HDTV update

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Summary verdict: Frickinâ€™ unreal.
The cable guy showed up right on time @ 3 p.m. and by 3:30 I was watching some gardening show on PBS in high def that looked like I could reach out with my weed whacker and do some trimming myself. The colors, dimensionality and depth are simply amazing. When my 3-year-old daughter got home, we watched a show about elephants filmed in Africa that was stunning for both its scenery and the detail of the animals and landscape. When an elephant reached for the camera with its trunk, I swear to God it was almost as if you could reach out and touch it. Later that evening, my wife and I watched "CSI Miami" in HD and the blood guts & gore of that show took on a nauseating new realness.
All NFL games except those on Fox are in high-def (and I imagine Fox will probably go that route soon) as well as any college games on the â€œregularâ€ network channels. NBA, Olympics, and other major sporting events on the networks will also be in high-def. Plus Iâ€™ve heard rumors that ESPN is planning to start a 24-hour HDTV network. Weâ€™ll see.
BTW, the set-top box is a Pioneer with a digital coax audio out. I'm getting about 1/2 of my HDTV programming in Dolby ProLogic, the other half in Dolby Digital (mostly HBO channels).
Since there is no difference between a regular digital cable STB and HDTV STB, it's a no-brainer. I eagerly await the day when more and more HDTV channels and programming come on line ...
ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT:
-Panasonic 47WX49 16x9 HDTV-capable widescreen
-Panasonic RP91 DVD player
-Yamaha HTR-5150 A/V receiver
-KEF Q15 mains, Q95C center, JBL N24 surrounds, Paradigm PDR-10 sub
-Qudos and DH Labs speaker & IC cabling

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Topic - HDTV update - Dalancroft 07:59:41 07/30/03 (12)

Here's a list - jk@home 16:50:29 08/01/03 (0)

Re: HDTV update - vaughn3d 08:23:33 08/01/03 (1)

I think I get six - Dalancroft 09:39:14 08/01/03 (0)

Fun, isn't it? - padreken 09:10:15 07/31/03 (1)

You're damn right! - Dalancroft 11:00:35 07/31/03 (0)

Cool! - jk@home 14:30:00 07/30/03 (6)

Extra cost: nothing!!! - Dalancroft 11:02:11 07/31/03 (5)

Re: Extra cost: nothing!!! - jk@home 18:19:24 07/31/03 (1)

I agree -- leasing more flexible - Dalancroft 09:41:11 08/01/03 (0)

But but... - AbeCollins 16:09:58 07/31/03 (2)

Nope, all part of the programming package - Dalancroft 09:36:30 08/01/03 (1)

Awesome! I'm calling my cable company! - AbeCollins 14:05:09 08/01/03 (0)

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