Is HD all its cracked up to be?

[theslasher]

I have a Led 3d tv and tbh i used to be with skyhd, virgin's upscale sd is much better then sky's but sadley sky's hd is alot better then virgin's.
Mind you i watched some of sundays football match in upscaled 3d it looked pretty good im hopping it wont be to long before virgin get some on demand 3d stuff.

[HDFootyMan]

Originally Posted by Bob Q

Interesting debate.

Not sure I can be bothered with the settings especially if they make the few HD channels better at the expense of the majority but I will have a play.

But overall, my view is that I am sitting 8 feet in front of a 28" TV and cannot see much difference, not enough to spend £7 a month of my hard earned dosh on. Clearly it makes a difference to those prepared to invest in bigger, larger screens.

For the viewing distance, your screen is too small. For 8 feet, you'll, IMO, need at least a 32 inch screen, better yet, 37 inch or above.

[clayts]

This viewing distance calculator is quite handy.

[sherer]

I think a 32 is about the best size with current TV. HD looks very good if you are the right distance and SD or upscaled SD as we get with the V+ Box still looks fantastic too. With bigger TVs upscaled or SD can look too blockey but the HD looks even better. With most programming being SD I think some TVs are too big.

Once we go fully HD then bigger TVs will come into their own

[scorpionatthepc]

Originally Posted by davies1977

Agree with HD not being all that!!! Sky have built up all the hype!!! I have had it for over a year and can't really tell the difference!!! Sometimes the colour is sharper, but that's all!!!

I've said this all along. As long as you can see the picture I really don't see what all the fuss is about.

[lobster1]

I think the quality is very good if not better then when i had a thomson hd box with sky which i noticed a fair amount of grain on some hd channels.

Many folk are probably just used to hd now and the wow factor has diminished.

To get the best hd experience try comparing a broadcast film with a good blu-ray disk you would certainly wish broadcast tv was as good.