J. C. O'Connell wrote:
>EDTV is not the same as HDTV, it is somewhere >in between analog and HD, closer to analog >however on resolution as its usually DVD >resolution and sufficent for analog broadcasts. But at that size, >you dont really need HD resolution. > > They (EDTVS) have kinda disappeared from >the market which is nearly all HD and a few >cheap small analog model sets now. If you dont >have a HD STB or at least a digital cable >box, you wont even be getting EDTV signal quality >with anything but your DVDs. > Thanks - I wondered about that - I didn't pay a lot for the TV - by today's standards for such things. Andl I do have the digital cable box -- I have an "introductory" price which is lower than standard here and I got it more cheaply because it doesn't include the best sports channels or Bravo. ann >All the rest will be signal limited by analog ntsc resolution >which is less than EDTV. >jco > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >ann sanfedele >Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 11:44 AM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: It's snowing in hell --OT-some actual numbers > > >A year ago when my old TV died I got a 13 inch SHARP TV with an LCD >screen _ I had never bought a tv for myself before, that I recall (had >none at all between 1960 and 1980) >The thing is called "EDTV" Enhanced Definition TV - Am I right that >it is the same as HDTV? > >It really has saved my eyes... but there are some things I would prefer > >not to see in detail . > > >It is easier to watch even 70 year old movies on it , I will say. > >For those of us in North America we have Turner Classic Movies - no >commercials, great old films . > >I go to films in real life only about 3 or 4 times a year - and much >prefer to watch them at home in general. >(also, it is $7 even with my senior discount here) > >I can't sit through 2 hours of anything without having to get up - the >volume of the 10 to 15 minutes of trailers >for the next film to be shown is at an intolerable level and even the >volume of the films show are sometimes >too much for me. > >The few times I go to a film during the year are to see something I'm >really eager for and to share it with >a friend. For the most part, the quality of the films shown these days >are no better than what is on TV and >there have been some compelling shows on the tube in the last year or >two. Spielberg's TAKEN comes to mind. > >Only movies I saw in a threater this year were "An Inconvenient Truth" > "The Queen" "Prairie Home Companion" and >"Thank you for Smoking" > >I can't say the first one was "enjoyable" - that would be inappropriate >- and I'm a choir member anyway . > >But I'd have been just as happy watching any of them in an easy chair >at home with my homemade popcorn >and a bathroom close at hand. > >ann > > >Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > >>I watch Planet Earth. It's broadcast in HD on the Discovery Channel. >>Beautiful. I frequently turn the sound off and accompany it with music >> >> >>from a CD. > > >>Paul >>On Dec 18, 2006, at 2:38 AM, Cotty wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>>On 17/12/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>I have the noise box on most mornings for about an hour to catch the >>>>latest gaa on the news. I hardly watch it otherwise, but I do turn it >>>> >>>> > > > >>>>on to see movies from my DVD and LD collection. Probably about an >>>>hour or two a month of broadcast/cable television. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>Godfrey, if you can try and catch up with a series called 'Coast' and >>>'Planet Earth' on BBC World at some point. Coast follows the British >>>mainland coast and is simply unmissable. Planet Earth is >>>Attenborough's latest outing and contains some unique footage and all >>>of it is jaw-dropping. >>> >>>HTH >>> >>>-- >>> >>> >>>Cheers, >>> Cotty >>> >>> >>>___/\__ >>>|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche >>>||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com >>>_____________________________ >>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>PDML@pdml.net >>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
