Wow people are just idiots. I knew something like this would happen. Every thing has to be so simple now, im surprised how many people are so unfimilarized with hd programming.
give me a break. why should people have to be literate in electronics to enjoy them? you are a rarified person, the very fact that you have posted on an HD blog show that you interest and knowledge is far and away superior to the general consumer when it comes to electronics.
i suspect there are things you don't know a lot about, perhaps fine wines, maybe car repair -- who knows -- what seems like commons sense to the sommelier or auto mechanic is beyond your laymen's grasp of the field. i don't where your knowledge isn't of expert level, perhaps you are a great mechanic and have a 5,000 bottle wine cellar, what i'm quite sure of though if you had spent thousands on something only to be disappointed in the result, the last thing you'd want is for an "expert" to ridicule you.
personally, while i understand the differences between 720p, 1080i, etc... i find them obtuse and overly technical.
Consider the technical knowledge required for analog tv circa 1990. You got it home, you put one plug in, and unless you were completely unlucky to get a TV set up for your country, you selected a 'channel'.
Now, consider the technical knowledge required to select, purchase, install and program TV tooday. Multiple components, numerous variables, many failure points, inadequate instruction and unclear expectations and competing interfaces. Any wonder the average mom and dad has a hard time.
People have become neither smarter nor dumber in the last 10 years. However, the load they're now required to shoulder with new technology is enormous.
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Wow people are just idiots. I knew something like this would happen. Every thing has to be so simple now, im surprised how many people are so unfimilarized with hd programming.
give me a break. why should people have to be literate in electronics to enjoy them? you are a rarified person, the very fact that you have posted on an HD blog show that you interest and knowledge is far and away superior to the general consumer when it comes to electronics.
i suspect there are things you don't know a lot about, perhaps fine wines, maybe car repair -- who knows -- what seems like commons sense to the sommelier or auto mechanic is beyond your laymen's grasp of the field. i don't where your knowledge isn't of expert level, perhaps you are a great mechanic and have a 5,000 bottle wine cellar, what i'm quite sure of though if you had spent thousands on something only to be disappointed in the result, the last thing you'd want is for an "expert" to ridicule you.
personally, while i understand the differences between 720p, 1080i, etc... i find them obtuse and overly technical.
Consider the technical knowledge required for analog tv circa 1990. You got it home, you put one plug in, and unless you were completely unlucky to get a TV set up for your country, you selected a 'channel'.
Now, consider the technical knowledge required to select, purchase, install and program TV tooday. Multiple components, numerous variables, many failure points, inadequate instruction and unclear expectations and competing interfaces. Any wonder the average mom and dad has a hard time.
People have become neither smarter nor dumber in the last 10 years. However, the load they're now required to shoulder with new technology is enormous.