Anybody using SDTV and HDTV in same main/TV room?

[Heywould3]

It's still 300 watts of power coming out of the TV and ultimately heating up the room.

Ok, you obviously just like to argue. You win. Have a happy.

This not meant as an arguement just a statement and a question. first? do you own a lcd tv or plama? ihave a 42" lcd and its damn warm around the tv more so then my 36" crt by far. and its only 280watts if i remember.. but if you move to the 50" plasma the watts jump to somewhere near 600. that would be hot hot in compairison dont ya think? and all the heat comes out the top and sides of the tv even for rear projection. since heat rises they put the vents on the top there wouldnt be so many topics around the heat of lcd/plasma if owners didnt notice a difference dont ya think

[Megahurts]

Power results for a Westinghouse 47" LCD flat panel.
Total power consumption is always constant with an LCD display except for backlight setting.
These are my results with the Westy and a watt meter adjusting the backlight setting:

.... Watts
0 = 100 watchable in a darker room
10 = 112
20 = 120
30 = 130
40 = 150 the setting I use for a normal lit room
50 = 165
60 = 175
70 = 190
80 = 215
90 = 235
100 = 250 torch mode for the legally blind

There are a few newer LCD displays that adjust the backlight with the video content. The average backlight can still be adjusted.

[lacywest]

Why not just watch both on the HDTV?

Cuz people keep telling me SD (like from sat) won't look too hot on a large HDTV.

What size of screen are we talking about ... my Sony HDTV in the living room is 51 inch and the Sci-Fi channel looks good.

In the last 2 weeks ... I've been tweaking the settings on the ZOOM Feature on both of my HDTVs ... I have a 42" Panasonic Plasma in the bedroom ... I've got the Sci-Fi picture letterbox show ... filling the whole screen on my 42"

[edDV]

I draw the line at watching old VHS EP stuff on a big screen. It looks better on an interlace CRT TV.

Sat SD channels are 480x480 to 540x480. That's not much to feed a 1920x1080 display.