elcrusho Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Everyone should already know this but I'm just so excited to see the 1st of 2 away games this month in HD! yay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffalOhio Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Everyone should already know this but I'm just so excited to see the 1st of 2 away games this month in HD! yay Gee thanks elcrusho, for pointing that out to us out-of-towners who get NO MSG in HD at all. I still love you man, I'm just envious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick in Cheektawoga Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 We have two sabre loving pugs; a big tan one and a tiny black one!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurlyBurly51 Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Gee thanks elcrusho, for pointing that out to us out-of-towners who get NO MSG in HD at all. I still love you man, I'm just envious! Well, at least the Friday Leafs game will be in HD for us out of towners (DirecTV - not sure about other providers). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 We have two sabre loving pugs; a big tan one and a tiny black one!!! Will they be broadcast in HD as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimiVbaby Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 We have two sabre loving pugs; a big tan one and a tiny black one!!! Rick, two questions: 1. Do you get your mail? Cause I sure don't know where CheektAwaga is... :) 2. Do you pugs enjoy hockey 100x more when it's in HD like me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamRoller72 Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 Everyone should already know this but I'm just so excited to see the 1st of 2 away games this month in HD! yay I was just sitting in my boring, brown cubicle having the same thought. Hockey in HD is a beautiful thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 I was just sitting in my boring, brown cubicle having the same thought. Hockey in HD is a beautiful thing... It's so shiny. The american audience loves shiny things. I guess that means most people still don't have HD tvs or else the ratings would be through the roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamRoller72 Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 It's so shiny. The american audience loves shiny things. I guess that means most people still don't have HD tvs or else the ratings would be through the roof. One would think so. I think the problem lies with America's choice to watch scripted garbage or baby mama drama reality shows over anything truly competitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcrusho Posted October 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 http://sabres.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=503835&navid=DL|BUF|home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two or less Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 Can't wait til all the games are on HD! But, def good to know theres a road game tonight and it'll be HD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 It's so shiny. The american audience loves shiny things. I guess that means most people still don't have HD tvs or else the ratings would be through the roof. Too shiny? I was reading an essay in Time magazine (no linktoris, sorry) whose premise was that high definition is too high -- too many details, too harsh, too revealing, too bright. Too shiny. The author talked about watching The View and seeing one of the hen's eye liner smudged. That's been my impression the few times I've gotten a glimpse of HD. I don't really want to see the saliva on Lindy's 'stache. At least this is my justification for not getting a new TV. In reality, the reason is that I'm half cheap, half broke and half curmudgeon. Anyway, as I mentioned in another thread a while back, I have a 20-year-old tube TV that's still performing remarkably well. I have DirecTV. My question is whether I will see a difference in tonight's picture vs. non-HD. I know it sounds odd, but every time I watch Sunday Night Football, which I'm sure is broadcast in HD, the picture is unbelievable -- a lot better than what I'm used to. In the same vein, let's say I get an HDTV but don't get high def service -- or get high def service but am watching shows in standard def. Is there any chance it will actually look worse than what I have now? This is my fear. Spending a lot of money and getting disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 Too shiny? I was reading an essay in Time magazine (no linktoris, sorry) whose premise was that high definition is too high -- too many details, too harsh, too revealing, too bright. Too shiny. The author talked about watching The View and seeing one of the hen's eye liner smudged. That's been my impression the few times I've gotten a glimpse of HD. I don't really want to see the saliva on Lindy's 'stache. At least this is my justification for not getting a new TV. In reality, the reason is that I'm half cheap, half broke and half curmudgeon. Anyway, as I mentioned in another thread a while back, I have a 20-year-old tube TV that's still performing remarkably well. I have DirecTV. My question is whether I will see a difference in tonight's picture vs. non-HD. I know it sounds odd, but every time I watch Sunday Night Football, which I'm sure is broadcast in HD, the picture is unbelievable -- a lot better than what I'm used to. In the same vein, let's say I get an HDTV but don't get high def service -- or get high def service but am watching shows in standard def. Is there any chance it will actually look worse than what I have now? This is my fear. Spending a lot of money and getting disappointed. If you dont get a HDTV then face it the terrorist are winning. Thats the philosophy I used on my wife. She didn't bite. So I broke the TV by snapping the attachment where the cable screws in to it so we'd have to get one. End result. I have HDTV and it is amazing. Except for Saabres games which isn't shown on HD out of the Buffalo broadcasting area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimiVbaby Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 Too shiny? I was reading an essay in Time magazine (no linktoris, sorry) whose premise was that high definition is too high -- too many details, too harsh, too revealing, too bright. Too shiny. The author talked about watching The View and seeing one of the hen's eye liner smudged. That's been my impression the few times I've gotten a glimpse of HD. I don't really want to see the saliva on Lindy's 'stache. At least this is my justification for not getting a new TV. In reality, the reason is that I'm half cheap, half broke and half curmudgeon. Anyway, as I mentioned in another thread a while back, I have a 20-year-old tube TV that's still performing remarkably well. I have DirecTV. My question is whether I will see a difference in tonight's picture vs. non-HD. I know it sounds odd, but every time I watch Sunday Night Football, which I'm sure is broadcast in HD, the picture is unbelievable -- a lot better than what I'm used to. In the same vein, let's say I get an HDTV but don't get high def service -- or get high def service but am watching shows in standard def. Is there any chance it will actually look worse than what I have now? This is my fear. Spending a lot of money and getting disappointed. To answer your question, Sabres games in SD look like absolute crap on my 47' LCD HDTV but look fine on my 13' tube television. I'm trying to decide whether it's the fact that my HDTV is so much larger that the picture is stretched and therefore crappy or my HDTV just sucks at SD. Overall, I have an issue with all SD broadcasts on my HDTV but the Sabres games are just the worst. Why would you ever get a HDTV and no HD service? Doesn't really make sense. If you have Time Warner where you are in PA I would suggest it with the recent upgrades to the free HD channels. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 To answer your question, Sabres games in SD look like absolute crap on my 47' LCD HDTV but look fine on my 13' tube television. I'm trying to decide whether it's the fact that my HDTV is so much larger that the picture is stretched and therefore crappy or my HDTV just sucks at SD. Overall, I have an issue with all SD broadcasts on my HDTV but the Sabres games are just the worst. Why would you ever get a HDTV and no HD service? Doesn't really make sense. If you have Time Warner where you are in PA I would suggest it with the recent upgrades to the free HD channels. :thumbsup: Isn't most of television still not in HD? This kind of confirms my fear. Death to America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 HD has most to do with processor speed and lines of resolution (talked about this the other day in class). HD is 1,080 lines at it's highest. If you don't have a TV that can "decode" or whatever all those lines then why bother having HD feeds. OLD TV's, like old DVD's, only have like 480 lines of resolution. So, again, if you're watching a 480 line broadcast and your TV has to "reproduce" 3 times that, the pic will be "foggy". Most HD broadcasts look better on non-HD TV's just because the cameras aren't 20 years old. PA, anything has to be better than a 20" tube TV. You use the internet a lot, U can get 27" LCD's for $200. Oh, BTW, with TWC, they don't charge any extra/month to trade in the old analog cable box and get an HD one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 HD has most to do with processor speed and lines of resolution (talked about this the other day in class). HD is 1,080 lines at it's highest. If you don't have a TV that can "decode" or whatever all those lines then why bother having HD feeds. OLD TV's, like old DVD's, only have like 480 lines of resolution. So, again, if you're watching a 480 line broadcast and your TV has to "reproduce" 3 times that, the pic will be "foggy". Most HD broadcasts look better on non-HD TV's just because the cameras aren't 20 years old. PA, anything has to be better than a 20" tube TV. You use the internet a lot, U can get 27" LCD's for $200. Oh, BTW, with TWC, they don't charge any extra/month to trade in the old analog cable box and get an HD one. Very unconvincing. But thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimiVbaby Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 Isn't most of television still not in HD? This kind of confirms my fear. Death to America. I would disagree and say that most television is now in HD or is broadcast on an HD ready channel. I rarely watch a channel that is not HD and don't miss much. Don't fight the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 Very unconvincing. But thanks for the info. Do you still have one of those bikes with the really huge front wheel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 Hockey, like everything else, looks MUCH better in HD. MSG is continuing to screw out-of-market Sabres fans, so you'll only get about 30% or so of the Sabres' regular-season games in HD, but probably about 65% of the rest of the games on CI are in HD. Assuming DirecTV and VS end their dispute, just about all of the playoffs will be in HD. As for non-HD telecasts, if you have an HD TV, you can set it up so that there are vertical blank columns on either side of the screen, which reduces the "stretchy" effect and makes the non-HD games acceptable. Bottom line: I highly recommend HD, and I don't know anyone who has it that doesn't highly recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two or less Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 In Rochester, channel 1043 has HD MSG but NJ Devils feed. Anyone know what channel RJ is on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 In Rochester, channel 1043 has HD MSG but NJ Devils feed. Anyone know what channel RJ is on? No RJ on DirecTV either. I'm pissed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 624 on Center Ice is the Sabres' feed with RJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two or less Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 624 on Center Ice is the Sabres' feed with RJ lol thanks but that doesn't help people "inside" Sabres territory. CI is blocked out for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 lol thanks but that doesn't help people "inside" Sabres territory. CI is blocked out for us. sorry about that.. i spoke too soon, they pulled the switcheroo again.. NJ feed on both 623 and 624 :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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