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In your opinion, which network/program has the very best HD PQ?
First, a confession: I have become an HD snob!
I may not be an expert, but as a videophile for over half a century, I have a pretty
good frame of reference when it comes to picture quality. I now have two HDTVs,
one, a two-year old Panny 53" RPTV for my HT, for which I spent almost half the
discounted price of the set to have it professionally calibrated by Gregg Loewen.
The other is a new Philips 23" LCD HDTV which sits on the corner of my desk,
which I typically view like a PC monitor at a very close- up distance of 30"-40".
The acquisition of the Philips coincided with the recent launch of NBC's Today
Show in HD, so I got to see the show's spectacular debut at an intimate viewing
distance and was blown away by the crisp, ultra-sharp and highly-detailed high-
definition PQ, definitely enhanced by the new Today studio set designed for the
HD broadcast.
The other morning show in HD is ABC's Good Morning America, which I have
been watching off and on since it began broadcasting in HD a while back. While
ABC was the first among the nationally-televised network morning shows to be
shown in HD, the Today Show has raised the bar so high that, in my opnion, the
CBS network, the nominal leader in primetime HD programming, faces virtually
an insurmountable challenge when they finally get around to throwing the HD
switch for their morning show.
But all that subjective stuff aside, I'm interested in which network or program you,
the DBSTalk panel of "expert" HD viewers thinks presents the very best high-def
picture quality shown today -- any network, any show, any time. Whether it is the
Discovery HD, HDNet, NGC-HD, ESPN-HD, or your favorite prime-time network
show, let your opinion be known by voting now.
If your choice isn't listed in the poll, be sure to cast your 'write-in' vote by posting
your choice below, and also, be sure to say which program you think represents
the best in HD PQ.
Since I started this thread, I get to go first: My vote for the very best HD PQ goes
to <drum roll, please> NBC's Today Show.
What is your opinion?
(This poll will remain open until January 18, 2007.)
First, a confession: I have become an HD snob!
I may not be an expert, but as a videophile for over half a century, I have a pretty
good frame of reference when it comes to picture quality. I now have two HDTVs,
one, a two-year old Panny 53" RPTV for my HT, for which I spent almost half the
discounted price of the set to have it professionally calibrated by Gregg Loewen.
The other is a new Philips 23" LCD HDTV which sits on the corner of my desk,
which I typically view like a PC monitor at a very close- up distance of 30"-40".
The acquisition of the Philips coincided with the recent launch of NBC's Today
Show in HD, so I got to see the show's spectacular debut at an intimate viewing
distance and was blown away by the crisp, ultra-sharp and highly-detailed high-
definition PQ, definitely enhanced by the new Today studio set designed for the
HD broadcast.
The other morning show in HD is ABC's Good Morning America, which I have
been watching off and on since it began broadcasting in HD a while back. While
ABC was the first among the nationally-televised network morning shows to be
shown in HD, the Today Show has raised the bar so high that, in my opnion, the
CBS network, the nominal leader in primetime HD programming, faces virtually
an insurmountable challenge when they finally get around to throwing the HD
switch for their morning show.
But all that subjective stuff aside, I'm interested in which network or program you,
the DBSTalk panel of "expert" HD viewers thinks presents the very best high-def
picture quality shown today -- any network, any show, any time. Whether it is the
Discovery HD, HDNet, NGC-HD, ESPN-HD, or your favorite prime-time network
show, let your opinion be known by voting now.
If your choice isn't listed in the poll, be sure to cast your 'write-in' vote by posting
your choice below, and also, be sure to say which program you think represents
the best in HD PQ.
Since I started this thread, I get to go first: My vote for the very best HD PQ goes
to <drum roll, please> NBC's Today Show.
What is your opinion?
(This poll will remain open until January 18, 2007.)