Hi Def at it's best

[georgiarose]

I've not long had my NEC 50" plasma and HD set top box and have been
checking out some of the HD material around of late. I must say my jaw
nearly hit the floor after seeing the IMAX "Amazon" documentary on 70 on
Saturday evening at 6:30 (Sydney). The quality (to me) was outstanding,
vastly superior to any other broadcast I've seen to date (which isn't that
much so far). I'm now hanging out for next weeks presentation.

[Steve Simpson]

> I've not long had my NEC 50" plasma and HD set top box and have been
> checking out some of the HD material around of late. I must say my jaw
> nearly hit the floor after seeing the IMAX "Amazon" documentary on 70 on
> Saturday evening at 6:30 (Sydney). The quality (to me) was outstanding,
> vastly superior to any other broadcast I've seen to date (which isn't that
> much so far). I'm now hanging out for next weeks presentation.

And that's only 576p - wait til you see a -true- HD picture (on a true HD
display)

[georgiarose]

"Steve Simpson" <guest@anon.com> wrote in message
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>> I've not long had my NEC 50" plasma and HD set top box and have been
>> checking out some of the HD material around of late. I must say my jaw
>> nearly hit the floor after seeing the IMAX "Amazon" documentary on 70 on
>> Saturday evening at 6:30 (Sydney). The quality (to me) was outstanding,
>> vastly superior to any other broadcast I've seen to date (which isn't
>> that much so far). I'm now hanging out for next weeks presentation.
>
> And that's only 576p - wait til you see a -true- HD picture (on a true HD
> display)
>
>

Yes indeed. It is hard to imagine an image could be even better than that!!

[Ben Thomas]

georgiarose wrote:
> I've not long had my NEC 50" plasma and HD set top box and have been
> checking out some of the HD material around of late. I must say my jaw
> nearly hit the floor after seeing the IMAX "Amazon" documentary on 70 on
> Saturday evening at 6:30 (Sydney). The quality (to me) was outstanding,
> vastly superior to any other broadcast I've seen to date (which isn't that
> much so far). I'm now hanging out for next weeks presentation.
>
>

Pity Seven's HD looks no better than their SD on my HD display. See, my HD
display is a 1024x1024 ALIS panel, which is interlaced, so progressive signals
get converted to interlaced and I lose the benefit. Some dark scenes look almost
blocky on the HD channel compared to the SD channel.

I've seen some 1080i stuff though, and that looks bloody awesome on my display.

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Ben Thomas - Software Engineer - Melbourne, Australia

My Digital World:
Kodak DX6490, Canon i9950, Pioneer A05;
Hitachi 37" HD plasma display, DGTEC 2000A,
Denon 2800, H/K AVR4500, Whatmough Encore;
Sony Ericsson K700i, Palm Tungsten T.

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[hb]

"Ben Thomas" <nosp@m.thanks.mate> wrote in message
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> georgiarose wrote:
> > I've not long had my NEC 50" plasma and HD set top box and have been
> > checking out some of the HD material around of late. I must say my jaw
> > nearly hit the floor after seeing the IMAX "Amazon" documentary on 70 on
> > Saturday evening at 6:30 (Sydney). The quality (to me) was outstanding,
> > vastly superior to any other broadcast I've seen to date (which isn't
that
> > much so far). I'm now hanging out for next weeks presentation.
> >
> >

You can see some HD samples courtesy of microsoft - only on your computer,
unless you can connect it to your TV.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/content_provider/film/ContentShowcase.aspx

[justin]

It's debatable as to whether 1024x1024 ALIS panels are really high def. The
fact that it's not capable of progessive scan is a worry. If you take the
generally accepted standard (outside of Australia's warped standards) of HD
being either 720p or 1080i, you'll note that your screen is incapable of
displaying either natively. I'd be more comfortable if these screens were
marketed as ED (extended definition). That being said, they do look awsome
with a 1080i signal.

The misunderstandings, misnomers & straight out lies about digital TV in
Australia are appaling. As of December, only 658000 STB's had been sold in
Austrlia. Compare that with DVD player sales & then consider how many hours
of FTA most people watch compared to DVD. In a public company, if you'd
presided over such a failed introduction of a technology, you wouldn't have
retired gracefully & swanned off to a private consultancy. You also wouldn't
have been in your late 50's & completely out of touch with technology.

"Ben Thomas" <nosp@m.thanks.mate> wrote in message
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>
> Pity Seven's HD looks no better than their SD on my HD display. See, my HD
> display is a 1024x1024 ALIS panel, which is interlaced, so progressive
> signals get converted to interlaced and I lose the benefit. Some dark
> scenes look almost blocky on the HD channel compared to the SD channel.
>
> I've seen some 1080i stuff though, and that looks bloody awesome on my
> display.
>
> --
> --
> Ben Thomas - Software Engineer - Melbourne, Australia
>
> My Digital World:
> Kodak DX6490, Canon i9950, Pioneer A05;
> Hitachi 37" HD plasma display, DGTEC 2000A,
> Denon 2800, H/K AVR4500, Whatmough Encore;
> Sony Ericsson K700i, Palm Tungsten T.
>
> Disclaimer:
> Opinions, conclusions, and other information in this message that do not
> relate to the official business of my employer shall be understood as
> neither
> given nor endorsed by it.