIDN'T have HDTVs I suppose because they just didn't care and spent their money on other niceties.sweener2001 wrote:i see at least a 40" or 37" in just about every house i visit. i'm talking ~80%, here. 1k is mainstream. also, visiting houses is a part of my job, so i've been a lot of houses.sweener2001 wrote: but given the 60" kuro elite, mitsubishi laservue, and other high tier HDTV's, 1k is not what i would call uber-expensive. that's practically mainstream for hdtv. vizio and westinghouse hover around that price point, along with a slew of past gen lcd's from every major company.
and apparently i've seen way more 46+" than you think exist.
it's not that i visit rich people, either. except those couple times i walked into a 60" kuro elite with these ridiculous audio set-ups from brands i've never heard of.
i'm sure your tv is suiting you just fine, but big picture, 1k is the mainstream price.
I'm not saying a lot of people don't have HDTVs, but in the united states I would still say half or more do not, ESPECIALLY not 46"or greater, I don't know where you work but that is NOT the norm.
your whole last paragraph is invalid. i'm pretty positive a LOT of hdtv's moved over this last holiday season, as well.I wrote: i see at least a 40" or 37" in just about every house i visit. i'm talking ~80%, here.
that was not for youPanzer88 wrote:I was moving furniture in january, I never said 1080i = 1080p, I know the difference
and my statement still stands, the majority of houses I visited in the Salem, Portland, Eugene Oregon area did not have HDTVs.
That's funny, because the wording hasn't changed.odditude wrote:worded that way, you are indeed correct.Gil_Hamilton wrote:SDTV and HDTV are BOTH subsets of DTV.
Gil_Hamilton wrote:HDTV is a subset of DTV. They are not entirely different things. Just like a square is a rectangle.
Gil_Hamilton wrote:SDTV and HDTV are BOTH subsets of DTV.
DTV started in france in 2005, with a coverage of roughly 100 houses and 25 goats.Panzer88 wrote:was I the only one watching DTV in 2004? Some people are making it sound like the newest invention.
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Wanted to chime in on this.sweener2001 wrote:HAHadventure_of_link wrote: You didn't need to run out and buy that uberexpensive $1k or more HDTV.
when AoL thinks uber-expensive
it's actually a pretty good set, though. 1080p, 120 Hz LCD.
but given the 60" kuro elite, mitsubishi laservue, and other high tier HDTV's, 1k is not what i would call uber-expensive. that's practically mainstream for hdtv. vizio and westinghouse hover around that price point, along with a slew of past gen lcd's from every major company.
although an excellent projector can be had for around 3k. but then you'd need a screen, or theater paint, and that's not cheap.
why don't we move this to discussion to hdtv tech of choice. OLED currently excluded, since it's still not widely commercially available in sizes greater than 11"
we have a 60+" 1080p DLP, and it's nice. although on pure white, i can kind of see the rainbow-ing effect.
my plan is a 46" samsung series 8 lcd.
my dream set keeps alternating between a projector and a plasma, but with pioneer halting their plasma line, i don't know what to think.
also, audio brands of choice?
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<jmr> bsnes has the most accurate wiki page but it takes forever to load (or something)