# Do you find your HDTV is "too real"

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 14, 2008, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-your-hdtv-is-too-real/456395 "2008-07-14T03:47:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-your-hdtv-is-too-real/456395/41 "2008-07-17T13:42:05Z")

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I have to say I don’t think there’s a lot of difference between Standard Definition Digital and HD Digital TV- yes, the picture is a bit clearer, but not a huge amount so and certainly not enough to justify the outrageous prices that HD Set Top Boxes are retailing for at the moment.

What is interesting is that, now I have an HD TV, is that my NTSC Adult Swim DVDs from the US aren’t as clear as my PAL Adult Swim DVDs purchased here. There’s not much of a difference, and they still look great on screen, but you can tell which ones are from the US and which ones aren’t.

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