HDTV: Its a trap!

HD TVs are made of lies and sometimes plasma...or mostly (I'm guessing) liquid crystals.

In 2005, HD TVs were predicted by various technology pundits to be in every household within ten years. That prediction is on its way to being fulfilled. (Thought about fact checking this but figured, 'whatever we all know people said that, we all know its happening.')

Various people have also raved about this, Technofreaks and general society members alike. Its always the "OH MY GOD LOOK HOW CLEAR!" exclamation about some baseball game or nature documentary followed occasionally by the bold proclamation that they will never go back to non HD TVs. I, although not one of the bold proclaimers, have commented on the uber clarity of the Samsung or Sony showing a Blu Ray copy of Star Trek. Eyes wide in amazement and a stupid uncontrollable open mouth smile on my face, I was mesmerized.

They had me going for a bit.

It happened in Orlando early last year (2009). Their HDTV (an early model that was kind of thick and unfashionably gray) was out of commission, something about air flow or tubes or the power button...whatever it was old. So as a replacement, they brought out their square former number one TV. He was extatic (spelling 'ecstatic' that way is so double rainbow, all the way), his family needed him again.

They plugged that sucker in to the living room and all was bearable. TV was not going to go unwatched. The strange thing was that they still had to have their HD service because they expected to (and, soon enough, did) have a new model HD back in the fold. In the mean time, it was that HD service jacked into an old box.

While watching it, something crazy happened. The picture, on this old and forgotten clunker, was immaculate! It was every bit as sharp as any HD. A letter box was in effect but the TV was a 40 incher any way so little was sacrificed...to me. Nobody else cared even a little. The truth lay bare in front of them and it didn't matter.

Well it mattered to me. HD TV is a big conspiracy. The only thing that this new generation of mind melters have accomplished is to make TVs look way cooler. Is that worth the price tag...YES!

HD TVs are NOT about the picture. They are only valuable as very awesome looking TVs that are supercrazy thin. The wide screen is cool but not sharper! Know the truth and you shall feel like nothing is any different because of it...other than...nope, it does nothing really.

Now back to watching Cut Off on VH1.