Originally Posted by d'@ve:
“It certainly has, me for one among many! I even took into account the quality of SD TV on my bright shiny new HD TVs before upgrading and I never cease to be amazed that some people seemed not to do that, as I'm sure that everyone watched more SD than HD for several years after its introduction (and I still do).
Many have regretted their decision too and I'm sure similar issues will arise as 4K and UHD TV are introduced, but they won't suck in me or people like me. I/we'll wait until the standards are agreed and until we are satisfied that there is no quality loss when watching HD and SD, before upgrading. Some of us will also take into account our normal viewing distance too. Yep.”
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SD upscaling was one consideration when we upgraded to a HDTV, there were other aspects that were just as important to us - we were replacing a 56" RPTV so we wanted something with similar screen size without the physical size, plasma was the way to go. Even though HD was over six months away we were happy to wait and were prepared for the wait for HD content to grow - we couldn't see the point in investing in another SD product at that moment in time. As it happens SD was noticeably better on the plasma than on the RPTV.
Of course there are those that air on the side of caution, just as there are those who adopt early, I'm an early adopter and as of yet I've not regretted any of my decisions, I invested in VHS not Betamax, Sky not BSB (squarial), Bluray not HD DVD - I will approach 4k no differently, hopefully with no regrets.