DOLPHINS: False Start

[ldouglas]

I'm almost wondering if it would be cheaper to just buy a computer
monitor that's HDTV/Digital compatible. I wouldn't get the OTA
broadcasts but the sat/cable box would probably be my primary (90%)
source of HD broadcasts wherever I go.

On 10/6/09, Mark S. Clark <clark.m.s at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah, LED is still new enough that now is probably a great time to buy a
> 120Hz LCD. :-)
>
>
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> On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 10:18 AM, ldouglas <ldouglas at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> just took a look at LED prices and my jaw is still in pain from
>> dropping on the floor.
>>
>> On 10/6/09, Michael Fischer <thebigfish at smunet.net> wrote:
>> > Possible, but that wouldn't explain the better signal from the first
>> > game. Clock speed is, imho, overrated.
>> > Still think it had something to do with the two feeds. I see a lot
>> > more artifacting with bad signal.
>> >
>> > The biggest improvement in showing HD isn't 240Hz, it's LED as a
>> > lightsource. I'm hard to impress with
>> > a lot of the so called improvements, but LED is, sorry for the pun,
>> > clearly a advancement.
>> >
>> > Ronnie will look better on a LED lit set. The bad news is, Berman will
>> > also. The other bit of good news
>> > is that Berman is going to have to suffer all season. The Bills are
>> > the worst team in the AFC.
>> >
>> > Michael
>> > On Oct 6, 2009, at 6:26 AM, PJ Bimonte wrote:
>> >
>> >> Artifacts could also mean a low refresh rate on the TV (60Hz), the
>> >> new 120Hz
>> >> and 240Hz TV's eliminate that issue.
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: dolphins-disc-bounces at phins.com
>> >> [mailto:dolphins-disc-bounces at phins.com] On Behalf Of Michael Fischer
>> >> Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 10:36 PM
>> >> To: Miami Dolphins Discussion
>> >> Subject: Re: DOLPHINS: False Start
>> >>
>> >> Artifacts indicates loss or incomplete signal.  I retail HD TVs and
>> >> the fact you think that the
>> >> Giants Chiefs game was better supports my assertion that signal WAS a
>> >> issue.
>> >>
>> >> Too bad. A good HD signal with a decent surround sound system makes
>> >> football a gas.
>> >>
>> >> Michael
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Oct 4, 2009, at 9:31 PM, ldouglas wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> well it was a Sony - at my brother's house. Don't know the
>> >>> particulars
>> >>> but apparently it has a bevy of inputs. But the high-action sequences
>> >>> left a lot of artifacts (the downside of digital, i guess)
>> >>>
>> >>> I could count the blades of grass too - but it still didn't make a
>> >>> difference in seeing the game. The 1:00 Fox game (Giants Chiefs)
>> >>> looked better IMO. Now where it WOULD come in handy is the DirecTV
>> >>> Mix
>> >>> channel. Watching that on 4:3 SDTV was horrendous!
>> >>>
>> >>> On 10/4/09, Mark S. Clark <clark.m.s at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>> On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 10:07 PM, ldouglas <ldouglas at gmail.com>
>> >>>> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> sucks that this was my first Dolphins game in HD - and to be
>> >>>>> honest -
>> >>>>> I didn't really notice much difference
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> For real? Do you have a full HD (1080p) TV?
>> >>>> I can practically count the individual blades of grass on the field
>> >>>> on mine!
>> >>>> (and that's only a slight exaggeration)
>> >>>>
>> >>>> To me, the difference (with sports at least) is like night and day.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Mark
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