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steven787 on 19 December 2008

I also wonder where I would be counted. I do not have cable. I own a 1080p TV, but I have a PS3 hooked up with HDMI. Do they count me as SD or HD? I just don't think paying for cable is useful when I can watch TV on the internet and movies from Netflix.



I would cite regulation, but I know you will simply ignore it.

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Username2324 on 21 December 2008

Vs.

You can obviously see much much more detail in the HD shot.

(Please note that I took a 1080p screen and then resized it to 480p for a DVD comparison shot, also note that the 1080p shot was compressed slightly, so infact you are not seeing the full uncompressed beauty of Blu-ray, and it also gives the DVD better quality then you'd find on a disc.)



Username2324 on 21 December 2008

And another comparison. (my apologies can't seem to get it to shrink down)

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FinalEvangelion on 21 December 2008

So 82% of the people CAN tell the difference. I'm betting most of the people have it connected wrong.

If I remember a few years ago, it seemed that only 18% knew the difference because 82% thought they could feed SD into an HDTV and it will be HD.



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arsenicazure on 21 December 2008

prolly coz they dont have enough content ready to show off those mighty pixels..

or just the wrong cables >>

http://www.gamespot.com/features/6139690/index.html



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