[mythtv-users] OT: Why 1080p?

[David Brodbeck]

Steven Adeff wrote:
> not if they use the low bitrates they do now... It really pisses me
> off to watch NFL in HD on the 65" just to get annoyed with the huge
> amount of compression artifacts. Its not as bad on my friends 50", but
> its really noticeable at 65", then on top of that they do things like
> CBS does with the overlays that seem like they just put them there to
> make the MPEG compression chip go crazy.
>
> ARGH.
>
> Even ESPN does it. InHD and Discovery HD look pretty darn good though,
> I'd love to get Discovery HD in 1080p
>   

Yeah, count me as an HDTV skeptic.  Every time I go into a store that's
demoing HDTV sets, all I see is MPEG artifacts.  By the time I back up
far enough that the artifacts aren't noticeable on scenes with lots of
movement, I might as well be watching standard resolution.  Just doesn't
seem worth the money.