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View Poll Results: Reason for NOT watching HD?
Who cares, as long as I can see it! 34 26.98%
Have HDTV but find HD programmind EXPENSIVE! 21 16.67%
Waiting for Price Drop! 41 32.54%
Love too but can't! (Money is Tight, Student) 30 23.81%
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Old Dec 25th, 2006, 02:47 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Subject came up tonight, most of my family/friends just simply don't care for it, nothing to do with price, quality...just simply think it's unnecessary! LOL
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Old Dec 25th, 2006, 08:28 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Subject came up tonight, most of my family/friends just simply don't care for it, nothing to do with price, quality...just simply think it's unnecessary! LOL
Tell them they suck, LOL.

Gosh, who'd want to watch static nowadays?
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Old Dec 25th, 2006, 08:43 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Just got me a 360 and was looking at some of the HD movies out there. I want Batman Begins so bad, also V for Vendetta and Serenity are great movies as well. However I'm too poor for the HD attachment and for a HD T.V. For now I'll have to play on my LCD monitor until I can afford a HD TV. Thankfully they seem to be coming down in price pretty quickly.
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Old Dec 25th, 2006, 12:35 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I have an HDTV, but mainly for my 360. But for tv, i dont watch enough to warrant getting Bells HD receiver - so just have the SD one. I dont care...because it would be a waste of money for me.
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Old Dec 25th, 2006, 12:51 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Bought a new HDTV LCD from Future Shop recently .. finally got the free included Rogers starter kit and signed up for the free 10 months of HD programming w/ HD PVR rental (requires basic digital cable). Now waiting for my HD PVR to arrive in the mail .. i'm finally moving to high definition!
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Old Dec 25th, 2006, 12:52 PM   #6 (permalink)
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I know a lot of ppl who have a $4-6k tv and are too cheap to pay for cable!
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Old Dec 25th, 2006, 01:30 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Because I don't care to pay that much extra for a marginal improvement in image quality.
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Old Dec 25th, 2006, 01:33 PM   #8 (permalink)
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I want real HD programming first on cable/satellite.

For some HD stuff, might as well, spend on a little antenna and get those.

Plus, got a RCA 52" Projection from back in the days, it works perfect. so why change it!
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Old Dec 25th, 2006, 01:35 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Because I don't care to pay that much extra for a marginal improvement in image quality.
Your kidding right?

BTW, for Roger's, if you have basic cable and Ultimate TV package, HD channels only cost a couple bucks more.

I use to be a anti HD person myself until i got it. I only watch 500 and up (HD channels) now.
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Old Dec 25th, 2006, 02:28 PM   #10 (permalink)
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my parents are old skool, and i'm a student, so no
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Old Dec 25th, 2006, 02:34 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Rogers does have some good hd channels now.I get 24 hd channels for $5.00 you can't go wrong.
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Old Dec 25th, 2006, 02:39 PM   #12 (permalink)
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The programming still sucks. At least if we had some movie channels...

The only HD channels worth watching is like Discovery and that's it.

I have Rogers HD but I rarely watch the channels.
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Old Dec 25th, 2006, 02:43 PM   #13 (permalink)
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the reason why i am still sticking with my CRT is becos the one that I am using still works fine..... money issue is another thing. Sooner or later, everyone will use HDTV, it takes time .
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The programming still sucks. At least if we had some movie channels...

The only HD channels worth watching is like Discovery and that's it.

I have Rogers HD but I rarely watch the channels.
There are good channels hd net etc.Thats all i watch is hd.
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Old Dec 25th, 2006, 03:11 PM   #15 (permalink)
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There are good channels hd net etc.Thats all i watch is hd.
I have that channel, but I'm talking about normal programming in HD. Like I want CP24 in HD, I want CSI in HD; stuff like that.
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