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Posted by MassiveProng on 03/24/07 06:06
On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:46:36 -0700, WinField <doghouse@operamail.com>
Gave us:
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>Dick Sidbury wrote:
>> In article <mQUMh.77958$p17.21450@newsfe11.phx>,
>> WinField <doghouse@operamail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>I...?????
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>>> High-definition (HD)content makes standard DVDs look soft and blurry.
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>>
>> Well, maybe. I was in Bestbuy a week or so ago and in Circuit city
>> yesterday. Both stores were running a BluRay demo disk that had DVD on
>> half the screen and BR on the other half. The TV was a 1080p probably 40
>> something inch system and while the difference was detectable, IMHO the
>> difference was small. Now I'll readily admit that my eyes are not as
>> good as they were when I was 25, but I just don't see the dramatic
>> difference between DVD and HiDef DVD.
>>
>> dick
>> -- certainly not enough to justify a 2x price in disks and a 5x to 10x
>> price difference in players.
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>
> Your point is well taken, and I see things exactly as you describe
>above. Let me clarify ...
>
> I just recently had a high-horsepower computer built for me, with a
>GTS-8800 video card that seems to work well for high-definition media.
How much RAM? Hope you didn't buy the baseline job.
Also, brand matters as well.
>
> I also got myself a Dell 24" wide-screen monitor rated at 1920 x 1200
>native resolution. Now, I sit ~3 to 3 1/2 feet away from this puppy.
Yep... puppy being the key word. Should have bought one of the big
dogs. I sit 6 feet from my 32".
> HD material looks VERY much better on the Dell - I can't hardly stand
>watching standard DVD's anymore on the PC. Luckily, standard DVD's
>still look fine on my 36" Sony (old-fashioned 4:3 CRT television).
Well mastered material like "King Kong", etc. Look good from the
standard DVD on an upconverting player, but the HD release is better.
> Maybe the biggest factor is eyeball to screen viewing distance?
No. Reg. old 4:3 sets at 640 x 480 are old, and grainy by the
standards of any discerning eye. It appears as if you may have
acquired such an eye.
> Maybe
>the computer simply has better codecs/hardware than the stand-alone BD &
>Toshiba players?
Huh? What a lame assumption. My HD DVD feeds this monitor much
better than watching the material through the PC's drive.
> Plasma and LCD panel prices are supposed to take a major price dip
>towards the end of this year (so I have read). I'm hoping to pick up on
>a HDTV and have my fingers crossed that it (HD-television) will dazzle
>me with vibrant colors and crisp detail on HD-playback. Just like the Dell.
Whatever. Wait for OLED.
> Only the Shadow Knows,
All caps crap.
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