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In reply to the discussion: The difference between normal and high-definition TV, for the non-technical among us. [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)58. I like TV. I don't have HD tv, but I have cable and get a load of channels.
Sure, some suck, but there's this thing they give you when you get cable that is called a remote. You pick it up and you manipulate the buttons on it and you can swap out the crap show for something better.
It works great! I can usually find something decent to watch--funny, educational, uplifting, clever...
Or even just stupid, if that's my mood. Sometimes, there's nothing wrong with vegging out and watching something with absolutely no redeeming social value. The world doesn't end if you're watching AIRPLANE for the tenth time, because one of the younger members of your family have never seen it, or you're on your third round of A Christmas Story on Dec 25th.
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The difference between normal and high-definition TV, for the non-technical among us. [View all]
Scuba
Sep 2013
OP
Except of course that there is more high quality television programming now than ever before.
Warren Stupidity
Sep 2013
#3
and anyone sitting a normal distance from a normal size screen will NOT see the diff 1080/720p
BelgianMadCow
Sep 2013
#6
Using a site that wants to sell HDTVs, but which uses the formula, you need 720p
BelgianMadCow
Sep 2013
#25
Yes, and that is the choice consumers are making now. Full HD or HD-ready
BelgianMadCow
Sep 2013
#21