HD Killing Cinematography?

[Erik Freid]

Get a plasma!, better contrast ratio, no refresh issues, 1080P look s great. I have a Panasonic that is THX cert. and the color reproduction is fantastic (not like film) but better than any LCD/LED I have seen. The only monitor I have seen better is my friends Kuro (also a plasma) which I am serious jealous of. But he said Panasonic last year hired most of the old Kuro design team when Pioneer stopped making plasmas.

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[Eric Dole]

OK, well here’s the verdict. Got myself a LG Plasma, the picture looks great, with a 50 inch it almost feels like I have my very own projection room at home, Laurence of Arabia (my test DVD) does not look like I am watching the Soap channel, all that for 2/3 of the price of the Samsung. Others will disagree. But, I am a happy camper, life is good.

Eric

[Grinner Hester]

This was spoken much of 15 years ago or so. HD has changed everything from make up artists to set designers because we simply see more resolution. Disaster? If evolution is. How long did folks think people were gonna go through the process and expense of film?

[Eric Dole]

Grinner,

I think you misread my post. The issue is not HD. The issue is that when I buy a $1K TV set and Laurence of Arabia looks like it was shot by my five year old nephew on his kid camcorder, there is a problem.
There is a problem for the consumer and there is a problem for the film industry. Every film played advertises cinematography whether shot on film or HD. Somehow, the TV manufacturers and Hollywood forgot to have that meeting. Somewhere out there, there are people watching beautifully shot movies on an HD screen that is displaying the original work in a completely inappropriate manner. I am surprised that 15 years after people made the change that you bring up, I had to experience what I experienced. It is not good for the consumers, Hollywood or the TV manufacturers for that matter. That’s all.

Eric

[Carlton Rahmani]

Here’s one perspective:

https://www.theonion.com/articles/highdefinition-television-promises-sharper-crap,866/

[Erik Freid]

Plasma is the way to go for people in the industry, you can tell the difference. I have the 42″ (SMALL PLACE :-)) version of this https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-VIERA-TC-P50G10-50-Inch-Plasma/dp/B001UAEWUS

and LOVE it.

Erik Freid | MediaSilo, Inc
207 South Street | Third Floor | Boston, MA 02111
t. 617.423.6200, m. 617.306.8632, f. 617.507.8577
http://www.mediaSilo.com