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I have a brand-new 32" Sharp LCD and Toshiba HD-A20 HD DVD player. The two are configured for 1080p, connected via HDMI, and "Planet Earth" in true high-def is a sight to see! But for most of the other HD movies I've watched to date:
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
40 Year Old Virgin
Failure To Launch
Batman Begins
Bourne Supremacy
Pitch Black
Manchurian Candidate
Babel
(and so on)
Although the clarity and definition look terrific if I concentrate on them, I usually prefer to just let myself get sucked into the story, and when I do that, the differences between a good upscaled 480p DVD and true 1080p high-def seems pretty minor (documentaries like Planet Earth excepted!)
What do you folks think?
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Even though you may believe that you are watching "TRUE HD" its not
going to happen in your home. You are watching a compressed signal
its good ,really really good compression but it's still compressed.
Uncompressed 1920x1080p24 8 bit 4:4:4 sampling is 142 MB a sec
I think thats over 200 gigs of information for an hour of footage and
just not possible at home.
Our home monitors are capable of much more than home
sources can deliver right now. Smaller screens play nicer
with 480 & 720 flavors and a big screen will need the extra
pixels but will also show some of the compromises of
compression.
...DLP-type RPTV. The HDs look SO much better that I sell or give away my same-title DVDs immediately. I can get sucked into the story more effectively when I'm not distracted by low-quality images, and that's what many DVDs now look like to me.
I've had an HD player for about 2 months and have accumulated 32 HD DVDs with 16 more preordered. I'm not an HD DVD fanboy...I don't buy every HD that I can find. I love movies but am fairly discriminating about what I buy (and attend).
Hi def not only works for me, I love it.
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I have a 50" screen and proper viewing distance.
With a combo like that, you can READILY see the difference between SD and HD.
There is also a hands-down winner when you upscale to the higher resolutions from SD.
So PQ is (generally) dependent on the following factors (IMHO):
1. Screen size
2. Viewing distance
3. Set quality
So do you see the need for HD on a 19" set? Probably not...
On a 100" screen? At the proper viewing distance yeah, most likely.
YMMV,
DeeCee
How many folks have DVD players hooked up via component to begin with? How many folks have TVs that are more than 32"?
There is no doubting or questioning DVD has become very popular over the years and perhaps one would be in the minority if they still have VHS per se. But the emphasis isn't because of picture or sound quality per se while that is attainable.
Putting PQ into perspective, how many folks have high resolution PC monitors/displays or digital cameras or go to specific theaters because the quality of the film transfer is better?
This is a tough tough sale. DVD players hook up to most any TV folks have now. No doubting that eventually folks will have the display they may need for HD DVD but it is going to be a very slow process.
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Or you need to sit much closer. The differences between 480 and 1080p is not subtle. Besides better detail, check out Chronicles of Riddick for detail, colors are also better, they really POP on Swordfish (the little red dress). It obviously doesn't help the story, but the extra detail did help add realism to Children of Men, Total Recall, Riddick, etc. I have to admit, that Sci-Fi seems to benefit alot from HD. Perhyaps because its more visually oriented than other genres. Overall though, it helps you forget you are watching a movie.
Jack
It means a lot for 100+" screens. I have a definite preference for (true) HD when watching on the big screen. SD broadcasts are almost untolerable, DVDs upsampled to 720p are barely tolerable, but true 1080i/720p are definitely more desirable. And when I upgrade to a 1080p display, I may find even 1080i/720p to be a nuisance.
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