I guess I'm one of those 18%. Lets start fresh here: I do have âoeweirdâ eyes and a âoedifferentâ brain. I can see florescent lights strobe and I suffer from functional dyslexia.
I can't see any real difference between a DvD on my SD or a Blue Ray on my LCD (it says right there on the bottom: HD). There is some. The images are a little more sharp in HD, but its nothing that makes me want toâgouge my eyes outâ. Its a very small difference in clarity and sharpness; colors are a little brighter, but that can be attributed to higher brightness settings on the LCD I guess.
But its not just my equipment at home. At school, at the mall; everywhere you look these days someone is comparing the two (oft on the chance that they might sell you on another HD product).
Frankly, I chalk up a lot of the HD craze to a case of the emperor's new clothes. Its new, its fashionable, and its expensive. So many people have spent so much money on the technology that it must be incredibly superior to SD. Its the same as FPS rates. Once you reach a certain level, the human brain stops registering the improvements. Others argue âoeNo! I must have 1000 FPS or I will go blind!â After I get into the mid-50s to 60s, its all the same to me.
So maybe there is a reason. Maybe I'm one of those 18% that just don't register the level of clarity that other people do. I'd prefer to think that than to believe that 82% of the population has been sold a pair of imaginary underwear.