Are you an HD snob?
 

1. Have you rearranged your seating positions, to ensure that you are the optimum "HD Viewing" distance from your TV.
2. Have you at any time said " I wont watch it, unless it's in HD "

If you answered "YES" to any of the above questions, then you are indeed, an "HD Snob".

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Well they will be watching very little TV if they would only watch in HD as the are still so few channels broadcasting in HD.;)

Not really a snob but you can add your own name for them here...................;)

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I answered no to both questions, do I win a prize?

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Obviously not. I don't even have a HD TV in the lounge, and only use the one I have got for gaming.

Can't really tell the difference between HD and SD programmes if I'm honest

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There was someone on a sky HD forum I think, who said that he would not be watching any more cricket or football I think, unless it was in HD. He also sat 6 feet from a 50" plasma, because that was the optimum distance. I thought he might be having a bit of a laugh with his statements, but when I read through all his posts in the thread, he was totally serious.

Not so much "HD Snob", more "complete ******* *********** ******". :disturbd::disturbd::disturbd:

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I had already guessed that you were not actually serious and a link to said thread would have been both funny and revealing about this person.

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I'm a reverse HD snob. I don't have an HD tv but watch the non-premium HD channels just to be contrary.

Don't tell me which channel to watch you pesky V+ box.

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You get early ad breaks on HD channels during major events ;)

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That's true. Oh how we laughed.

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I'm not a snob as such, but if a programme is available in HD, thats what I watch. I pay for it, so why not? :D

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the more HD i see on tv the less i like SD, im already that way when it comes to blu ray over dvd

im looking forward to the day when HD becomes the standerd format for all channels

im worried about 3D tv takeing over because i cant see it because im blind in one eye :(

yes im a snob when it comes to HD i will always pick it over SD

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I completely agree with this statement.

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Count me in I am a snob, I love the transmission delay you get with it, you can hear that a wicket has gone down in the cricket on the radio, watch in SD, flick over and still have time to watch it in glorious HD:D

Cannot wait for the new year to come, I will be able to celebrate it three times over and in HD it will probably be quarter pass twelve

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I'm an HD snob in that case. I don't pay £10 a month to Sky for nowt. Being a young but doddy broadcast engineer, crap audio and video really bothers me, and HD means I can see the blocks that the artifacts produce on the SD channels. Nothing wrong with SD per-se, just the bitrate they're broadcast at.

I haven't so much adjusted my sofa as it's pretty much ok as it is, but I do tend to flick straight to the HD category for my viewing pleasure. With BBC HD, Channel 4 HD and Nat Geo HD, I've got all I could pretty much watch all week. :)

Oh, and when the girlfriend put ITV1 on for the X-Factor on Saturday, I told her to put it on in HD or it'd be turned off. Sadly, she switched to ITV1 HD. :(

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Yes I am, I have my gaming chair directly in front of our 50 inch screen with sound running through it for optimum experience.

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Not got a HD TV. Not even got a widescreen TV for that matter.

I do have a 24" 1080p monitor for my PC though.

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The recordings take up approximately 4 times more space.

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I find that if I'm watching a programme I soon stop thinking about whether it's in HD or not.

I do sometimes specifically put a HD channel on, but the difference is usually so small between that and the SD broadcast that I tend not to do that very much.

For the amount of HD that I watch, I wish I'd kept my old 36" Toshiba CRT, as it was far better at displaying SD stuff than any LCD/Plasma I've seen.

Basically I'm more interested in the content than the delivery method.

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i watchj alot of blu rays, when i do put on a dvd its like a slap in the face, all i see is blocks everywhere

2 or 3 years ago i wouldnt have cared but that was before i got a ps3 with blu ray player inside

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Who the hell wants to watch blurr-a-vision. Yes I am. Down with Stoneage TV. :PP:

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I'm not too bothered, I watch in HD if it's being broadcast at the same time. One thing I have found myself doing recently is watching a lot of films I probably wouldn't have otherwise just because they're in HD as the picture is just so much better.

For those who say they can't notice the difference then surely their TV is too small, they're sat too far away, they have an older TV that doesn't handle HD particularly well or they've not calibrated their display properly. Having recently changed TVs I can notice a huge difference between SD and HD, it's blatantly obvious even to non HD aficionados like my wife!

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Nothing snobbish about choosing an HD channel to watch the same programme with a clearer sharper picture rather than the SD alternative; Sometimes you can't even make out the faces in a crowd scene. Doesn't matter where I sit the picture is sharper, even though it's a 37inch panasonic.

Must admit though my wife doesn't share my enthusiasim for all things HD

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All i care about is being able to watch the programme that I want regardless of what format it is being broadcast in.

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If there is an option, for example ITV1 or ITV1 HD, Nat Geo or NatGeo HD I will always watch the HD version. On a modern 40" LED set the picture is noticeably better even my mother in law will accept that after seeing some of the BBC stuff. The sound is often much better to (if you have an multichannel AV system).

Not a slave, as I have not moved any furniture or hardware, but a fan.:) Given a choice would you watch a film on VHS, DVD or Blu Ray??

Footnote my mother in law has subsequently gone with Sky HD service........

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How did you manage that? Seems a good deal..lose mother-in-law for only sky HD
:D

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Just out of interest, talking about BBC HD, is it still at ~17Mbps on VM as opposed to the current 9Mbps on Sky? Wondered if they've reduced it on VM too now.

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i admit i am a bit of a hd whore i think any one who pays the 7 pound extra is .
i even swap from bbc hd on virgin to bbc hd on freesat built in the tv cos it looks better now thats bad

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Amongst other things, I am now known as a HD snob. I much prefer being a HD slag though, I will watch anything in HD;).

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Not really a snob, always watch the HD option if it's there but to be honest, the V+ upscales so well, there's not a lot of difference sometimes. That said, we only have a small lounge so only have a 32" tv.

I actually got 'er indoors to admit the HD picture was better than the SD one watching something on BBC the other day though!

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The 'favourites' button on the v+ box controller is a waste of time. We remember most important channel numbers (until Virgin keeps changing them!)
Here's a tip.
We now have 13 HD channels and rising. So use the favourites button to log all the HD channels, so instead of grabbing 4 the RT to look it up, it's there at your finger-tips.
Great tip eh!!

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15 without the Sky HD premiums now ;)

As for the HD snob question, yes I definitely am! To be honest I've recently been feeling that HD didn't seem that great in some cases. That was until I watched Match of the Day the other day. It nearly burned out my eyes the image quality was so bad!!!!

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My tv has FreeviewHD built-in. So when I select channel 50 (freeview BBC-HD) I get the message 'this number is not available'.
Any answers?

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Freeview HD is not yet available in all areas yet, there's a postcode checker here: http://www.freeview.co.uk/HD

If it is available in your area you may need to do a full rescan to pick up the channels.

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You may need an ariel upgrade as well.

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It says 2011, so that's all right then.
Ta.

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I will always watch the HD option if there is one. And as we`ve just moved house the area at the rear of the lounge is pretty much dedicated to watching TV and Films now :D


Beats the hell out of a dining table, that in our house will always end up as a dumping ground for all sorts of pap.