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And here's my reply for the self proclaimed hifi_nutjob
. I totally agree with everything you say about the people who buy 'HD Ready' tvs and who do know a little bit about HD, but who will probably never actually take advantage of their new tv's HDness by actually using a high-def source. I know one person who, having just bought a 42" Samsung HD ready 'plasma' - which by the way, actually turned out to be an LCD - how hard is it to understand that there are more than one type of flatscreen tv - and he 'explained' in his vague way to me that he didn't have a Sky HD box yet but his tv was still HD but it would have better HD when he bought the proper Sky HD box (which by the way never happened, suprise suprise). He reckoned that he still gets 'a bit' HD somehow via his standard-def Sky box (plugged in with a non-hd scart!) as some sort of preview on the normal SD channels - idiot! I wonder if his thought processes are as vague as the rubbish that comes out of his mouth?! Does he have no idea at all?! He also seemed to have got the idea that the whole point of Blu-ray was that it stops in different parts of the film and you can then choose what happens next like one of those awful, awful 'point and click' games people used to have on their pcs. I tried to explain otherwise, and that this isn't the 'whole point' of Blu-ray, but this multiple choice thing could possibly be some sort of 'special' feature on some random disc, and that you can actually get normal DVDs with that feature anyway, but he got annoyed which made me annoyed because after putting up with his pure ignaorance and utter utter cluelessness, and sheer stupidity he, yes, he, thought that he had all the latest knowledge and know-how - yeah, alright mate, if you say so. Anyway, I agree very much about your comments on the standard of picture quality with standard-def sources on flatscreen tvs. For watching standard-def tv, which is as far as most people will push their HD flatscreen tellies, CRTs probably offer much better quality. Having said this, even though I was quite unimpressed (and dissapointed) by my 26" Sony LCD's picture quality with SD sources - well, Freeview - I had this 'grass is always greener on the other side' sort of delusion that CRTs were much, much better at SD than flatscreens. However, having recently watched SD on a CRT tv I have come to the conclusion that they both produce a picture that is different and not better or worse than each other - just different. I mean, when I watched a CRT for the first time in ages I was struck by the subtle (but very noticeable) flickering or fluttering due to the interlaced nature of the picture - something that I obviously don't have to put up with when watching my flatscreen. Also, the pixels are more visible on a CRT which kind of disguises the picture flaws. And CRTs have an unfair advantage with SD sources because they have the correct resolution unlike most flatscreen sets which we expect to somehow just 'make up' three quarters of the picture. So I guess what I am trying to say is that CRT and LCD and plasma all have their good points and their bad points, but if you find yourself wishfully thinking of the good old days of CRT then you are probably thinking through the proverbial rose-tinted glasses. Another thing, modern flatscreens tend to have screen sizes that are a hell of a lot bigger than with CRT. Nowadays 37" is quite small for the average living room, yet a few years ago 36" was the biggest CRT set you could actually buy. And then when you went over 36" you had to buy a gigantic rear-projection set which were about as bright as the disposition of Heath Ledger.
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Man thats hard on the eyes. To get around the dodgy formatting on the site try this Type the left arrow on the comma key and the right arrow from the full stop key, put the letter P in between and you get a new paragraph. Like this, amazing. Can't really caim to be a hi-fi nut anymore with my new kit, maybe av-nut now. hi-fi nut was from when I had proper hi-fi in my old place, Musical Fidelity, Sonus Faber, Roksan. Now what I've got is great av but not pure hi-fi.8( It's a style/space buying a place with the girlfrind thing! plus it's my gamertags too!!