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Apple TV "Barely Watchable"
lpangelrob writes "Peter Svensson of the Associated Press reviews the Apple TV, and comes away less than impressed.While the Apple TV gets solid marks for "a very iPod-like interface, commendably clear and easy to use", the Apple TV experience falls apart on an HD television. The reviewer notes that "videos from Apple's online iTunes store look horrible on an HDTV set. The movies and TV shows have the same nominal resolution as DVDs, but look much blurrier, approaching the look of standard-definition broadcast TV.'"
I completely agree with the poster above. I had the same complaints when someone forwarded it to me a few days ago.
I guess you kind of got my point -- because you are telling it back to me. South Park animation is purposely primitive -- it doesn't stink, because if you've ever tried to do cartooning -- it's all about conveying the message and what you take "out" more than what you leave in. Anyone can render a realistic human with a 3d model today -- that's not the ponit of a good cartoon.
The reason I was comparing South Park to the Flinstones -- was that they are basically the same quality of art. South Park just is much more funny and better written. I don't remember laughing out loud at any flintstones as a kid -- just being mildly entertained because it was animated.
but the animation of the 1930s & 1940s is truly special -- if you mean the disney movies I agree. If you mean Tom and Jerry or HB or anything on the TV I'd disagree. Looney Tunes however was very good for TV when you look at animation -- just not at the true level of art that you saw from Disney where people would study how things moved and how light passed through trees.
In general -- I was just having fun with the topic. Cartoons today though, are finally fulfilling the many areas that they had the potential to fill.
And growing up on comic books -- it's nice to see Hollywood bringing these to life.
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