thats why all the cable techs carry 13" tv's to prove to customer their signal looks great they never believe us till we prove it with rabbit ears :>) Robert tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx H & H Electronics Inc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin's TV Repair" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 12:32 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Hypothetical: When NTSC goes,will we have onestandard ? > A live HDTV signal looks incredible compared to NTSC. Night and day > difference. The beauty of HDTV is you don't have to sit 30 feet away to > hide all the faults (of cable on a large screen) so the picture looks > "good". You can basically sit as close as your eyes will allow. > > As others have stated the HDTV sets do not look very good with cable, > but the same goes for a 32" TV compared to a 42" and bigger projection > TV. The 32" looks much better on cable. > > Kevin Wilks > Kevin's TV Repair > Penticton BC Canada > kevintv@xxxxxxx > > > -----Original Message----- > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hugh @ Main TV > Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 9:35 AM > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Hypothetical: When NTSC goes,will we have > onestandard ? > > Yes, HDTV is 10 times better than old NTSC. > www.Longmontmaintv.com > Main TV - 636 Main St. > Longmont, Co. 80501 > Tel.303-776-6955 Fax 303-776-0792 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "LeRoy Westlund" <llw@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: "TechAssist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 10:01 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Hypothetical: When NTSC goes,will we have > onestandard > ? > > > > Don't worry about it. > > Can't kill all of us,...or the list wouldn't survive. > > > > I'm taking a poll. > > Question being: > > Do you think the new HDTV picture looks better, then the old NTSC > standard > > broadcast ? and : Is it worth changing over ? > > > > > > So far it is 3 for the change over,...and 3 against. > > Kinda surpirising to me,....I thought I was the only one,...so it made > me > > "feel better". > > ;-) > > > > > > LLW > > > > LeRoy Westlund > > Westlund TV & Electronics > > 97 North Main " I forgot,..to remember,.. > > Centerfield, UT 84622-0087 to forget " > > Ph./Fax 435-528-3822 > > mailto:LLW@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Phil Bader <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Thursday, June 23, 2005 7:12 AM > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Hypothetical: When NTSC goes,will we have > > onestandard ? > > > > > >>Boy, the moderators are gonna kill us for ratchet jawing like this on > >>their tech forum!;-) > >>I've been the worster of all! (or is it worstest?) > >>Phil > >> > >>Philip Bader > >>Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) > >>3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 > >>Fax (863) 299-8821 > >>email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > >> > >> > >>daryls_tv@xxxxxxx wrote: > >> > >>>I think everyone has valid points. > >>>I think things at the government level has gone arry (spelling). The > > govern= > >>>ment was set up to be "We the people". What has gone wrong? If the > > majori= > >>>ty of the people say they don't want to buy a new TV, they shouldn't > be > > for= > >>>ced by anyone, especially the government, to buy a new TV because of > new > > te= > >>>chnology. I think new technology is great but you should have a > choice > >>>if > > = > >>>you want to take advantage of it or just go along with what you like > or > > can= > >>> afford. This should be a choice not a demand. It should never be > >>> turned > > = > >>>into a hardship. > >>>Daryl > >>>Daryl's TV > >>>2402 Wyoming Ave. > >>>El Paso, TX 79903 > >>>915-565-9184 Voice/Fax > >>>daryls_tv@xxxxxxx > >>>www.angelfire.com/tv2/daryls_tv > >>> > >>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>From: "LeRoy Westlund" <llw@xxxxxxxxxx> > >>>To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>Subject: [TechAssist] Hypothetical: When NTSC goes,will we have one > > standar= > >>>d ? > >>>Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 20:48:09 -0600 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>=20 > >>>>I disagree. > >>>>I think big brother is getting nastier with each passing day,...and > when > > = > >>>> > >>>> > >>>the > >>> > >>> > >>>>time comes that they are ready to cram this down our throuts,.....we > > bett= > >>>> > >>>> > >>>er > >>> > >>> > >>>>be able, and willing to swallow it. Joe Blow (public) in this > country is > > = > >>>> > >>>> > >>>too > >>> > >>> > >>>>weakened by just the everyday struggle to meet thier financial > needs, > >>>>and > >>>>obligations. They don't have time to fight this problem,...and will > > accept > >>>>it , just like a heard of sheep that is driven down the road. The > dogs > > wi= > >>>> > >>>> > >>>ll > >>> > >>> > >>>>keep um movin. > >>>>=20 > >>>>LLW > >>>>=20 > >>>>LeRoy Westlund > >>>>Westlund TV & Electronics > >>>>97 North Main " I forgot,..to > remember,.. > >>>>Centerfield, UT 84622-0087 to forget " > >>>>Ph./Fax 435-528-3822 > >>>>mailto:LLW@xxxxxxxxxx > >>>>=20 > >>>>-----Original Message----- > >>>>From: Al Gutz <alg@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 8:36 PM > >>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fw: Hypothetical: When NTSC goes,will we > > haveone > >>>>standard? > >>>>=20 > >>>>=20 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>The alloted bandwidth allows one 1080 signal or up to three 480 > >>>>>signals. > >>>>>Plans were to use 1080 for prime time high profile programs and the > > >>>>>rest > >>>>>of the time to use lower res and have something like an info, > weather > >>>>>or > >>>>>shopping channel. > >>>>>Don't count on NTSC dissapearing too soon. Joe average lower > >>>>>middleclass > >>>>>doesn't want to spend the rent money to buy a new TV set, he wants > to > >>>>>come home sit back and relax with a cold one. If he thinks the rich > > >>>>>guys > >>>>>are taking away his main entertainment, he is going to get ugly and > >>>>>governments fear the masses getting ugly. If there are converter > boxes > >>>>>then they better be free. > >>>>> > >>>>>Al G > >>>>> > >>>>>tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>I suppose much like the PC monitor refresh rates. > >>>>>>640x480,800x600,1024x768 and so on. They will be there but some > will > >>>>>>favor one over others for various reasons.Some will be > popular,others > >>>>>>obscure. When I become king of the planet, all this will change. > >>>>>>Phil > >>>>>> > >>>>>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>>From: Damon <DamonEB@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>>>Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 6:16 pm > >>>>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fw: Hypothetical: When NTSC goes,will we > >>>>>>have one standard? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>Well, the scan rates will not change.....but > >>>>>>>You'll probably always see 480i , 480p, 720p and 1080i signals, > >>>>>>>Although I suspect most, if not all TV stations will move towards > >>>>>>>1080i, > >>>>>>>ABC is the only one I know that transmits 720P. > >>>>>>>So no, you'll see 4 standards. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>Damon Brunger > >>>>>>>Telrad Electronics > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>Al L wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 1:22 PM > >>>>>>>>Subject: Fw: Hypothetical: When NTSC goes,will we have one > standard? > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 1:21 PM > >>>>>>>>>Subject: Hypothetical: When NTSC goes,will we have one > standard? > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>I hope that eventually we end up with a simplified sweep > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>system,and only > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>one hdtv standard. 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