Well all broadcasts in the U.S are going to be digital & HD by 2009. Wait, when did they start mandating HD? Last I checked that wasn't mandated at all, only digital transmission was a requirement.
NHK here in Japan broadcasts in HD, and I must say it does look spiffy! Although Japan is a very late adopter to Digital TV, only having the service for around 2 years or so (compared to about 6 years in the UK!!), AND having a low percentage of viewers, they are still going to turn Terrestial UHF signals off at the end of…
Eh? I was talking about HD signals, not digital upscaling. By 2009 everything needs to be digital instead of analog. I was saying it should be one step further, and require 100% HD signals only. Their is already legislation being discussed about mandatory HD after 2009, and to ease your mind it has stiff requirements.…
[ QUOTE ] Ah yes, yes, my bad. It is only a digital mandate, not HD. My hope is that they do end up enforcing HD signals, though. [/ QUOTE ] Right, so all the poor people who can't afford HDTVs can't watch TV! What about the people who are satisfied with SD? I guarantee you my grandma doesn't give a damn if Oprah is in…
[ QUOTE ] Yeah well, I was 'satisfied' playing my SNES and Genesis. Did that keep studios making games for it? No. There comes a time when you just gotta say TOO BAD. Things progress. You can either move along with it, or get left behind. [/ QUOTE ] I think there's a pretty big difference between gaming and TV. I totally…
Well all broadcasts in the U.S are going to be digital & HD by 2009. So if you want to watch TV at all, you'll need an HDTV. And honestly, they aren't that expensive anymore. You can get an amazing DLP set in the $1500-2000 range. If you want to get plasma or LCD, that's where the price skyrockets. I'd wait until next year…