Comments on: How to tell you’re a HD snob http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2009/03/12/how-to-tell-youre-a-hd-snob/ The only tech you need Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matthew Pritchard http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2009/03/12/how-to-tell-youre-a-hd-snob/comment-page-1/#comment-158618 Matthew Pritchard Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:30:55 +0000 http://www.electricpig.co.uk/?p=18416#comment-158618 I have a HD TV and a Blu-ray player and a nice growing collection of BD's and other HD content, but NO...I am not a HD snob and I hate people who are. I was just on a forum with some unbelievable comments, comments such as "I can't physically watch SD DVD's any more"...and even one claiming he never collected SD DVD's anyway, even before Blu-ray was invented, as he "hated the look of them"...which was obviously utter poppycock. Unless you have something to compare to, the current format looks great....which means when DVD came along, we compared it to VHS...and it looked incredible. It's like they were a bunch of children trying to lay claim to who was the biggest HD snob...as if they were proud of it. <br><br>There are some films and TV series not yet on the Blu-ray format and some that actually never will be, as they were edited on and exist only on SD video masters. What are these people saying? They will never watch some of their favourite shows or films ever again? Never watch Star Trek The Next Generation or DS9 again? People like that have already forgotten the art of letting a movie or a TV series take them away into the *story*....instead they sit there analysing the pores on people's faces or counting their chin hairs. I actually pity them. If something is on HD, fine...that is the format I will buy...and I will be glad that the HD experience *enhances* my enjoyment of it...but that is all it does. If something is only available in SD, I enjoy the story no less. That is an ability you would ALL do well to nurture, instead of proudly embracing HD snobbery. I have a HD TV and a Blu-ray player and a nice growing collection of BD's and other HD content, but NO…I am not a HD snob and I hate people who are. I was just on a forum with some unbelievable comments, comments such as “I can't physically watch SD DVD's any more”…and even one claiming he never collected SD DVD's anyway, even before Blu-ray was invented, as he “hated the look of them”…which was obviously utter poppycock. Unless you have something to compare to, the current format looks great….which means when DVD came along, we compared it to VHS…and it looked incredible. It's like they were a bunch of children trying to lay claim to who was the biggest HD snob…as if they were proud of it.

There are some films and TV series not yet on the Blu-ray format and some that actually never will be, as they were edited on and exist only on SD video masters. What are these people saying? They will never watch some of their favourite shows or films ever again? Never watch Star Trek The Next Generation or DS9 again? People like that have already forgotten the art of letting a movie or a TV series take them away into the *story*….instead they sit there analysing the pores on people's faces or counting their chin hairs. I actually pity them. If something is on HD, fine…that is the format I will buy…and I will be glad that the HD experience *enhances* my enjoyment of it…but that is all it does. If something is only available in SD, I enjoy the story no less. That is an ability you would ALL do well to nurture, instead of proudly embracing HD snobbery.

]]> By: James Holland http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2009/03/12/how-to-tell-youre-a-hd-snob/comment-page-1/#comment-4827 James Holland Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:53:32 +0000 http://www.electricpig.co.uk/?p=18416#comment-4827 With you there Skinnycat! I've become a Blu-Ray addict. Trouble is, I can't find many TV box sets in HD.... grumble, grumble... With you there Skinnycat! I’ve become a Blu-Ray addict. Trouble is, I can’t find many TV box sets in HD…. grumble, grumble…

]]> By: skinnycat http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2009/03/12/how-to-tell-youre-a-hd-snob/comment-page-1/#comment-4814 skinnycat Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:27:02 +0000 http://www.electricpig.co.uk/?p=18416#comment-4814 I'm a HD snob !! I've had a Sky HD box for a couple of years and have had the New EPG for about a year (I'm a developer for Sky) .. I don't even look at the non-HD tv listings if I can help it I also refuse to watch non-bluray movies .. it's getting a bit of an obsession :s I’m a HD snob !! I’ve had a Sky HD box for a couple of years and have had the New EPG for about a year (I’m a developer for Sky) .. I don’t even look at the non-HD tv listings if I can help it

I also refuse to watch non-bluray movies .. it’s getting a bit of an obsession :s

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