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  1. Chris Moreau

    Real storage comparison

    Robert, I certainly never said there were any such plans, and didn't mean to even suggest that there might be. I do know that BD will be limited to 2 layers for video, and it wasn't until that I went on the "Look and Sound of Perfect" website that I learned that triple and quadruple layers were...
  2. Chris Moreau

    Real storage comparison

    Just for data discs, though, not video (which is why I stressed the word "video" in my post). There are NO plans to use more than two layers for Blu-Ray video.
  3. Chris Moreau

    When will the price of Blu-Ray hardware start to drop?

    Of course, it's possible that a high executive at Toshiba might know of successful talks between the company and some of the studios that we haven't heard about, yet. I just wonder why, if not, he would make such a statement.
  4. Chris Moreau

    Real storage comparison

    Wow, that's the first I've heard that. I didn't think to give CDs a try before returning mine. I'm glad to hear it, though.
  5. Chris Moreau

    Real storage comparison

    In spite of the claims of BD having the advantage of storage capacity over HD-DVD, we know that, at the present time, HD-DVD is actually the better of the two, since, from what I've been hearing, Sony has, so far, been unable to produce dual layer discs (BD-50) with enough reliability to be...
  6. Chris Moreau

    My "Beyond High Definition" Experience

    I said all along that I was going to play Switzerland, and stay totally neutral in this "war." I vowed to give both formats a chance. I bought the A1 early on, and have been totally thrilled with it. I picked up the Sammy on Tuesday afternoon, along with three titles, and played (with) them that...
  7. Chris Moreau

    Okay, I have FINALLY seen HDdvd in action!

    No one shipped back a player to Toshiba. They simply plugged it into a broadband internet provider and downloaded the upgrade. Nothing could be simpler! Now, almost all complaints about the player have disappeared.
  8. Chris Moreau

    Microsoft promotes HD-DVD

    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...d/default.aspx There are several on that "coming soon" list that I'm really looking forward to!
  9. Chris Moreau

    Don't bug me

    An interesting review from another magazine site http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/art...rticle_id=1473 BTW, the title of the review is "A Taste Of Heaven."
  10. Chris Moreau

    Don't bug me

    I, for one, love my A1, and hardly consider it defective. Clipped black and white levels? Chroma bug? Actually, I don't know. I DO know that the picture quality is THE best of anything that I've ever seen on my display -- jawdropping quality, in fact. I've watched most of the HD releases that...
  11. Chris Moreau

    "Rumor has it..." HD-DVD cropped to fit 16x9 HDTV & DVD has OAR 1.85:1???

    I no longer do, either, Robert -- for the same reason.
  12. Chris Moreau

    "Rumor has it..." HD-DVD cropped to fit 16x9 HDTV & DVD has OAR 1.85:1???

    It has been common for studios to slightly open the matte for 1.85:1 films to exactly fit the 1.78:1 ratio of 16x9 displays in their DVD transfers. Unlike pan & scanned scope films, this does not really bother me. First of all, with the overscan found in most displays, no visual difference...
  13. Chris Moreau

    Is bonus/extra material accompanying a film really *that* important?

    LOL! I've asked myself the same thing! An addiction, I suppose; plus, as I said, I like having the variety of titles available to friends when they ask to "come over and watch a movie." I enjoy being the free local cinema! Of course, there are some that I've watched many, many times. I love...
  14. Chris Moreau

    Is bonus/extra material accompanying a film really *that* important?

    With somewhere over 400 titles in my collection, there are really only a handful where I've watched the main feature over and over. Sadly, there are many that I've only watched the one time after purchase. (Most often, films get second -- or more -- viewings because friends come over and want to...
  15. Chris Moreau

    Is bonus/extra material accompanying a film really *that* important?

    Being the (probably over the top) film buff that I am, I LOVE the extras. I look forward to the day when we start seeing them in HD along with the feature. Of course, I agree that we do buy these things for the feature film, but when there is a lot of good supplementary material, I'm just...
  16. Chris Moreau

    A Few Words About Coming from Warner Home Video... in High Definition

    Warner's Ultra-resolution process is phenomenal. For anyone not familiar with it, they take the original b&w Technicolor separation negatives, and combine them electronically, rather than optically or by using the old dye imbibition process. No actual print of the film is used. The results are...
  17. Chris Moreau

    "Rumor has it..." HD-DVD cropped to fit 16x9 HDTV & DVD has OAR 1.85:1???

    I think many folks here would be amazed at how much the aspect ratio varies from the screening of any given film in one cinema to that in another. In many cases it would make the difference between 1.78:1 and 1.85.1 look like no difference at all! This mountainous problem really is no more...
  18. Chris Moreau

    GoodFellas HD-DVD cropped to fit 16x9 HDTV?

    I think most of us here would scream bloody murder if they start cropping 2.35 films to 1.78. However, as others have said, cropping (or opening up) 1.85 to 1.78 has been going on all along, and very few have ever commented (or noticed, for that matter). I simply can't see getting all worked up...
  19. Chris Moreau

    HDMI DVD Player

    No, that's an "upscaling" player that converts the output from a standard def disc to 720p or 1080i. It won't play HD discs.
  20. Chris Moreau

    Will HD optical players REPLACE film projections in cinemas?

    Hmm, I'm just trying to picture how one could possibly connect a DVD player to a FILM projector! As far as costs, I assume you mean the cost of the software. Remember, that when you buy those DVDs, they're licensed for home viewing only, and any public exhibition is strictly forbidden. A...
  21. Chris Moreau

    Interesting HD-DVD Release List-

    Speaking of older films, personally I can hardly wait to see "Singin' In The Rain" and "The Wizard Of Oz" in HD. If you've seen the the recent SD releases of these, which were made using Warner's Ultra-Resolution process, you know that the image is absolutely jaw-dropping. (This is the process...
  22. Chris Moreau

    GoodFellas HD-DVD cropped to fit 16x9 HDTV?

    The original film would have been in 1.85:1 -- the most commonly used aspect ratio for film. The 1.78:1 (16X9) ratio of widescreen television is extremely close, so little information is actually lost. With the overscan of most television monitors, it would be lost, anyway. Now, if the...
  23. Chris Moreau

    CNET: 10 ways HD-DVD falls short

    While I know that it's quite true that the larger the display the more one will notice the difference between SD DVD and HD-DVD, I can assure you that the difference is very obvious even on a smaller screen. I have a 30" Philips set in my bedroom, connected to a Sony SD player. Yesterday, I...
  24. Chris Moreau

    HDTV forum(s)

    Jeeze, Ron, I certainly didn't mean to offend you, and it sounds like you were. I was just letting you know that I missed the HDTV forum, that's all. Maybe one day there'll be a greater need for one, and you'll reconsider. Thanks, Chris
  25. Chris Moreau

    Help. What were some of the first DVDs ever released?

    The first mainstream studio (Warner and MGM) releases were on March 25, 1997. On that day I bought my first six discs. They were The Exorcist, Singin' in the Rain, Blade Runner, The Wizard of Oz, Twister, and The Birdcage. A few weeks later I bought my player, a Toshiba SD3200 (I think that...
  26. Chris Moreau

    HDTV forum(s)

    During the last few months when I've logged onto the site I've had to go on a search mission to find the HDTV forum. It appears that the moderators cannot decide if a separate forum is needed for HD or not. I strongly feel that one, or two, are needed. At the very least, there should be a...
  27. Chris Moreau

    HDTV's Local Spokesperson

    Of course, you're right, Marque. Thanks!
  28. Chris Moreau

    HDTV's Local Spokesperson

    Marque, Yes, satellite is very different, since the ku band systems are all digital, they can adjust the size of their "channels" to whatever is needed for the data rate. However, standard cable television, of the non-digital flavor, uses the same rf channel bandwidth as OTA. It has to, in...
  29. Chris Moreau

    HDTV's Local Spokesperson

    I may just be having a "senior moment" here, but I could swear that I remember reading that an HDTV signal uses just about exactly what is required (6 MHz -- that I know for a fact) that an NTSC signal uses. Or, the bandwidth can be divided into 5 standard definition digital channels.
  30. Chris Moreau

    Question re DVD viewing on 16:9 HDTV-ready set

    Both Avia and Video Essentials are excellent. However, for someone brand new to video technology do's and dont's, I think I'd go with Avia. I bought my copy at Tower Video, and I'm sure it's available from many online sources. BTW, good job on turning down contrast. You did the right...
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