On 7 Feb, 15:53, "StudioUK" wrote:
I've got all HD ready kit.
Projector
Amp
TV
Only thing is HD TV signal only available on Sky (even then its
limited).I don't watch sport so theres not much point.
Last time I looked the only HD DVD player was Toshiba at £400+ and the
Xbox HD DVD at £150 (£450 if you need the Xbox too).

We're ALL HD READY in the UK - WHERE'S THE HD!!!!!

Sky & NTL

I know about the HD v's Blueray and all the others that are coming, I
know its all to do with Film Studios and even newer technology! I'm
down for a PS3 and an Xbox

BUT in UK WE'RE ALL HD READY - WHERE'S THE HD!!!!!

Sky & NTL

Go in any electrical store and they paw over the fact you need 'HD
Ready' - they don't tell punters that there's no HD without forking
out more £'s. My dad bought an HD ready tv and they convinced him he
now had HD through his Freeview - it had a placebo effect because he
rang me claiming his picture was much better.

Caveat emptor. If i've got money to burn then I'll investigate what's
what to make sure I know what I'm doing.
TV viewing is so much more than just a consumable nowadays that it
pays to invest time & effort working out what you actually want and
need. If I was to buy a new TV it would most likely be a full HD,
rather than HD ready so that SHOULD I actually want to move to HD I
don't have to replace the single most expensive item of kit to
benefit. For the money I paid for my 32" widescreen CRT I can now get
a 40" fullhd freeview LCD thingy.

Go in the DVD stores and you've got a choice of about 10 HD films -
unless you want the latest brainless blockbusters your stuffed.

I want hi def now and I don't want to spend s@$£ loads to get it -
then get left out in the cold like Betamax. I've spent £2K already and
am willing to go that extra £200 for a good HD DVD player but when I
ask...when??? it can't be hard to guess there's a bloody reat whole in
the market right now for affordable HD players.

How much were DVD players when they first came out. ooh about 400 quid
I think.

Why are the salesman not telling people to wait!! (that's rhetorical
by the way)

Don't listen to them. Simple really

We've now all got big grainy pictures and miss the days of our little
analog pictures that were crisp sharp and didn't make UK tv look like
cheap US video tape recordings.

Am I missing something or are we being slightly conned?!