Video Asylum

Posted by Easy Listner (A) on January 25, 2003 at 13:47:49

In Reply to: Partial reply posted by BQ on January 19, 2003 at 14:53:09:

This is recent technology and it seems comparitively expensive for the availability of High Definition content. This is true in Canada at least. Still worth the price though as it will continue to progress I'm sure.

I've recently acquired a 32" Sony Trinitron WEGA which is HD ready. I'm extremely happy that I went this route vs. true 16:9 widescreen where regular content would be distorted at best. The only consideration is that I have to put up with the black bars on the top and bottom when watching true HD content. This seems like a resonalbe trade off since 99.9 of broadcasting is still in 4:3.

Sure, someday everything will be in 16:9 format. At that point widescreen will certainly be the way to go. However, I've been waiting for a paperless society for over 30 years now. I've yet to see a paperless bathroom.