In my opinion it is no contest.Color televisions and color tv shows was a MUCH bigger improvement than high definition tvs.In some ways I don't even think high definition tvs are that big of an improvement,but that's me. What about you?

While I'm an HD fanboy, and also hate to have to watch anything in SD, I'd probably still say color made a bigger impact.

An awesome thing the advent of HDTV has brought us is the fact that older TV shows, including black-and-white shows shot on film, are now being remastered in HD.

It's color tv and it's no contest. We had a color tv when I was small but it broke down and we were stuck with a B&W Tv for about 5 or 6 years in the early 1970's. Alot of people today don't even remember B&W TV. Are they even sold anymore? I have seen HD TV's at some of my relatives homes and although they're nice , I don't feel a need to rush out and get one. I have 2 of the old style tv's still so they'll last awhile.

Color TV. While HD is nice the problem I see w/ HD is that most shows that are aired in HD don't always fit the size of the screens of some older non-HD TV screens the right way at times.

Like w/ ESPN Sportscenter for example, I can't always fully see the menu bar on the left side of the screen.

color tv no contest

For me, it would be color TV. There would be no color HD without color TV.

Color TV made the biggest impact even the networks would anounce a show would be in color.

I have to say Color TV. However, ALL of the TV Series I have on DVD (Over 50 Complete Series and over 100 Partial Series (Mostly from those Mill Creek "Shovelware" Sets) that were filmed in B&W IMO, RUN CIRCLES around what is laughingly passed off as "Programming" these days in either Color or HDTV! :lol: :rofl: :rotflmao: :brent

Color television, hands down. Of course the fact that I don't watch any modern shows might influence my decision. Everything I watch is in standard def and half of that is in black and white, lol.

Color made such an amazing difference and I like black and white tv shows too.All high definition does is make the picture a little sharper(in most cases),and wider--that is it. I'm not trying to criticize anyone who likes HD,but I don't know why some people think high definition is such a big deal or such an improvement.

It's color tv and it's no contest. We had a color tv when I was small but it broke down and we were stuck with a B&W Tv for about 5 or 6 years in the early 1970's. Alot of people today don't even remember B&W TV. Are they even sold anymore? I have seen HD TV's at some of my relatives homes and although they're nice , I don't feel a need to rush out and get one. I have 2 of the old style tv's still so they'll last awhile.
They don't even sell regular color tvs anymore.It's rediculous because you should have the choice between buying a regular set or a HDTV.

Even though I'm probably the biggest HD fan out there, I'll have to say color TV also. All HD did is make the picture sharper and clearer. The difference between color and B&W is like night and day.

HD is overrated. I dont see any difference between non HD and HD programs.

HD is overrated. I dont see any difference between non HD and HD programs.

The only time I see a huge difference is with sports. Football looks so much clearer, almost 3-D when you watch it in HD. Shows with beautiful scenery, like Survivior, look really good. Most other TV does not look a whole lot different.

Color TV, no contest!

The only time I see a huge difference is with sports. Football looks so much clearer, almost 3-D when you watch it in HD. Shows with beautiful scenery, like Survivior, look really good. Most other TV does not look a whole lot different.
And some shows actually look worse on an HDTV.If high definition was such an improvement,everything would look better or just as good.Even the flat screen means nothing because they were making regular tvs with flat screens for years that have excellent pictures.

I read somewhere when it comes to TV Sets, we are living in a Paradox. The Image Quality has never been better than on today's TVs, unfortunately the quality of what's being aired these days.....:( :mad: :angryfire

The only time I see a huge difference is with sports. Football looks so much clearer, almost 3-D when you watch it in HD. Shows with beautiful scenery, like Survivior, look really good. Most other TV does not look a whole lot different.

You won't notice a difference unless it's something produced and/or mastered in true HD. So if you watch an episode of Breaking Bad, you'll totally notice the difference between HD and SD if you flip between AMC's HD and SD channels. But if you watch a rerun of, say, M*A*S*H, you really won't see any difference on an HDTV (unless M*A*S*H is someday remastered in HD from its original film elements).

I read somewhere when it comes to TV Sets, we are living in a Paradox. The Image Quality has never been better than on today's TVs, unfortunately the quality of what's being aired these days.....:( :mad: :angryfire

It seems to me that you're clutching to a bygone era, and there's nothing wrong with that. Some of my favorite shows are from the '60s, '70s and '80s. But you're doing yourself a disservice by not checking out some of the newer shows that are out there. I honestly believe that this is the golden era of television--especially when it comes to shows being produced for cable, like Breaking Bad, Mad Men, The Big C and the recently-canceled Men of a Certain Age. I think those shows can compete with anything produced for television in the past 60 years (and all look gorgeous in HD).

You won't notice a difference unless it's something produced and/or mastered in true HD. So if you watch an episode of Breaking Bad, you'll totally notice the difference between HD and SD if you flip between AMC's HD and SD channels. But if you watch a rerun of, say, M*A*S*H, you really won't see any difference on an HDTV (unless M*A*S*H is someday remastered in HD from its original film elements).



It seems to me that you're clutching to a bygone era, and there's nothing wrong with that. Some of my favorite shows are from the '60s, '70s and '80s. But you're doing yourself a disservice by not checking out some of the newer shows that are out there. I honestly believe that this is the golden era of television--especially when it comes to shows being produced for cable, like Breaking Bad, Mad Men, The Big C and the recently-canceled Men of a Certain Age. I think those shows can compete with anything produced for television in the past 60 years (and all look gorgeous in HD).

Yes, I probably am "Clutching to an earlier era". but I can get those shows for less than what it costs me to subscribe to Cable, and I don't have to contend with 20+ Minutes of :( :mad: :angryfire Commercials :angryfire :mad: :( per hour. (When I first subscribed to cable, there were less than half that amount of Commercials per hour, and one of their ::lol: :rofl: :rotflmao: PROMISES :rotflmao: :rofl: :lol: was we were going to get :brent LESS :brent commercials)!

I totally agree with you regarding commercials and the ever-eroding TV show length. That's bugged me for quite a few years.

I haven't subscribed to cable since May (not for that reason, though; because I've fallen on hard financial times). What I have done instead is subscribe to Netflix. I can become acquainted with a new (or new-to-me) show on Blu-ray or DVD for just upwards of $20 a month. And there are no commercials! I've gotten into some really great latter-day TV shows that way.

By the way, AMC's the exception to the "growing commercial break" rule: their hourlong dramas clock in at 47 minutes. I know that's still about a minute shorter than an hourlong show would have been 30 years ago, but at least it's something.

By the way, AMC's the exception to the "growing commercial break" rule: their hourlong dramas clock in at 47 minutes. I know that's still about a minute shorter than an hourlong show would have been 30 years ago, but at least it's something.

When AMC first came on, they showed Vintage Movies with NO COMMERCIALS. A couple of months ago they announced that they were going to ADD an additional minute of commercials this upcoming season. :mad: It wasn't just the increasing number of Commercials that caused me to "Cut the Cord", it was the manner they were advertising their products, alomg with some of the products themselves. Commercials repeated two or more times in the same break, products pitched in what seems to be the most obnoxious manner possible. Hey(Insert Name of Company Here), I know you exist, yet it will be a day when :devil: H:censored:L :devil: freezes over before I buy that product from you! The Last Straw for me occured five years ago this month, when I saw a Commercial for a Sex Product aired on all things A CHILDREN'S SHOW! :eek: Fine! You want to make your money that way? It's obvious you don't need my money, so I'll use it to get my TV needs SOMEWHERE ELSE! (This is what I told the Cable Company when I returned their Equipment to them after canceling my Subscription). As you can see by my signature, I have done fine without them. I also know I'm not alone, as nearly 2 Million other people have discontinued their subscriptions since last year. Don't give me that "It's the Economy" Bulls:censored:t. Cable GAINED Subscribers during the last major Recessions (1980-1982, 1990-1991 and 2001-2002) But they had better programming on then, A LOT BETTER. But the Programmers and Studios got Greedy. "Let's make MORE money, lets add MORE Commercials, also, let's "Knock out the Middlemen" (Writers and Actors) and thrust "Unscripted" Programming on the Masses. and while were at it, lets RAISE SUBSCRIPTION FEES!" Raise Prices and Lower the Quality. This is the EPITOME of a House Divided AGAINST ITSELF, and you know what is written about that! People are beginning to realise that aren't getting the same bang for the buck as they used to get, so, like me, they too are seeking their TV needs elsewhere. ;)

Got an HD television for the first time right before the 2008 Olympics started.
Hard to really side one way or the other but let's just say it was beautiful to watch beach volleyball or swimming and many of the other olympic events like the fireworks and ceremonies in HD.

Both because TV transition to color took place long before HDTV became intact