Re: hdtv purchase now or later?

["Ask Bjørn Hansen" <user=1519@nabble.blu.org>]

On Sep 27, 2007, at 1:12 PM, Tom Metro wrote: 

> Scott Ehrlich wrote: 
>> hdtv purchase now or later? 
> 
> Well, one good excuse for not buying in to HDTV now is DRM. The   
> current situation is that you'll be pretty limited in what you can   
> do with HDTV - what you can use to tune it in and what you can use   
> to record it. 

I thought all that went away a few years ago (for over the air   
programming)?  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_flag

And actually -- if it were to come back then that'd be a reason to   
buy a HDTV(-tuner) now rather than later (for example a pcHDTV card). 

On the HDTV you'll want HDMI input with HDCP to be sure to be able to   
take DRM-enabled input from HD-DVDs, cable tuners and such.   Some   
time ago many displays didn't support HDCP yet, but I think it's   
pretty standard now... 

In any case - for OTA programming now is a just fine time to buy. 

In my opinion: 

If you watch TV at all you should get a HDTV.   The difference is as   
the difference between a PC-speaker ("beep beep") and a proper hi-fi   
system. 


    - ask 

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