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Hi def and classic films

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DavidLD

most interesting article at link below
hi def and classic films (Open in New Window)

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Agree with the others.... - JimL 11:09:43 09/06/11 (0)
the reason I bought a plasma is it DIDN'T make a movie look like video, but more like film.
But he asks a shallow question - Poles Apart 10:15:03 09/05/11 (0)
"As one friend of mine put it, in our newest and best technology, why should we have to go in and adjust settings to make a movie look more like a movie?"

Because TVs (esp. plasmas and LCDs) come adjusted to make video shows look sharper than they even are... not to mention color temperature issues and gamma. The fault, dear author, lies not in Blu-ray technology, rather in our sets.

Both films mentioned look grand on my 8ft projection screen, nor do I especially notice any warts.

P.A.
RE: Hi def and classic films - mbnx01 09:53:27 09/05/11 (1)
So film looks like video on an LCD tv.
I think LCD tv's are unwatchable for serious movie watching.
This is not news.
I would be interested to see what he thought of seeing the same thing on a plasma.

"Lock up when you're done and don't touch the piano."
-Greg House

Edits: 09/05/11
- film doesn't have to look like video on LCD TVs - pbarach 14:58:31 09/06/11 (0)
  If the motion-smoothing feature is turned on, then everything looks like video. People often refer to this as the "soap opera effect." It's great to prevent motion blur on live-action sports programs, but it should be turned off for filmed materials. It's also possible to make films look unreal by using excessive edge enhancement, which can occur in the player, the receiver. or the TV, depending on how everything is hooked up. Often this feature can be turned OFF.
  
  BTW I saw the same video ("RED SHOES") on Blu-Ray that the article's author did, on my new 1080p Samsung LCD TV, and it certainly did NOT look unreal when the Samsung AutoMotion feature was turned off.

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