The thread about digital tv has prompted me to ask for views and opinions about HDTV.
I was in a store recently and asked if they could demonstrate HD alongside standard TV.
Apart from the fact that (a) they only had a single TV connected to a satellite receiver, (b) could only demonstrate by switching between channels, and (c) the time lag between terrestrial and satellite broadcasts made side-by-side comparisons more or less impossible, I really couldn't see any significant difference between the two.
Taking into account that one is likely to be sitting a few feet away under normal cicumstances, is there really any benefit with HDTV, or is it a bit like the myth of super high fidelity sound reproduction?[1]
[1] It may be quantifiable in an anechoic room, but in a normal living room, with carpet, furniture, soft furnishings.........?