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do you guys/gals now hate theatres? As I approach completion of my system I get a twinge of that. Although, I've yet to witness any screen that approaches a film in good condition.
I just rented Armaggedon on DVD. In the theater it really drove me nuts being played at 112 dB. I was greatful when it ended. Really irritating. Ok, it's a silly movie, but last night at a reasonable level through a good sound system, I could say I enjoyed the movie for the first time. And it was on a relatively small screen! My choice of audio over video is showing.
... as a proud owner of 70"H*25"W*2"D Magnepan 2.7s (3-ways QRs), alone.My Panasonic SuperFlat (750 res) 27" TV is just too small. In fact, the MGCC1 is physically almost a foot wider than it.
I'm presently coveting the NEC PlasmaScreen-5000W, but may eventually afford the 4210W someday. The harmonious aesthetics between a planar speaker & a plasma screen is just too enticingly conducive a prospect to ignore.
You've got the bug pretty bad, guy!I'm wondering about a video source now. I have the fronts, rears but haven't ordered the CC1 yet. I think I am going to wait for more progressive scan HDTVs to come out before I buy. I am wondering about size though. Whenever I look at, say, 46" vs. 55" vs. 65" models of the same brand (say Mits, or Panasonic), I tend to gravitate toward the smaller screens because of the less grainy appearance. (I am just not going to spend $15K on a flat monitor.) Do you get the same impression in your travels?
I've hated the Panasonic flat displays I've seen, but love their CRTs. Also, most larger plasmas looked duller than the 42" ones. It appears like they use the same power supply.You wouldn't believe that I caught the proverbial bug less than a year ago.
All the tweaks you have in your sound system is a year old? Do you sleep?Now I see that Mits and others are putting out 480p displays but not 720p yet (only Panasonic). I can hardly tell the difference between the 46" and 55" 480p screens driven by progressive (native) DVD. Very impressive. Surely the 720p will be veeeerrrrrryyyyy expensive. Maybe I'll settle for the 480p since HD-DVD may be a few years away. (I don't care about broadcasts of HDTV).
Like I said the 27" CRT I have is fine & crisp w/ 750 lines resolution, but Panasonic's Plasma & HDTV that I saw last summer @ Sound City in Denville, NJ have a dull quality to them. It's almost reminiscent of old color photos where the back was charcoal gray instead. Other colors fell a similar fate too.Yes, I sleep but am a research engineer. IE: this is my idea of fun!!!
Me too; work on medical electronics. I am just afraid that putting this HT system will get me hooked like you. Fate worse than death! ;-)))))) It may be inevitable . . .
I'm a Mechanical Engineer (w/ minor in EE), OTOH, working on next generation destruction for army, where we think 10ksi is nearly atmospheric conditions.
Sorry, what is the si unit? Or is it ksi?If you are successful, there will be no need for my company's products (pacemakers, defibs, neurostim, etc.). Who needs to live forever?;-)
I find myself going to the theater to watch the video and buying the DVD to hear the sound. Of course you would appreciate that, since you have Maggies too!
Well if you're paying attention to CES, the HD-DVD, progressive scanning players available in a few years should approach film quality, if not surpass it. Pioneer unveiled a HD-DVD prototype but it may not be available to consumers until 2003-4.yeah, i'd much rather watch at home. why spend all this money and research to get the best HT system if you'd rather go to your local cinema?
Speaking of CES, did any manufacturer ever address frame-dropping (infrequent strobing) from inadequate re-expansion rates, aliasing (stair-welling), or posterization (banding) prevalent in current players?At least they seem to have fixed picture jitter with some stablization either in the players or in the recording.
I wonder if morphing digital effects technology will ever be used within an intelligent viable picture filtering process to identify & subsequently extract artifacts w/o introducing more flaws than that which was removed.
I don't necessarily hate theaters, but I'd much rather watch at home. No people unwrapping candy or chewing crunchy popcorn. No sticky seats, kids bawling, people talking. I can take a "commercial" should I need one and the sound can be as loud or as quiet as I want (and my sound at home is a lot cleaner than at most theaters anyway). The screen is never out of focus. I can lean back in a comfy chair and enjoy the show. It's a damn sight cheaper too (and since I rent from Netflix I get to keep the movie for a whole week should I want to see it again)!
Much better than most theaters (with the exceptions being the mega-theaters like the Uptown in DC or the Cineplex in Baltimore).
Happy viewing!
My thoughts exactly. Unfortunately, I am far from being any kind of videophile or audiophile but am trying to learn more here.The popcorn is disgusting and why people want to eat everywhere they are always escapes me. Just my opinion of course but it is one reason I dislike theatres except real theatre (stage not screen).
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