Is the issue really "Can you tell a difference"? Many people say they can tell a difference and add "So what"! They are happy with standard TV. They're happy to save their money or spend it elsewhere. Look at people who watch i-pod and these UMD discs with video quality comparable or worse than VHS. Most people don't notice enough of a difference, or aren't really impressed enough with the difference to make the change.
Another proof the general public aren't eager to go HD.. When was the last time any one went to a movie theatre and said, "Wow! Look at that beautiful 70mm movie image!"
Most movies are still recorded on 35mm film, but 70mm offers by far, a much better image than HD-TV does over standard TV. Simple basic math... Divide a 35mm frame into 720 x 480 units (pixels). 70mm film has 4 times the area of 35mm so that gives 2880 x 1920 units (pixels), much more than HD is presently offering!
Likewise, if this guy is from England, they have "PAL" which is already 'noticably' closer to HD-TV than the "NTSC" we have in the states.
Most people are happy a Ford while only a few 'need' a Corvette!
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Is the issue really "Can you tell a difference"? Many people say they can tell a difference and add "So what"! They are happy with standard TV. They're happy to save their money or spend it elsewhere. Look at people who watch i-pod and these UMD discs with video quality comparable or worse than VHS. Most people don't notice enough of a difference, or aren't really impressed enough with the difference to make the change.
Another proof the general public aren't eager to go HD.. When was the last time any one went to a movie theatre and said, "Wow! Look at that beautiful 70mm movie image!"
Most movies are still recorded on 35mm film, but 70mm offers by far, a much better image than HD-TV does over standard TV. Simple basic math... Divide a 35mm frame into 720 x 480 units (pixels). 70mm film has 4 times the area of 35mm so that gives 2880 x 1920 units (pixels), much more than HD is presently offering!
Likewise, if this guy is from England, they have "PAL" which is already 'noticably' closer to HD-TV than the "NTSC" we have in the states.
Most people are happy a Ford while only a few 'need' a Corvette!