Sci-Fi HD...when can we watch?

**kluken** · 01-17-2008 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by wetz73

I respect this opinion! I watch HD and SD on my HDTV and while I would rather watch everything in HD, the SD is not as bad as a lot of folks would have you believe. Initially, the wow factor of HD makes you "hate" SD, but once that wears off, SD is just that--SD. I'm not going to not watch a program I like just because it is not in HD, even though I would like it if it was!

Nto sure what you're viewing your HD on, but I have had HD for 3 years now and watch less and less SD. I am virtually down to Nip Tuck as it and hate Dish for not doing FX HD. I am actually so anti-SD that I will probably pass the rest of Nip Tuck and wait for the BluRay release of it next summer. I find the SD channels to be flat and fuzzy.

**DSpud** · 01-17-2008 11:16 PM

SD Channels are flat and fuzzy, compared to HD, obviously. But the fact remains that there is a lot of people including myself, that is going to watch programming for the entire content, not just picture quality. If that was true the VOOM channels would be the most popular channels on Dish right now.

**texaswolf** · 01-19-2008 02:52 PM

I can't stand SD anymore, but i grin and bear it...hoping HD versions will be added soon...and will be taking E* up on the HD pack...dumping the SD...well...after Sci fi is HD

**hendrix04** · 01-19-2008 03:09 PM

As long as SD is in it's original aspect ratio, it isnt THAT bad. It sucks when it gets put through the stretch-o-vision machine.

**jeepers94** · 01-19-2008 09:18 PM

Also sd looks different on different hd tvs. My 2 hdtvs up-convert the sd signals.It is not as nice as the hd signal,but better than most lower end hd tvs. I did pay for this feature though!

**Tvlman** · 01-21-2008 08:20 PM

Would love to get SciFi HD now. I'm hooked on Torchwood. However, HDNET carries it in HD.

**osu1991** · 01-21-2008 08:56 PM

Torchwood in sd is on BBC America not SciFi. I will wait the extra couple of weeks for the hd version on HDNet unless I get restless and just get the UK version earlier.

**darrencp22** · 01-22-2008 09:51 AM

We can watch RIGHT NOW on DirecTV and an increasing amount of cable providers. I wonder if many potential new customers realize this? Hrmmm.

**David_Levin** · 01-22-2008 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by osu1991

Torchwood in sd is on BBC America not SciFi. I will wait the extra couple of weeks for the hd version on HDNet unless I get restless and just get the UK version earlier.

You might be better off with the UK version anyway. I watched the UK version of HEX and there were some scenes that were cut from the US release (it was a bit "hotter").

Does anyone know if Torchwood is being chopped for the US release ?

**Jim S.** · 01-22-2008 10:45 AM

I watched the whole thing on BBCA last season. I checked out one episode on HDnet to see what the difference was (other than picture quality, obviously.) HDnet didn't censor any language, and they didn't censor a rear nude shot of Gwen's boyfriend. Since I only watched one episode, I don't know if there were any scenes that were deleted entirely in the BBCA version.

HDnet carries both a lightly-censored and uncensored version of Art Mann Presents, depending on the time of day it airs. Since they're advertising the second season of Torchwood as airing at 7 PM, I wonder what the censorship policy will be for it.