One thing that annoys me about NHL Center Ice is that it’s not HD. Here I have a 10-foot TV screen and I can watch ESPN HD so crisp that you can see the beads of sweat on the football players’ faces. But when it comes to hockey, there’s not a single HD station to be found.
I never thought, when I first decided to get HDTV, that I’d become so addicted to HD. But on a screen this big, it’s like the difference between VHS and DVD. You don’t really notice going to the higher-definition format, but you really notice whenever you see something in the older format. And this is especially true, IMHO, of sports.
So why can’t I get hockey in HD? It’s ridiculous. I know, for instance, that this particular game I’m watching has an HD feed, and yet Center Ice is showing it to me in standard def. I’d be happy to pay for it, just give me HD hockey!
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