Comparison: Hi-Def DVD vr Standard DVD

Early B.

BIZILL wrote:

case in point, i've enjoyed some **** in hd widescreen via spice networks and dtv. side by side comparison with standard digital satellite vs hd and you could see minute vericose veins and stretchmarks on certain lovely ladies on the hd feed. hidden in the standard format. bottom line.

oh, yeah, and also certain hair/skin follicles from shaving.

Yuck. That's disgusting.:eek:

A little too much info, bro.

unc2701

Yeah, I'm filing that under TMI, too.

Anyhow, given that film is far sharper than HD, I gotta disagree with the idea that current resolutions are sufficient. Maybe on a small TV, but even on my 30" TV I can immediately tell when the shows are HD- and my eyesight SUCKS.

BIZILL

the truth shall set you free. i'm just not diggin' some opinions. well, i just hope they are all experienced opinions. come on over for some dinner and put back some beers and i'll show you a difference that is the likes of night and day.

Meeks32

Im more excited by the new surround sound formats that will come from HD-dvd & blu-ray than the enhanced screen resolution.

BIZILL

i as well. question is.....will harman/kardon release a firmware update to enable me to utilize the new format/s?

drew spelts

Bizill is right. I just got done hanging at a friends house that has a 62" DLP Toshiba and you have to have high def or else it just looks like crap. We played fight night #3 on the ole' X-Box 360 and let me just say wow it was amazing except the sound because he uses Cerwin surround system with a Klipsch Sub and I told him that if he ever wanted to hear a really nice sound system to come on over and be prepared for the jaw dropping effect.

bknauss

BIZILL wrote:

case in point, i've enjoyed some **** in hd widescreen via spice networks and dtv. side by side comparison with standard digital satellite vs hd and you could see minute vericose veins and stretchmarks on certain lovely ladies on the hd feed. hidden in the standard format. bottom line.

oh, yeah, and also certain hair/skin follicles from shaving.

Have you happened to watch Island Fever 3? I saw the trailer and the detail is beyond amazing. I think its a 720p movie.

bknauss

unc2701 wrote:

Uhhh... damn near all of them use film. Use of DV cameras has been very limited- mostly indie films. Lucas & others have been pushing for all digital distribution, but only a few films have been recorded that way & they all use cameras with resolutions well beyond 1080. Also, for digitally enhanced shots (or any rendered shots) they have to do the resolution waaaaay beyond 1080. It has to be sharp enough that people aren't going to notice pixels on a 50 foot screen. So- there might be few indie films that won't get anything from HD, but just about anything pre Canon XL-1 and post Star Wars Episode 1 work just fine.

I fall back to my excuse of not being a film expert

BIZILL

bknauss wrote:

Have you happened to watch Island Fever 3? I saw the trailer and the detail is beyond amazing. I think its a 720p movie.

PLAY IT VIA WHAT MEDIUM? COMPUTER HOOKED TO TV? I'LL HAVE TO KEEP AN EAGLE EYE OUT FOR THAT ONE, BRO....."ONE CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MUCH HIGH QUALITY ****." (MY BOSS)