highdefinition

TV Predictions has a regular column where they discuss High-Def. Not just the positive aspects of HD, but also a list of what looks good and what looks bad in HD.

I've noticed this too. Back in the old days of television (and by "old days" I mean two years ago) you would see attractive people on television and not give it a second thought. Or maybe even not so attractive people and not give it a second thought. But now with HD, you see everything oh so clearly, and it's not always a good thing. Guys who had some wrinkles are now revealed to have Grand Canyon-like crevices in their face. Women who you'd look at and say "hmm, she might have had plastic surgery" now leave no doubt that they have. Even soap opera stars, who are almost all uniformly beautiful and/or studly are revealed to be either craggly or wearing so much makeup they look like a wax figure.

Progess isn't all it's cracked up to be. I think Dave said that on NewsRadio once.

Our regular roundup of what's on our sister blog, HD Beat.

• Hey, how would you like to guest host the HD Beat podcast?
• HD DVD releases are outselling catalog releases.
• Blu-ray vs. HD DVD: fact and fiction.
• Now you can see Emeril cooking food in HD.
• What do Bruce Lee and The Dukes of Hazzard have in common?