On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:18:01 -0500, George M. Middius cmndr
[underscore] george [at] comcast [dot] net wrote:



Don Pearce said:

I agree with Terrierborg. I don't watch sports but there is a dramatic
difference in filmed shows. I have mediocre eyesight and the HD
improvement is overwhelmingly apparent.

If it is hugely improved for somebody with mediocre eyesight, it
speaks not of the high quality of the HD picture, but the absolutely
abysmal quality of the previous one.

At last you understand.

You think I didn't understand this before?

This level of service could be your video future
too. BTW, do you Brits still pay a "telly tax" for each set in your
house?


Almost - one annual fee covers as many as you want in one house. That
allows reception of the five analogue terrestrial channels - whether
on analogue, terrestrial or satellite digital plus a stack of BBC and
Independent digital channels. Other independent digital channels come
free, mostly shopping channels. There is also a terrestrial digital
pay service - no idea what is on that.

I don't particularly begrudge the money - among those five main
channels are easily the best programmes, and I really don't watch
anything else. That is one of the reasons why I resent the squeezing
of bandwidth because of the new added nonsense channels.

d

Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com