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| Subject | Re: Home Movies on Apple TV |
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| From | Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> |
| Date | 2015-08-28 14:06 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <8tSdnXCeNumWPn3InZ2dnUU7-RednZ2d@giganews.com> (permalink) |
On 2015-08-27 21:17, John McWilliams wrote: > On 8/26/15 PDT 4:20 PM, Alan Browne wrote: >> On 2015-08-26 19:09, John McWilliams wrote: >>> On 8/25/15 PDT 1:42 PM, Alan Browne wrote: >>>> On 2015-08-25 12:20, John McWilliams wrote: >>>>> On 8/25/15 PDT 8:57 AM, Alan Browne wrote: >>>>>> On 2015-08-25 00:55, John McWilliams wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> UHD is a wasteful farce. You'd need a monster screen to actually see >>>>>> that level of detail from a normal distance and viewing perspective. >>>>>> AFAIC BRD is just enough beyond resolving to be worth it. For most >>>>>> movies DVD, upsampled by a really good BR player, is more than crisp >>>>>> enough. >>>>>> >>>>> For you, but not for millions of others with discerning eyesight and >>>>> aesthetics. To each his own. DVDs are soft and rotten. >>>> >>>> My eyesight and aesthetics are more demanding than most which is why I >>>> see UH as utter tripe as few will get the high definition >>>> televisions of >>>> adequate size viewed adequately closely to benefit from the resolution. >>> >>> Your opinion is your opinion. But you make many assumptions about how >>> others will use it. Sure, there'll be misuse, just as there are dolts >>> watching SD on HD sets when all they'd need do is select the right >>> channel. >> >> There are also a lot of dolts who buy monster cable and cable lifters >> and line power conditioners and so on (so they can hear their vinyl's >> better to boot). Sad thing is that shit is expensive for zero return. >> >> I won't say that UH is the new MC, 'cause it ain't, I'll just say that >> for the very great majority of television viewers it is way beyond what >> they are going to set up in a viewing room. >> >>> And you talk of uprezzing?! Yes, good uprezzing can make a TV picture >>> better, but is a far cry from actual pixels properly interpreted. >> >> Sure. But for 95% (probably more) of my pre-BR era DVD's it is not >> worth replacing them - so upsampling is more than enough. I actually >> buy my DVD's for content that is beyond the technical visuals of it. You >> should pay attention - some have drama or comedy or tragedy or a life >> lesson far beyond the fricking x times y pixels to the point that the >> image quality is not what you're looking at. >> > Thanks for the uppity lecture. I prefer my dramas, etc. to have not only > content worth watching, but excellent PQ. The other day watched a recent movie. Still Alice. Happened to be BluRay. The image quality contributed nothing to the movie. Watched another movie "The Judge". BluRay. Image Quality contributed to a couple early establishment shots[1]. That's all. [1] There's a double meaning there that you'd have to see the movie to get, but take the above in the "movie narrative" context.
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Home Movies on Apple TV "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-08-21 18:05 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-08-21 16:36 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-08-23 18:40 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-24 12:04 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2015-08-28 11:56 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-28 14:07 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-22 10:12 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-08-22 08:48 -0700
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-22 22:10 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-23 00:42 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-23 01:42 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-23 02:11 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-23 22:34 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-24 01:04 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-08-23 13:09 -0700
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-22 20:20 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-23 01:02 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-23 09:29 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-23 14:51 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-24 12:02 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-24 16:17 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-24 17:57 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-25 01:07 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-25 11:52 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-08-25 09:05 -0700
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-25 12:15 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-25 01:08 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-08-24 21:55 -0700
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-25 11:57 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-08-25 09:20 -0700
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-08-25 13:50 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 14:23 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-25 16:46 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-08-26 16:06 -0700
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-26 19:13 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-08-26 16:04 -0700
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-26 19:11 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-08-27 00:53 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-08-27 07:53 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-08-27 18:15 -0700
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-08-28 10:17 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-08-28 10:08 -0700
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-08-28 14:03 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-28 14:08 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-08-28 14:28 -0700
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-25 16:42 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-08-26 16:09 -0700
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-26 19:20 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-08-27 18:17 -0700
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-28 14:06 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-08-28 14:36 -0700
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-28 22:01 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-08-28 22:31 -0700
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-08-29 07:46 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-25 11:53 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-25 19:31 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2015-08-25 18:29 -0700
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-08-25 18:58 -0700
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-08-26 07:39 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-08-26 16:12 -0700
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-26 20:19 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-25 13:59 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-25 11:58 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-25 19:30 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-25 16:47 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-08-26 07:37 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-26 19:10 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-27 14:10 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-08-27 01:00 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-27 08:36 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-08-28 23:19 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-08-28 17:52 -0700
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-28 22:02 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-25 21:28 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-26 19:09 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-25 13:57 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-25 11:57 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-25 21:28 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-26 19:09 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-27 14:15 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-27 18:12 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-27 17:32 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-28 00:23 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-27 20:25 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-28 00:38 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-28 14:02 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-08-28 12:36 -0700
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-28 22:00 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-08-28 19:18 -0700
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-28 08:36 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-27 17:30 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-08-23 18:31 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-08-23 13:14 -0700
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 17:29 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-08-23 13:12 -0700
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-24 12:07 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-08-24 11:04 -0700
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-24 17:59 -0400
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-08-22 08:47 -0700
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-08-23 18:38 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-08-23 13:06 -0700
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-08-24 23:15 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-08-24 16:54 -0700
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV Calum <com.gmail@nospam.scottishwildcat> - 2015-08-23 14:50 +0100
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-08-23 18:37 +0000
Re: Home Movies on Apple TV scottishwildcat@gmail.com - 2015-08-23 12:57 -0700
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