-Paying $25 for an SACD because of it's "higher quality" and hearing a constant hum in the background caused intentionally by their anti-piracy measures (because people who rip MP3s really care about the higher bit-rate version of the disc, and doesn't intentionally ruining the quality defeat the purpose of a higher quality format? They wonder why more people aren' adopting it)
So that's what a watermark sounds like. A constant hum. Interesting. I'll have to listen to it sometime. Is the watermark also present on the redbook layer?
If the the human eye can only resolve 1.056 minutes of arc, it's not worth quibbling about arc-seconds,.
1 degree = 60 minutes of arc = 3600 seconds of arc.
Essentially, 1080i resolution starts to become important if the display occupies more than 30 degrees of arc, and 720p is useful if the display occupies more than 20 degrees of arc. So, if you want to save money on a television, increase the distance between couch and screen (so you can't discern individual scan-lines or blocky images) And if the movie watching experience seems less immersive, repeat this mantra.
I saved a couple hundred bucks by not getting a newfangled television.
On the other hand, some people like to watch movies at home. Strange, that.
But perhaps you're right. Perhaps there is no particular advantage to viewing a film with a setup that fills a larger fraction of ones field of vision, just as there's no particular advantage associated with stereo imaging.
To tell the truth, I have an very small hdtv setup, and it isn't (even close to being) large enough that the full 720x1280 resolution can be appreciated. For me, it's sufficient that it look and sound as good as a DVD. NTSC fails at that. Had I a larger display or a DVD with weaker upscaling unit, I might be tempted to go for Bluray/HD-DVD. But it's not completely out of the question.
Many, if not most of the newer DVD-A and SACD releases feature some kind of multichannel mix. The purist may be shocked, but many of the Bob Dylan rereleases have been remixed for surround sound. Some recordings were originally three track recordings (Miles Davis "Kind of Blue", for instance), and SACD can take advantage of this, when appropriate.
Of course, if you have speakers good enough to reproduce the advantages of stereo high resolution audio, so much the better.
Your what? Did you say that your TV had great sound? Maybe you should acquire a good receiver and speakers, and introduce your ears to dts or dolby digital...
IIRC, ICT down-reses the picture to 540x960, which is then upscaled to 1080i, or 720p. I've seen a site that attempts to compare downresed hdtv with dvd. Although the comparison used photoshop, which has a good scaling algorithm, downrezed hdvd suffers from fewer artifacts, and apparently has better color definition than dvd. The comparisons were made before HDVD became available, so an update would be most welcome.
IMO, it seems that a better use for these large capacity DVDs would be to put entire seasons of standard def material on one disc.
Some executives appear to have the same attitude. Take "House", for instance. It's broadcast in 720p, with dolby digital 5.1. Looks quite impressive. The first season recently came out, and for some reason, it's 4:3 letter-boxed. I think I'll be keeping my virtual-dvhs recordings...
Our "low fat" yoghurt has about half. When we were touring the U.S. and Canada my wife was shocked how fat and sugary all the foodstuffs in the supermarkets over there are. She's very aware of food caloric and fat content because she's an athlete. It was hard to find good quality food.
Did you know that Indian yoghurts can be approximated by using a 75% yogurt, 25% sour cream mixture?
Yes. I meant it in jest. When I used linux, I did rely on at least one closed source linux product-- Waterloo's Maple V, and I do remember panicking when a Red Hat upgrade broke it. (The fix was very trivial, and involved reinstalling a "obsolete" library.)
However, I'm also reminded of why Richard Stallman became so radicalized. As he tells it, the germ was planted when he discovered that a NDA prevented him from modifying a "buggy" printer driver,
No, it's not all "fine and dandy" in Linux heaven because trying to get a closed source, 5-year-old Linux application or game to run on a modern Linux distro is difficult, if not impossible.
Maybe you should look into this open source/free software thing.
You act like there was no way for the witter to write a underage sexual orgy without resorting in softcore pornography. The truth is, the witter made the choice to illustrate it that way. There are also many places for softcore porn writers to do their thing, like Cinemax pretty much all the time.
Witter? Yes, we need wittier television. Too bad futurama was canceled. I'm not sure what the business about the resort is. Oh... He went to the Playboy Mansion for a little soiree. I guess you could say we resorted there. Why is the writer illustrating? Hire a proper artist.
OK, it doesn't bother me, but there are people that want ZERO sexual content on TV. They are co-owners fo the airwaves too, same as all the rest of us, and they have to be accomodated in some way I suppose. Equal treatment under law and all that. It is a big Bell Curve out there, and *someone* has to sit at the other end of the tolerance scale. What about the people who would enjoy hardcore pornography on broadcast TV. There are two ends to the tolerance scale. bell curve and all that.
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-Paying $25 for an SACD because of it's "higher quality" and hearing a constant hum in the background caused intentionally by their anti-piracy measures (because people who rip MP3s really care about the higher bit-rate version of the disc, and doesn't intentionally ruining the quality defeat the purpose of a higher quality format? They wonder why more people aren' adopting it)
So that's what a watermark sounds like. A constant hum. Interesting. I'll have to listen to it sometime. Is the watermark also present on the redbook layer?
1 degree = 60 minutes of arc = 3600 seconds of arc.
Essentially, 1080i resolution starts to become important if the display occupies more than 30 degrees of arc, and 720p is useful if the display occupies more than 20 degrees of arc. So, if you want to save money on a television, increase the distance between couch and screen (so you can't discern individual scan-lines or blocky images) And if the movie watching experience seems less immersive, repeat this mantra.
On the other hand, some people like to watch movies at home. Strange, that.
Yes, it's better. I have decent speakers, though.
correction: It's 1.056 minutes of arc. I believe this paper, which argues against the adoption of high definition explains how the figure was derived.
But perhaps you're right. Perhaps there is no particular advantage to viewing a film with a setup that fills a larger fraction of ones field of vision, just as there's no particular advantage associated with stereo imaging.
To tell the truth, I have an very small hdtv setup, and it isn't (even close to being) large enough that the full 720x1280 resolution can be appreciated. For me, it's sufficient that it look and sound as good as a DVD. NTSC fails at that. Had I a larger display or a DVD with weaker upscaling unit, I might be tempted to go for Bluray/HD-DVD. But it's not completely out of the question.
The cheapest 16x9 tube HDTVs at best buy are about $550 (for a 16:9 30 inch tube). Less for a 4:3 set, but...
And if you can do without HDCP (because you've followed Felton's hints) you can repurpose a computer display, Small, though.
why are you watching television from 12 feet away?
but, if you want to calculate the required screen size, you can use trig and the following fact: Humans can resoluve 1.5 minutes of arc...
Many, if not most of the newer DVD-A and SACD releases feature some kind of multichannel mix. The purist may be shocked, but many of the Bob Dylan rereleases have been remixed for surround sound. Some recordings were originally three track recordings (Miles Davis "Kind of Blue", for instance), and SACD can take advantage of this, when appropriate.
Of course, if you have speakers good enough to reproduce the advantages of stereo high resolution audio, so much the better.
elite few?
The elite few use projectors and anamorphic lenses in a 2.35:1 Constant Image Height configuration.
HDTVs are not elite goods.
That's a trick question. The fixed pixel HDTVs generally available for sale are 1280x720, 1366x768, or 1920x1080.
1920x1200 may be available with a (expensive) computer display, but not in a TV.
I don't think I've used 800x600 in many years.
Exquisite! Well, at least exquisitely copied from The National Review .
Much of the differences between the us and uk are explained quite well in The Federalist Papers
The UK is quite the nanny state, isn't it? And now Oklahoma is following this lead.
My TV has a great picture and great sound
Your what? Did you say that your TV had great sound? Maybe you should acquire a good receiver and speakers, and introduce your ears to dts or dolby digital...
IIRC, ICT down-reses the picture to 540x960, which is then upscaled to 1080i, or 720p. I've seen a site that attempts to compare downresed hdtv with dvd. Although the comparison used photoshop, which has a good scaling algorithm, downrezed hdvd suffers from fewer artifacts, and apparently has better color definition than dvd. The comparisons were made before HDVD became available, so an update would be most welcome.
IMO, it seems that a better use for these large capacity DVDs would be to put entire seasons of standard def material on one disc.
Some executives appear to have the same attitude. Take "House", for instance. It's broadcast in 720p, with dolby digital 5.1. Looks quite impressive. The first season recently came out, and for some reason, it's 4:3 letter-boxed. I think I'll be keeping my virtual-dvhs recordings...
No, but hdcp (the encryption regime used on dvi/hdmi video signals) is known to be insecure
Critical commentaries can also be quite good. The Alexander Sesonske commentary on 'The Rules of the Game' is one of the best I've heard.
42" is EXTREMELY small
Not everyone has your budget.
Did you know that Indian yoghurts can be approximated by using a 75% yogurt, 25% sour cream mixture?
Why is there sugar in spaghetti sauce?
Because the recipe calls for it? It's not completely unheard of to add a teaspoon of sugar.
Yes. I meant it in jest. When I used linux, I did rely on at least one closed source linux product-- Waterloo's Maple V, and I do remember panicking when a Red Hat upgrade broke it. (The fix was very trivial, and involved reinstalling a "obsolete" library.)
However, I'm also reminded of why Richard Stallman became so radicalized. As he tells it, the germ was planted when he discovered that a NDA prevented him from modifying a "buggy" printer driver,
No, it's not all "fine and dandy" in Linux heaven because trying to get a closed source, 5-year-old Linux application or game to run on a modern Linux distro is difficult, if not impossible.
Maybe you should look into this open source/free software thing.
You act like there was no way for the witter to write a underage sexual orgy without resorting in softcore pornography. The truth is, the witter made the choice to illustrate it that way. There are also many places for softcore porn writers to do their thing, like Cinemax pretty much all the time.
Witter? Yes, we need wittier television. Too bad futurama was canceled. I'm not sure what the business about the resort is. Oh... He went to the Playboy Mansion for a little soiree. I guess you could say we resorted there.
Why is the writer illustrating? Hire a proper artist.
It really had no value and nothing redeeming.
Did you watch the entire episode?
OK, it doesn't bother me, but there are people that want ZERO sexual content on TV. They are co-owners fo the airwaves too, same as all the rest of us, and they have to be accomodated in some way I suppose. Equal treatment under law and all that. It is a big Bell Curve out there, and *someone* has to sit at the other end of the tolerance scale.
What about the people who would enjoy hardcore pornography on broadcast TV. There are two ends to the tolerance scale. bell curve and all that.