Agreed, but that's not what the article is talking about. The article is talking about people buying HDTVs but still using their old analog service. The polling suggests that the providers may only pick up less than 5% of these new buyers.
This article really is showing that people: a) don't understand what options they have concerning HD and digital signals (and are primarily driven by the 2009 transition); and b) if they do understand the options then they don't think it's worth the money.
There are some reasons to use composite cables: Wii, video cassette player. Would you try to buy a new VCR just to watch the few movies you have VHS that you just can't justify repurchasing? Like Hell I'm going to go out and buy "The Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie" on blu-ray, let alone DVD. Actually I'm not sure where that one is; I might have to buy it on DVD if I ever want to watch that movie again. Who am I kidding! I'm not going to waste my money on that! But I still have "Men In Black," "The Perfect Storm," and "There's Something About Mary" on tape and I'm not sure I'll ever buy on DVD. And let's face it, the Wii doesn't really benefit from the component cable. The only reason I bought one was because MY TV DOESN'T HAVE ANY COMPOSITE INPUTS! But I'm over that. I wanted the TV because of the image quality, not it's inputs.
“The other one is a biggie, and it's something very noticeable in the videos: touch sensitivity is pretty bad. Using the virtual keyboard proved to be far too painful, and we're pretty sure it wasn't multitouch-friendly.”
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Composite cables hooked into an HDTV make me wanna smack somebody.
Agreed, but that's not what the article is talking about. The article is talking about people buying HDTVs but still using their old analog service. The polling suggests that the providers may only pick up less than 5% of these new buyers.
This article really is showing that people: a) don't understand what options they have concerning HD and digital signals (and are primarily driven by the 2009 transition); and b) if they do understand the options then they don't think it's worth the money.
I know I don't think it's worth the money.
There are some reasons to use composite cables: Wii, video cassette player. Would you try to buy a new VCR just to watch the few movies you have VHS that you just can't justify repurchasing? Like Hell I'm going to go out and buy "The Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie" on blu-ray, let alone DVD. Actually I'm not sure where that one is; I might have to buy it on DVD if I ever want to watch that movie again. Who am I kidding! I'm not going to waste my money on that! But I still have "Men In Black," "The Perfect Storm," and "There's Something About Mary" on tape and I'm not sure I'll ever buy on DVD. And let's face it, the Wii doesn't really benefit from the component cable. The only reason I bought one was because MY TV DOESN'T HAVE ANY COMPOSITE INPUTS! But I'm over that. I wanted the TV because of the image quality, not it's inputs.