[Fwd: Who needs an HDTV?]

[Jerry Feldman]

As usual, Bray has his head up and locked. 
First, HDTVs are selling for under $500 retail (32in and smaller). Most
of these are 720P. Full HD is 1020P, but 720P is pretty good for
smaller systems. Many also have PC connectors. I quickly looked at Best
Buy and they have a 32in 720P for $541, and eCost has a Westinghouse
32in for $488, but I also looked around and there are HD monitors
available. 

On Fri, 09 May 2008 09:45:38 -0400
Bill Horne <bill at horne.net> wrote:

> I got this submission to the Telecom Digest, and I'd like to know who's 
> used these on a Linux machine, or what other cards you've used.
> 
> I'm also curious about resolution: Bray says computer monitors are "not 
> up there with a true HDTV set", and I want to know why.
> 
> TIA.
> 
> Bill Horne
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Who needs an HDTV?
> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 01:52:08 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Monty Solomon <monty at roscom.com>
> Organization: The Telecom Digest
> Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
> 
> 
> TECH LAB
> Who needs an HDTV?
> 
> By Hiawatha Bray  |  May 8, 2008
> 
> Given the feeble state of the economy, many of you are in no mood to
> blow $1,000 or more on a high-definition TV set. But then, you
> probably own one already.
> 
> It's called a computer monitor. The typical monitor can display HD
> video of respectable quality - not up there with a true HDTV set, but
> not bad. All you need now is a fairly robust personal computer, and a
> digital TV tuner that plugs into a USB port and captures the video
> signals.
> 
> We've been trying out a couple of these tuners - the $99 Hauppauge
> WinTV-HVR-950Q from Hauppauge Computer Works Inc. and the $129 PCTV
> HD Ultimate Stick from Pinnacle Systems, a division of Avid
> Technology Inc. in Tewksbury. These are list prices, by the way; shop
> around and you'll likely find them for less.
> 
> Each gadget comes with a simple antenna that'll capture both analog
> and digital TV signals being broadcast over the airwaves. Both
> devices are made for computers running Microsoft Corp.'s Windows
> operating system. But Hauppauge and Pinnacle offer similar tuners for
> Apple Inc.'s Macintosh machines.
> 
> ...
> 
> http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2008/05/08/who_needs_an_hdtv/
> 
> 
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