High Definition - How Long Until It's Mainstream?

[jonas]

How long do you guys think it will be before every channel starts airing in HD? I just got a new LCD HDTV and I watched some NBC in HD and holy shit it was insane.
Conan O'Brien looked 10x different than the regular version. I kept switching between the regular and the HD version and it was like night and day.

Same with some movies I tried out in my HD DVD player (360 one). The quality is just top notch, I don't know what the next gen could even improve.


Where do you guys see HD in a year?

[voltz]

I'll worry about HD when lag input is a non-issue.

[Wildkat]

I see it exploding in about 2 months, when DirecTV activates its much delayed, but recently deployed, new HD satellite.

Its the incentive for a programmer to make the transition to HD, as thats a rather large customer base that will have access to your programming. It will also force cable companies to get off thier collective asses and carry more HD as well.


Here is a list, stolen from here some of these are up already, but many are waiting for DTV's launch.


A&E (Sept.)
Altitude (RSN; Dish launching in HD this fall)
Animal Planet (Sept.)
Big Ten Network *
Bravo *
Cartoon Network *
Chiller
CNBC
CNN *
Comcast SportsNet Chicago HD
Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic HD
Discovery Channel (Sept.)
Discovery HD Theater (channel 76)
ESPN HD (channel 73)
ESPN2 HD (channel 72)
Food Network *
Fox Sports Net
FX *
HBO HD
HDNet
HDNet Movies
HGTV *
MTV *
NGC HD
New England Sports Network HD
NFL Network *
SCI FI Channel *
Showtime HD (channel 71)
Showtime West *
Speed *
SportsNet New York HD (channel 625)
SportsSouth (RSN; now in HD on Dish)
Starz East coast feed (Sept.)
Starz West coast feed (Sept.)
Starz Comedy (Sept.)
Starz Edge (Sept.)
Starz Kids & Family (Sept.)
Sun Sports (RSN now in HD on Dish)
TBS *
The 101 (part-time HD)
The History Channel (Sept.)
The Movie Channel *
The Science Channel (Sept.)
The Tennis Channel *
The Weather Channel (Sept.) *
TLC (Sept.)
TNT HD (channel 75)
Universal HD (channel 74)
USA Network *
Versus *
YES HD (channel 622)
+ 2 TBA Discovery-owned networks

HD channels launching in 2008:

ABC Family
Disney Channel
ESPNEWS HD
Toon Disney

You will still see tons of SD programming though, as not every show has the budget to go HD right away.

[g0zen]

HD becomes the broadcast standard in 2009.

[Chux]

I'll worry about HD when lag input is a non-issue.

lol.

If you don't research your set, you deserve input lag. If you're not retarded this is already a non-issue.

[MechDeus]

The quality is just top notch, I don't know what the next gen could even improve.

We have a long way to go before our standard resolution is indistinguishable from real life.

I'll worry about HD when lag input is a non-issue.

Lag is from signals being converted to different resolutions, so do you want to take a wild guess as to when lag input is a non-issue? When you're using an HD signal on an HDTV!

So you've been worrying about this for years and had no idea. gg

[Port]

I don't think he's talking about watching TV.

But to Chux's point... if you don't research your TV before buying, you're an idiot.

[MechDeus]

I don't think he's talking about watching TV.

Neither was I.

[Wildkat]

HD becomes the broadcast standard in 2009.

Actually it doesnt. Digital becomes the brodcast standard. Hi-Def isnt a requirement of that.

[JBNagis]

Im lookin to get a HD set.
What are the things i need to look for when doing research?


JBNagis