Is High Definition TV another gimmick?

[anotheoldgit]

I watched last nights England's match in HD, but the truth is I just couldn't see the difference.

[Count-A-Strong]

No, little different to their performance in the world cup.

[ChuckFickens]

No, the difference between normal and HD is very noticeable.

However, you do need to make sure that you

a) have a full 1080 HD tv, the bigger the better. (720 is not a lot better than normal TV)

b) the TV is connected to a suitable HD source (sky hd box etc) using either a HDMI cable or component cables, if you connect the box using a scart lead you will not get HD

[cazzz1975]

groundhog day chuck? ;)

[ChuckFickens]

LOL, is a bit cazzz :)

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[mrsmurphey]

we too cannot see any difference, we have the right tv connected correctly to a sky hd box and feel cheated!

[mrsmurphey]

further to ,my last post forgot to say my son has a much larger set and raves over hd but we cannot see the diffeence!

[cazzz1975]

well for fear of upsetting the applecart, I have hd and the picture quality is noticiably better.

[whiskeryron]

I think it's great there is a vast difference to standard t/v,& I do not agree that it's to do with age I'm 85 & see the difference, if you are contributing to Sky HD & you can't see the difference get the engineers back. The rest of you should have gone to specsavers.

[Milvus]

There is one other factor. If you are using a FreeviewHD box, then you need to check whether your local transmitter is transmitting HD yet. My local transmitter doesn't come on stream until next spring

[Milvus]

Check whether you can receive Freeview HD at http://www.freeview.co.uk/HD

[VHG]

>we too cannot see any difference, we have the right tv connected correctly to a sky hd box and feel cheated!

How big is your TV? If it is only 32" you wont see any difference.

Is it 1080 lines?, if not you wont see much difference.

Do you use a HDMI cable between TV and Sky box? If not it wont be HD.

[237SJ]

I watched something on a hotel tv the other day which was is HD and I could definitely see the difference. I didn`t know the programme was broadcast in HD until later but I could see straight away

[scotman]

Some of the local pubs round here have some of the TVs as HD and some not. You can usually tell the difference.
My understanding is that if you have a suitable TV (size and quality etc) with correct connection cabling etc you should be able to see a difference.

[jno]

if you saw it at a pub, I'd expect them to have the best equipment, otherwise what's the point? All they'd get is disgruntled customers if they didn't.

But if it was at a friend or neighbour's house perhaps they have not done as Chuck recommends.

I haven't watched any full programmes in HD ,but there are always HD and non-HD set screening stuff when I go to Costco and I can see the difference even with my low-definition eyes.

[deggers316]

if you can't see the difference there's two reasons
1- it's not high deffintion
or
2- get your eyes tested

[Twenty20]

Yes, there is a difference but to be honest it's not huge. Whether it's worth the extra cost of a new tv and subscription to HD channels is very much open to debate.

Go along to any tv shop, or even Tesco or Sainsbury, and ask them to show you the difference. You'll notice a shaper image for sure, but not vastly so - or nothing like what you'd expect from the hype.

I think a lot of it is to do with perception. If you've paid out many hundreds of pounds for new tv's, more again to subscribe to HD channels, then my guess is that you'll notice a difference. Go along and view with an open mind and a closed wallet and you might not be quite so impressed.

[Dodger666]

I attached a HD Freeview PVR to my Samsung 1080p 40" TV a few days ago and I think it's a vast improvement to standard definition.

I assume you're tuning into the HD channels and not the usual digital channels 1,2 3 & 4.

[Sooper]

Im puzzled as to how people cannot see the difference its quite noticable even on a 32" screen? I did have a friend who had all the correct set-up and just thought that meant that everything Sky showed was in HD and didnt realise that you have to select the specific HD channels, Doh!