robotnerd Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 while at times they are a fucking terrible company with atrocious customer service, they do some things "right". a while ago, they were cutting down a tree in my apartment courtyard and a stray falling branch severed my cable line. when they fixed the line, something had changed, when i reprogrammed my tv i had all sorts of channels i wasn't supposed to have. i pay $8 for the ultra basic cable package. it's normally about 25 channels, nothing past the major networks, and cspan or something. but now i had something like 80 or 90 channels, including hbo, comedy central, travel, discovery, discovery health, golf, g4, a bunch of other stuff i never watch, etc etc. i got a new tv this weekend, 42" hd, it's fantastic. when i hooked up my cable and programmed THIS tv, i found that comcast's screwup was even MORE advantageous for me. in addition to those 80 or 90 channels i'm not supposed to have, i now have a handful of HD channels. nothing super awesome, but nbc, abc, cbs, stuff like that. so last night i got to watch LOST in hd for the first time, it was almost absurd how awesome it was. widescreen and clearer than real life. that is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I need to get an HD TV soon. I feel like I'm missing out on something huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesomexloveus Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 i think lost is the only show i would actually care about watching in hd. well, that and fringe. ...so pretty much any j.j. abrams show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robotnerd Posted February 12, 2009 Author Share Posted February 12, 2009 i'm pretty psyched about watching the office and 30 rock in hd too. i mean, i know that it doesn't really MATTER for those shows, but will still be fun. the ultra movie like experience of lost was really pretty incredible, it makes me want a blu ray player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbypuckett Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 If you have a TV with an HDTV tuner built in you should be able to get the basic HD channels for free. I have Comcast's basic service. I never plugged in their little box, instead I put the cable right into my TV, did a scan for channels and BAM HD. I don't get On Demand, but I don't use that stuff anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamover Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 everything is better in HD. it's like watching a VHS then putting in a blu ray. i can't watch the channels that aren't in HD on my HDtv, i have to watch them on the tube tv in my bedroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qskapunk Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 everything is better in HD except for all the old anchorpeople on the local news, HD is not wrinkle friendly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 If you have a TV with an HDTV tuner built in you should be able to get the basic HD channels for free.I have Comcast's basic service. I never plugged in their little box, instead I put the cable right into my TV, did a scan for channels and BAM HD. I don't get On Demand, but I don't use that stuff anyways. that's the same thing i did for a while. i just recently got a DVR and haven't looked back, im getting almost 100 more channels for only $4 extra a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorbike Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 everything is better in HD except for all the old anchorpeople on the local news, HD is not wrinkle friendly its pretty funny, sometimes i see anchors with terrible dandruff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I heard hockey is amazingly better in HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbypuckett Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Hockey is good in HD, but not as great as baseball or football. There's a lot of movement in hockey, so you get a better picture in those other 2 sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headtowall Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 non HDTV is pointless to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadetapplesauce Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 PLANET EARTH ON HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Hockey is good in HD, but not as great as baseball or football. There's a lot of movement in hockey, so you get a better picture in those other 2 sports. That makes sense, I heard you can really see the guys trailing the play and get the entire offensive zone in the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benchwarmer Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Hockey is good in HD, but not as great as baseball or football. There's a lot of movement in hockey, so you get a better picture in those other 2 sports. baseball is pretty much the only reason I want to get an HDTV. well, that and apple tv, but that's another story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Hockey is good in HD, but not as great as baseball or football. There's a lot of movement in hockey, so you get a better picture in those other 2 sports. baseball is pretty much the only reason I want to get an HDTV. well, that and apple tv, but that's another story. Want one of those too. Especially now that it seems iTunes 8 might come with streaming video rentals/purchases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 every sports fan should get an HDTV. from best to worst i would rank it baseball, football, basketball, hockey. i haven't seen enough soccer games to make a call on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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