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In Reply to: Re: I actually heard an ad on the radio yesterday... posted by Bruce from DC on September 22, 2005 at 11:05:16:
generally you need to sit about 2-3 screen heights away for optimal results.for a small screen, it means you need to sit very close to get the benefit of higher resolution.
HD is worth it, and can make a significant difference in the enjoyment of a movie. it makes DVDs look blurry.
For example, recently we watched Minority Report in HD with Dolby Digital 6.1 EX surround sound. Wow!
I didn't like it on DVD, because the film was deliberately shot with muted colours and lots of grain, and on DVD it looks cruddy and messy.
On HD, I can actually see the pattern of the grains, and the "gritty" look suddenly makes stylistic sense.
It's funny, but I really enjoy micro detail, like wall textures, fabric patterns on clothes, every line of wrinkle on someone's face etc. It's the equivalent to listening to micro-dynamics in audio.
You can get too much detail though, and start noticing flaws in the films. For example, it's painly obvious whenever the cinematographer in "Sleepless in Seatlle" switches to a soft lens to focus on Meg Ryan's face. And in LA Confidential, the makeup artist didn't do a great job on the gray hairs on Russell Crowe because in certain scenes you can tell they look fake.
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Follow Ups
- depends on the viewing distance ... - Christine Tham 18:47:33 09/22/05 (1)
- Too much detail can be a curse... - Jackaro 15:59:57 09/23/05 (0)
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