Favorite HD Channels?

[Shannon]

For those of you that do have HD set up at home, I was just wondering what some of your favorite channels are. I personally love the images on the Discovery channel in HD. They are amazing! Watching sports in HD is great, too, you can see every little sweat bead. Have any of you found any channels or shows in particular that are just simply incredible in HD?

[draiken78]

I have to agree with you about the Discovery Channel in HD, it's one of my favorites also. You can tell that they put more effort and pride in the HD picture they give you. In truth though, I think all the channels are excellent when they are showing a program in HD. Comparing the HD channels to the regular standard definition channels is like comparing DVD's to VHS. The difference is simply amazing.

I would have to say my favorite HD channel though is the Sci-Fi channel. Sure, they don't show very much HD programming, but the do have Battlestar Galactica and Stargate Atlantis in HD. Battlestar is easily my favorite show I've watched in years and years. Now that I get to see it in HD also, just draws me more into it. Too bad this is Battlestar's final season.

[jhonny]

Definitly the movie channels got the first prize... the quality on a hd tv it's way up before any other tv. And I must agree with you that Discovery Channel is one of the best viewed in hd. I've been looking couple days ago on a fashion channel that I've been watching before also but mostly for music and sometimes in tha fashion shows and I must say that once you look on a show where the details are making the difference then you can realise what a good choice you have made.

[Derek]

Oddly, when I was flipping through my HD channels, I decided to look at which ones were the best looking after reading your post. Discovery is easily the best, but one looked really good that surprised me. The Food channel looks amazing, even though I've never watched that channel before. It simply amazed me how much better the food looked in HD! In fact, it looked so good it made me hungry and I had to fix myself a snack.

[Kim]

I don't have HD channels, so I can't cast my vote. But, I was just wondering, is this HDTV stuff really as great as people make it out to be? I mean, am I missing out on something by not getting an HDTV?

[cylinder]

well kim, your missing out on the sharpest quality image your going to get on a tv. its amazing, its like your there, seeing it with your own eyes. of course, i only know this from the tv's i saw at best buy. i have a regular old analog tv, waiting for my coupons to get a convertor. quality doesnt really matter to me. im satisfied with DVD level pictures.

[draiken78]

I don't have HD channels, so I can't cast my vote. But, I was just wondering, is this HDTV stuff really as great as people make it out to be? I mean, am I missing out on something by not getting an HDTV?

Don't worry Kim, there are many people in the exact same boat as you are. My personal opinion is that HDTV is a major upgrade over what you currently have. Depending on how you look at it though, it probably is not quite as good as some people make it out to be.

The biggest difference you will notice if you get a HDTV will be in the quality of cable, satellite, or your local channels if they broadcast in HD. Simply put, HD broadcasts completely blow away a standard broadcast of normal TV. The HD quality is not quite as good as a Blu-Ray picture, but is nearly as good. Where as the standard broadcast is almost always of worse quality than DVD. The difference between the 2 is much like comparing DVD to VHS. It's just light years better with a HD broadcast.

The difference between a DVD and a Blu-Ray however is much more subtle. The colors tend to stand out better (I would use the phrase that they 'Pop out at you'). The other difference is not always apparent to everybody's eyes. Blu-Ray will show much more detail as far as the backround goes. It's not very noticable though unless you're sitting close enough to your TV to see it though. There are quite a few charts listing how close you need to be from your TV in order to get the best experience from your HDTV.

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[William]

My favorite HD channel is ESPNHD. I'm a huge sports fan and find nothing better than watching baseball or football in high definition.