Video Asylum

Posted by Harmonia (A) on January 09, 2002 at 20:50:09

In Reply to: viewing cable tv on a widescreen tv.... posted by Susan on January 05, 2002 at 14:41:00:

Still conflicted...still haven't bought the big TV (roofers & contractors have family room trashed)... so...I think I understand the dilemma: no matter what, if you're watching both cable & DVD, you will have to endure bars somewhere-somehow-sometimes - inevitable.

Since one set will be doing double duty for TV & movies (40/60)in our household, we had decided to go for a direct view 4/3 Sony XBR (36 or 42). Whew. What a relief...until...

We were sitting in the local multiplex seeing LOTR for the second time this week and G. turns to me and says (during Mines of Moria sequence): "Bigger TV, much bigger TV." Yup, for flicks, bigger is better. Wider is better. I wish I could just commit to large widescreen and quit worrying about how badly some material is gonna suck. I don't have any excuses - my Cary cdp is working perfectly.

Sigh.