CBS News now in HD

[robmadden1]

What do you all think about CBS News now being in HD? Do you like seeing Couric in HD?

 

[Markxxx]

Well OK I'll give you this, Couric IS better to look at than the other two.

 

[landtuna]

I don't understand why the big gimmick of news in HD. News is usually a talking head. Nothing outstanding there and no reason to give the makeup artist more headaches trying to cover all the blemishes soon to be telecast.

But the real reason is, simply, do they shoot all their stories in HD also? If not, what is the advantage of HD? That's like showing a 1933 B&W Cagney movie in HD. It might look marginally better than in standard definition but not enough to notice.

 

[MarkL]

If I have an HDTV, I want High-Definition broadcasts even if it is just an anchor in the studio. You get the full wide screen picture - and it makes the graphics look much better. And on my HDTV, standard defintion broadcasts look worse than on a regular standard defintion TV.

 

[Markxxx]

The fact is HD is a "gimick" used to perpetuate itself

People bought sets and want something to watch on it.

I mean outside of nature shows, few things really matter. Is the news any better covered, cause it's clearer. Do you really get a sense that a thunderstorm headed your way is dangerous cause the graphic is bodly green? Does Eli Manning play a better football game because he can be seen clearer? Is Seinfeld any funnier cause it's in high def?

I'm not knocking high def, and it is very nice, it's hardly a revoultionary improvement.

But the TV stations had to invest so now they have to have something to promote. As MarkL said he bought a high def TV and will watch programs in high def for his investment. If one station has high def he may watch that over a non-high def station.

 

[TexasTom]

I mean outside of nature shows, few things really matter. Is the news any better covered, cause it's clearer. Do you really get a sense that a thunderstorm headed your way is dangerous cause the graphic is bodly green? Does Eli Manning play a better football game because he can be seen clearer? Is Seinfeld any funnier cause it's in high def?

Yes, you can still follow a football game (or "Lost") on a 9" standard definition black and white TV. Pretty much every improvement past that has been more evolutionary than revolutionary.

But that misses the point, which is that watching on a large, high definition, color screen makes the experience more immersive and powerful. It may not be "necessary", but it does add to the experience. That's true for the football game, it's true for "Lost", it's true for "Seinfeld" (or "Hogan's Heroes", for that matter). And, yes, it's true for the news, as well.

 

[kyscott]

That's true for the football game, it's true for "Lost", it's true for "Seinfeld" (or "Hogan's Heroes", for that matter). And, yes, it's true for the news, as well.

Where are you seeing Seinfeld in HD?!

 

[Ultimajock]

I mean outside of nature shows, few things really matter. Is the news any better covered, cause it's clearer. Do you really get a sense that a thunderstorm headed your way is dangerous cause the graphic is bodly green? Does Eli Manning play a better football game because he can be seen clearer? Is Seinfeld any funnier cause it's in high def?

Yes, you can still follow a football game (or "Lost") on a 9" standard definition black and white TV.

...however, at least with an HD set, I can actually see an NHL puck and keep my eye on it...