Between the new high-definition broadcast signals, satellite dishes and digital cable programming, many people who still use older standard definition TVs are missing out on the big picture. While it generally goes unnoticed, when watching programming designed for high-definition televisions and widescreen monitors, you see much more of the picture and get a much better picture than with standard-definition TVs and even many older flat-screen and early high-definition sets. But without regularly watching newer, more advanced TVs, many people aren’t aware of just what they are missing. Here’s a small sampling to help illustrate the problem with 20th century TVs used to watch 21st century programming.
Sporting Events Make Widescreen TVs Necessary
While watching sporting events, baseball and basketball in particular, many of the players often times are cut out of the screen when watching on substandard televisions, such as standard-definition televisions. When a point guard is dribbling the ball up the court, for example, you often times will see the rest of the team taking positions near the basket while the point guard is missing from the screen. Watch that same game on a newer widescreen, high-definition television and you will see the entire picture and know exactly what is going on during all of the game. Baseball also can have players cut out of the picture, particularly when the third baseman makes a great play to throw out a batter at first base. You might not see the third basemen and only see the first baseman fielding the ball.
Regular Television Programming Gets Shorted
Ever watch a program on your standard-definition TV and wonder why one or more people are cut in half by the screen? That would be due to the program being filmed for widescreen televisions. And when you watch DVDs or Blue Ray programming in widescreen format, the newer TVs will give you the full and much bigger picture than older formats that long since have become obsolete.
What are your favorite programs that would benefit from high-definition TVs?
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