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Jerry,
Ah ha. Not only do you admit to watching the "dead" format of optical discs. But you even go so far as to state that some of your optical disc movies aren't even available on HD disc. Does this mean you can't stream these movies? I don't get it you say discs are dead but you are holding them? Do you mean that they're "almost dead" but not quite? Even more amazing is the fact that you admit that you can't stream them otherwise you would sell the discs right?
As I've been saying for about 100 plus posts now many people are getting good use out of HD-DVD and Blu-Rays on a day-to-day basis, right now, while we wait for a more full featured streaming network solution. I've been watching 2 HD optical rental disc per week from Netflix since I got up HTPC up and running two months ago. It has already been worth it for me.
And I wasn't bragging about my 1080p TV, only stating how HD optical discs look great on a monitor that natively supports them. You see Blu-Rays will often have bit rate peaks at 30Mbps or more.
I am very frugal with my money. My last "large" screen TV was a JVC 32" model purchased in 1998! This was a BIG purchase for me and I investigated the market for over a year.
As far as 1080p being "BS." For some people yes. I don't like to make blanket generalizations like that. You see I needed 1080p because since I'm using it as a HTPC monitor it's really nice to have that extra resolution for computer work. In addition in a 52" size I believe with good 1080p content you can see a difference in resolution during video playback. But 720p is fantastic too. I believe that the industry is still working on making each of those 1080p pixels count. They're doing it better with 720p. And we all know that SD is at the pinnacle of it's evolution. I plan to have this TV for a number of years and would like to be able to "grow into" the 1080p content as it gets better and better.
I'm in between video cameras at the moment. I am very interested in large RGB CMOS cameras like the Red One but at $17k for body only it's way out of my budget. These large single RGB CMOS cameras look to be very promising. They operate much like digital SLRs in many cases, sometimes recording a RAW format that is "developed" in the NLE. Pretty neat since all you need get right when shooting is focus and exposure. All else occurs in the NLE. Very natural workflow if you're used to using a dSLR.
In addition the large sensors, not using Bayer filters, have better light sensitivity due to less photosite filtering, and the large size of the filters. They also have color accuracy on par with 3 sensor cameras since there is no color interpolation as with Bayer. Lattitude is nearly as good as film. And the large sensors allow for shallow depth of field. Yes I have a feeling the prices on this technology will plummet in the near future.
Jerry you know I have a strong dislike of interlaced cameras in this age of natively progressive display devices. I also don't like to deal with pulldown to get framerates. And I also like full raster formats. I'm having hard time finding a camera that fits my bill within my budget. It's generally known that current 3 CCD cameras (1/3" sensors) are about 2 or 3 stops short of film lattitude. I am leaning toward single RGB CMOS cameras like the Sony V1, but that's an expensive one too!
Ah ha. Not only do you admit to watching the "dead" format of optical discs. But you even go so far as to state that some of your optical disc movies aren't even available on HD disc. Does this mean you can't stream these movies? I don't get it you say discs are dead but you are holding them? Do you mean that they're "almost dead" but not quite? Even more amazing is the fact that you admit that you can't stream them otherwise you would sell the discs right?
As I've been saying for about 100 plus posts now many people are getting good use out of HD-DVD and Blu-Rays on a day-to-day basis, right now, while we wait for a more full featured streaming network solution. I've been watching 2 HD optical rental disc per week from Netflix since I got up HTPC up and running two months ago. It has already been worth it for me.
And I wasn't bragging about my 1080p TV, only stating how HD optical discs look great on a monitor that natively supports them. You see Blu-Rays will often have bit rate peaks at 30Mbps or more.
I am very frugal with my money. My last "large" screen TV was a JVC 32" model purchased in 1998! This was a BIG purchase for me and I investigated the market for over a year.
As far as 1080p being "BS." For some people yes. I don't like to make blanket generalizations like that. You see I needed 1080p because since I'm using it as a HTPC monitor it's really nice to have that extra resolution for computer work. In addition in a 52" size I believe with good 1080p content you can see a difference in resolution during video playback. But 720p is fantastic too. I believe that the industry is still working on making each of those 1080p pixels count. They're doing it better with 720p. And we all know that SD is at the pinnacle of it's evolution. I plan to have this TV for a number of years and would like to be able to "grow into" the 1080p content as it gets better and better.
I'm in between video cameras at the moment. I am very interested in large RGB CMOS cameras like the Red One but at $17k for body only it's way out of my budget. These large single RGB CMOS cameras look to be very promising. They operate much like digital SLRs in many cases, sometimes recording a RAW format that is "developed" in the NLE. Pretty neat since all you need get right when shooting is focus and exposure. All else occurs in the NLE. Very natural workflow if you're used to using a dSLR.
In addition the large sensors, not using Bayer filters, have better light sensitivity due to less photosite filtering, and the large size of the filters. They also have color accuracy on par with 3 sensor cameras since there is no color interpolation as with Bayer. Lattitude is nearly as good as film. And the large sensors allow for shallow depth of field. Yes I have a feeling the prices on this technology will plummet in the near future.
Jerry you know I have a strong dislike of interlaced cameras in this age of natively progressive display devices. I also don't like to deal with pulldown to get framerates. And I also like full raster formats. I'm having hard time finding a camera that fits my bill within my budget. It's generally known that current 3 CCD cameras (1/3" sensors) are about 2 or 3 stops short of film lattitude. I am leaning toward single RGB CMOS cameras like the Sony V1, but that's an expensive one too!
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