http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/ Engadget Comments for Black Friday promises deals on HDTVs, riots likely http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/This in my opinion is the turning point for HD with Sets at the price the Wal-Mart crowd i.e. the Rest of the WORLD (non technophiles) will jump in head first to HD. In addition many of the early adopters will go for second and third displays. More consumers that have HD will equal a larger base for which to justify network HD content creation. 2007 WILL BE THE YEAR OF HD for real this time.

]]>Nov 9th 2006 8:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/http://www.bf-06.com]]>Nov 9th 2006 11:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/Nov 9th 2006 9:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/Nov 9th 2006 10:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/1080 is not the magic number for all HD content. Most of the HD content that most of the world will be watching in the very near future will be broadcast at 720P, and any HDTV has to at least have THAT many lines of resolution, NOT necessarily 1080.]]>Nov 10th 2006 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/Anyone have suggestions on a 32" LCD mainly to be used with my PS3? approx 1200 or less?
I was looking at Samsung 41D and 51D and, wait for it, Vizio.
And.. most hdtvs ive seen have 1000:1 contrast or LESS...]]>Nov 15th 2006 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/Nov 9th 2006 10:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/Nov 10th 2006 12:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/
And if you have anything under ~50", most people will not see the difference with 1080p vs. anything better than ED.

You overestimate peoples eye for this stuff. If Bose made a TV, it would be a 42" ED plasma for $4,000, and people would love it.]]>Nov 10th 2006 1:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/
Black Friday to me is right up there with people waiting days or weeks in line outside a retailer for a game console release.


Baron,

1280x720 and 1920x1080 are both HDTV.

854x480 is EDTV (dieing as HDTV become cheaper).

A TV with at least 720 lines can be considered an HDTV.

February 17, 2009 is the cutoff date for analog TV. All it means is that broadcasters will need to broadcast in digital (which range from SDTV to HDTV). It doesn’t mean that when that date arrives, all TV that is not 1080 will be useless; it just means that analog broadcast will end. It also doesn’t mean that all TV programming will be in high definition. There will be shows in high def and also shows in standard def, the difference is the broadcast needs to be done digitally. That is all the cutoff date is for. Personally, I thought they should have just stayed with the Dec 31, 2006 cutoff date, prolonging it till 2009 just dragging feet on something that should be done and over with.

Currently, high def shows are broadcast in either 720p or 1080i. 1080p content is few and far between (currently just games and high def discs). For the majority of folks out there, 1080p TV’s is not a necessity. It will eventually get to the point where everything will be published in 1080p (or higher) but considering how things are progressing, that’s a long time till that happens. It’s already long enough till everything will be in at least 720p.

HD material will play on EDTV’s, it will just be down-converted.]]>Nov 10th 2006 1:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/Nov 10th 2006 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com for ads from various stores. My friend bought a 32" Polaroid LCD earlier this year from Circuit City for $1100. On black friday, you can get a 720P 40" Polaroid HDTV (includes ATSC tuner) for $999. Cool eh! I know Polaroid is not a high end brand, but my friend loves his 32". If you use your own speakers, this TV is not a bad deal at all. Most TVs now a days are HD monitors or HDTVs. I have not seen too many EDTVs now a days and that is a good thing!]]>Nov 10th 2006 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/Nov 10th 2006 7:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/black-friday-promises-deals-on-hdtvs-riots-likely/Nov 15th 2006 10:51PM