[mythtvnz] Quality of WinTV PVR 150

[Barry Clearwater]

With the bevvy of new TVs coming on the market, are many of them going
to include things like the Sony Bravia: Built in hybrid MPEG HD Digital
and Analog Tuner  KDL32V4000 ?

Of course this doesn't give HD out for recording, which is why we talked
a friend into mythbox and he decided on the Samsung 32".  Stunning
picture BTW, I had never noticed the artifacting around the images as
much as when we were watching the Games on 1920x1080! (even just of
DVB-S) we tuned it back to a lower rez to make it a bit softer.

Cheers
Barry

On Fri, 2008-08-15 at 22:21 +1200, Steve Hodge wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 9:48 PM, Tortise <tortise at paradise.net.nz>
> wrote:
>         I would agree with you in terms of "require", however what I
>         said was "pressure", which is not quite the same.  Regardless
>         I would observe with a quick look on trademe that plenty of
>         (analogue) TV's are being upgraded, supporting my proposition
>         of "pressure" (being realised).
>         
> 
> I think you have to do a lot more than point to 2nd hand TV sales to
> support the contention that the analogue switchoff is pressuring
> people to upgrade. Has there been a significant upswing in TV sales
> since Freeview and Sky HD were launched (which would indicate pressure
> to upgrade)? I doubt it. Most of these people are upgrading 29" or
> smaller TVs to 42" or larger flat screens. My perception is that the
> low prices for larger sizes is far more of a driver than digital TV.
> 
> The analogue switchoff is going to put people in the position of
> paying something like $100 for a receiver (I'm expecting a reasonable
> price drop by the time of the switchoff) or a lot more for a new TV.
> Only some of those people will chose to buy the new TV - my belief is
> that of those people, most would buy the new TV even without the
> switchoff. People who were planning to keep their TV for a few more
> years are far more likely to simply buy the reciever.
> 
> But the threat of the analogue switchoff is a major factor in the
> development of HD services in this country. I really wonder if either
> of the FTA broadcasters would have made the investment otherwise and
> it's clear that Sky would not have without the FTA broadcasters moving
> first. I suspect that without the government effectively forcing the
> upgrade the networks here would have simply maintained the status quo.
> Just look how much earlier Australia and the UK got HD services.
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Steve
> 
> 
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