Best Inventions This Decade

ArnoldBabar · Jul 23, 2009

MacDaddy said:

NightHawk112005 said:

MacDaddy said:

NightHawk112005 said:

My family has an HDTV, and I can't see why so many people think it's so great.
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I'm going to interpret that literally -- as in you can't see. If HDTV doesn't look amazing to you it's either hooked up wrong or your eyes have issues.
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It's hooked up fine. But I like regular definition better. The picture isn't good enough on an HDTV to compensate for the delay in the programming for me. I already have a delay on a satellite, why double it with the HD set when the picture isn't that much better?

Plus, this might not apply to a lot of you, but I'm a gamer, and I love to play sports games on my PlayStation 2. One of my favorite games to play is MLB: The Show. On the PlayStation 2, there is a huge delay with the game on an HDTV when trying to hit, completely throwing off my timing, which is vital in baseball. I have the same problems with any game where timing is key, and it's such a detriment to the game that I refuse to play it on an HDTV. I'll pick it up again during my relocation to Idaho when the HDTV will be out of the picture, but for now, the game is shelved because HDTV ruins it.

You can have your HDTV. I usually find myself switching to regular-definition feed on an HDTV or abandoning it altogether in favor of my 15" set. The experience is more enjoyable for me.
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If you're getting that much of a delay maybe it's not hooked up right, or something's wrong with your setup.
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I had the same thought. If HD actually messes up gameplay, that would be a huge deal that people would have heard of. That can't be normal.

Boom_70 · Jul 23, 2009

Buck said:

JC said:

Buck said:

NightHawk112005 said:

My family has an HDTV, and I can't see why so many people think it's so great.
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It really is the most overhyped home-tech development in a long time.
It's this decade's inside-the-egg-shell egg scrambler.
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This is insane. I assume you don't have HD or have seen proper HD set up.
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I have HD. It's set up properly.
With very few exceptions, it doesn't really enhance my viewing pleasure.
Seeing individual blades of grass on the field doesn't help me enjoy the baseball game. Getting a better look at Michelle Tafoya's freckles doesn't help me enjoy a basketball game.
Overhyped.
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Buck - have you tried counting Michelle Tayfoya's freckles yet. It's a fun parlor game.

Buck · Jul 23, 2009

Boom_70 said:

Buck said:

JC said:

Buck said:

NightHawk112005 said:

My family has an HDTV, and I can't see why so many people think it's so great.
Click to expand...

It really is the most overhyped home-tech development in a long time.
It's this decade's inside-the-egg-shell egg scrambler.
Click to expand...

This is insane. I assume you don't have HD or have seen proper HD set up.
Click to expand...

I have HD. It's set up properly.
With very few exceptions, it doesn't really enhance my viewing pleasure.
Seeing individual blades of grass on the field doesn't help me enjoy the baseball game. Getting a better look at Michelle Tafoya's freckles doesn't help me enjoy a basketball game.
Overhyped.
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Buck - have you tried counting Michelle Tayfoya's freckles yet. It's a fun parlor game.
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I'm neither anti-freckle nor anti-Tafoya. I celebrate Michelle and her freckles.
I'm just saying neither enhances my viewing pleasure.
Viva Michelle! Viva los freckles!

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