Comments on: HDTV Is So Last Gen — Give Me My Ultra HD http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/04/30/hdtv-is-so-last-gen-%e2%80%94-give-me-my-ultra-hd/ General interest observations and true web-log. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:31:42 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: kris2pe http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/04/30/hdtv-is-so-last-gen-%e2%80%94-give-me-my-ultra-hd/comment-page-1/#comment-137473 kris2pe Tue, 02 May 2006 08:00:34 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=5193#comment-137473 I agree! Yes we have satellite & Yes I get to see American tv programs like Conan or Lost or American Idol! Is the Sony Wega able to project HD quality? Not sure coz Conan is an HD broadcast program & all I notice is that the aspect ratio is much wider! Maybe its downgraded on converted I don't know! But I do get to see HD rips on the net! ;-) I agree! Yes we have satellite & Yes I get to see American tv programs like Conan or Lost or American Idol!
Is the Sony Wega able to project HD quality? Not sure coz Conan is an HD broadcast program & all I notice is that the aspect ratio is much wider!
Maybe its downgraded on converted I don’t know! But I do get to see HD rips on the net! ;-)

]]> By: Mark T. http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/04/30/hdtv-is-so-last-gen-%e2%80%94-give-me-my-ultra-hd/comment-page-1/#comment-137213 Mark T. Tue, 02 May 2006 02:46:53 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=5193#comment-137213 kris2pe, don't knock HD until you've seen it. It is very nice. And, yes, you can see detail that makes it seem like the people are actually in the room with you. Nature shows are amazing on HD! Plasma HDTV's are great and you are right about their lifespan (which can be short), but you can do just fine with a CRT HDTV. I have a widescreen RCA 38" CRT HDTV and it looks great at 1080i. It even has a HD DirecTV decoder built in. The useful life of this TV will likely be 10 to 20 years of reliable use. Don't they have satellite in the "3rd world"? That is probably the easiest way for you to get HD. kris2pe, don’t knock HD until you’ve seen it. It is very nice. And, yes, you can see detail that makes it seem like the people are actually in the room with you. Nature shows are amazing on HD!

Plasma HDTV’s are great and you are right about their lifespan (which can be short), but you can do just fine with a CRT HDTV. I have a widescreen RCA 38″ CRT HDTV and it looks great at 1080i. It even has a HD DirecTV decoder built in. The useful life of this TV will likely be 10 to 20 years of reliable use.

Don’t they have satellite in the “3rd world”? That is probably the easiest way for you to get HD.

]]> By: Me http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/04/30/hdtv-is-so-last-gen-%e2%80%94-give-me-my-ultra-hd/comment-page-1/#comment-137062 Me Mon, 01 May 2006 22:03:22 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=5193#comment-137062 Eideard, why would anyone <i>want</i> to live in smaller homes? I want <i><b>everyone</b></i> to live in a home that could fit at least one of these in every room. That means you would need at least 12 of these babies. Eideard, why would anyone want to live in smaller homes? I want everyone to live in a home that could fit at least one of these in every room. That means you would need at least 12 of these babies.

]]> By: Luís Camacho http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/04/30/hdtv-is-so-last-gen-%e2%80%94-give-me-my-ultra-hd/comment-page-1/#comment-136688 Luís Camacho Mon, 01 May 2006 13:49:25 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=5193#comment-136688 Imagine playing Sonic 30yrs special edition on a XBox 1080 with that rez! Now that would be playing Sonic alright, not like me playing it on a GC and a 54cm SDTV :-( Imagine playing Sonic 30yrs special edition on a XBox 1080 with that rez!

Now that would be playing Sonic alright, not like me playing it on a GC and a 54cm SDTV :-(

]]> By: kris2pe http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/04/30/hdtv-is-so-last-gen-%e2%80%94-give-me-my-ultra-hd/comment-page-1/#comment-136675 kris2pe Mon, 01 May 2006 13:06:00 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=5193#comment-136675 I live in a 3rd world country & personally the signal here is all in analog! I would love to see HD videos. But the problem is buying a tv set coz I heard that only plasma tvs can project HD quality well enough. The real problem is that plasma shelf life is like 5yrs tops. Then ur force to buy a new one that is going to cost about a half mil in pesos! Besides how much detail do you really need! Our eyes can barely see the entire detail in 24 inch CRT tv how much detail do you want? To point where you can see their black heads on their face? I live in a 3rd world country & personally the signal here is all in analog! I would love to see HD videos. But the problem is buying a tv set coz I heard that only plasma tvs can project HD quality well enough. The real problem is that plasma shelf life is like 5yrs tops. Then ur force to buy a new one that is going to cost about a half mil in pesos!
Besides how much detail do you really need! Our eyes can barely see the entire detail in 24 inch CRT tv how much detail do you want? To point where you can see their black heads on their face?

]]> By: FriedTurkey http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/04/30/hdtv-is-so-last-gen-%e2%80%94-give-me-my-ultra-hd/comment-page-1/#comment-136371 FriedTurkey Mon, 01 May 2006 02:31:18 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=5193#comment-136371 The US Congress already passes legislation to phase out HDTV for Ultra HD in 2025. The law will then be extended to 2028 and then 2032.... The US Congress already passes legislation to phase out HDTV for Ultra HD in 2025. The law will then be extended to 2028 and then 2032….

]]> By: Angel H. wong http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/04/30/hdtv-is-so-last-gen-%e2%80%94-give-me-my-ultra-hd/comment-page-1/#comment-136210 Angel H. wong Sun, 30 Apr 2006 23:34:25 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=5193#comment-136210 Just imagine how good will be the smut for UHD! You could even notice when that "thing" had makeup! Just imagine how good will be the smut for UHD!

You could even notice when that “thing” had makeup!

]]> By: Richard Brill http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/04/30/hdtv-is-so-last-gen-%e2%80%94-give-me-my-ultra-hd/comment-page-1/#comment-136184 Richard Brill Sun, 30 Apr 2006 22:58:52 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=5193#comment-136184 "Give me my bugs bunny in Ultra HD TV" Uncle dave, it's a Very Realistic image. 6 times greater image resolution than today’s best standard HDTV. but How many years away before it becomes a reality in the Us market. Consumers are strugling and forced to make their first Hd tv purchase by 2009. Plus Will broadcaster upgrade thier equipment so fast? Oh you left out the best part...........$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ --Richard “Give me my bugs bunny in Ultra HD TV”
Uncle dave, it’s a Very Realistic image.
6 times greater image resolution than today’s best standard HDTV. but
How many years away before it becomes a reality in the Us market.
Consumers are strugling and forced to make their first Hd tv purchase by 2009.
Plus
Will broadcaster upgrade thier equipment so fast?
Oh you left out the best part………..$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ –Richard

]]> By: John Wofford http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/04/30/hdtv-is-so-last-gen-%e2%80%94-give-me-my-ultra-hd/comment-page-1/#comment-136149 John Wofford Sun, 30 Apr 2006 21:52:54 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=5193#comment-136149 That's nice, now if we had content worth watching we would have something. No matter the mega 100000x resolution, Gilligan is still Gilligan. That’s nice, now if we had content worth watching we would have something. No matter the mega 100000x resolution, Gilligan is still Gilligan.

]]> By: Mark T. http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/04/30/hdtv-is-so-last-gen-%e2%80%94-give-me-my-ultra-hd/comment-page-1/#comment-136121 Mark T. Sun, 30 Apr 2006 21:04:01 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=5193#comment-136121 Man, we still haven't transitioned to HDTV yet and someone is already proposing Ultra HD? What ever happened to holographic TV? Shouldn't that be on the horizon by now? I recall research from the 80's that showed holographic video images with the use of a set of laser emitters. I would love to have a twenty or thirty foot screen in Ultra HD in my stadium seating home theater room (maybe in my next house - wishful thinking). However, higher resolutions are relatively easy to accomplish. It's just a matter of money and video standards. How about somebody breaking the paradigm and giving us true 3D TV without silly goggles or glasses? Man, we still haven’t transitioned to HDTV yet and someone is already proposing Ultra HD? What ever happened to holographic TV? Shouldn’t that be on the horizon by now? I recall research from the 80’s that showed holographic video images with the use of a set of laser emitters.

I would love to have a twenty or thirty foot screen in Ultra HD in my stadium seating home theater room (maybe in my next house – wishful thinking). However, higher resolutions are relatively easy to accomplish. It’s just a matter of money and video standards. How about somebody breaking the paradigm and giving us true 3D TV without silly goggles or glasses?

]]> By: Eideard http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/04/30/hdtv-is-so-last-gen-%e2%80%94-give-me-my-ultra-hd/comment-page-1/#comment-136103 Eideard Sun, 30 Apr 2006 20:26:10 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=5193#comment-136103 Alas, it also appears to be technology meant for large theatrical spaces. The several transitions from B&W to color to Hi-Def all commit readily to individual and family use -- in appropriate spaces. While I've worked on the occasional trophy home which could [and probably would] acquire one of these monsters as soon as practical production was at hand, I think folks need smaller homes, smaller rooms and a style of living that better suits our resources and species. Yes, appropriate political analyses also follow -- if needed. I'm just waiting for the World Cup in Hi-Def, in a few more weeks. That should get me through this year in sports! Alas, it also appears to be technology meant for large theatrical spaces. The several transitions from B&W to color to Hi-Def all commit readily to individual and family use — in appropriate spaces.

While I’ve worked on the occasional trophy home which could [and probably would] acquire one of these monsters as soon as practical production was at hand, I think folks need smaller homes, smaller rooms and a style of living that better suits our resources and species.

Yes, appropriate political analyses also follow — if needed. I’m just waiting for the World Cup in Hi-Def, in a few more weeks. That should get me through this year in sports!

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