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In Reply to: Re: John C.-Aussie- Ranking of video sources.... posted by John C. - Aussie on August 12, 2001 at 15:39:00:
Hi John: Thanks for the explaining your sitaution. Since I have a clear line of sight for both our local Canadian and American stations, picking them up is not much of a problem.I also agree that the quality of transfer vary TREMENDOUSLY, in fact I have seen some videotapes that look better than the laser disk transfer.
I am also lucky to live in an area with a lot of good movie theatres close by. Heck we have the remains of a couple of grand old movie palaces still in Toronto. 70mm film is still the only way to go in my mind! While home theatre is fun, it still does not compete with a full scale movie theatre. However, some salesman is always trying to tell me otherwise.
P.S.--John, a Cher concert!?!? ;-)
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... your 70mm movie houses and great reception. However, do they allow you to consume a bottle of wine while viewing?As for Cher - great when feeling a bit depraved :-)) IMHO that lady is also a great actress. An impressive talent, not bad on the eyes if you can look past the costume - something quite easy with some of her "costumes"!
John
At home, yes. At the movies...sadly no. Plus you have to put up with slobs who leave their damn cell phones on and those who want to talk about the movie rather than watching it. The 70mm theatres are getting to be fewer and further between as they are replaced by apartments or multiplexs :-(There is one story I like to relate though. A friend went to one of the older cinemas and say a movie. They loved the picture & sound and then asked the usher where the surround speakers were. They were told there were only 2 (two) and that they were behind the movie screen. She could swear that she heard sounds coming from behind and beside her. My guess, given the age of the movie house is that they still had the original Altec, Klipsch, or JBL speakers and likely a tube amp. Plus it was designed & built before computer acoustic programmes, in the days when people knew how to make a room sound good. A lost art in my mind.
In Toronto we have Roy Thomson Hall which has been a nightmare in terms of sound quality. It was new in the 70s with all the "latest" techniques for "good" sound. It was horrible. Heck even HP commented on how bad it was in the Absolute Sound!! They recently spent millions upgrading the place. I have yet to go to find out if it has improved.
Cher...yes small costumes...But I perfer Denise Richards. Better eye candy. ;-)
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