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  1. Re:Fantastic on Excellent Hacks to the ReplayTV 4000 · · Score: 1
    Dish Network has one in the works, but it will require a subscription to their service. It will also require an additional dish, since HDTV programming is broadcast from satellites at 61 and 148 degrees (mainstream programming is broadcast from 110 and 119).

    It's probably at least a year away.

  2. Image stability is much better on Lack of Digital Screens for Attack of the Clones · · Score: 1
    I've made it a point to see a couple of animated movies (Toy Story II and Monsters, Inc.) in a DLP theater. The CGI looks really good.

    I've also seen at least one live-action movie in the same theater, and didn't notice any resolution or artifact problems. However, after watching a large-screen TV hooked to a satellite system for the past couple of years, I'm used to those.

    But, my favorite part about digital projection is that the projected image is absolutely stable. On the large screen in a theater, I've noticed the slight differences in film image registration cause the projected image to jump around. This may be a function of print wear, but I've seen a few movies that were so bad that the image motion almost made me queasy.

    I eventually get used to it. But, it is really distracting at the beginning of the movie.

  3. Re:space opera on Joss Whedon Is Creating a Sci-Fi Drama For Fox · · Score: 1
    I would love to see a straight up western transposed into outer space.

    Check out Outland. It's High Noon set in a mining output on moon around Jupiter.