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HDTV and Home Theater Podcast - Podcast #532: Cable Show 2012 and D-Link MovieNite

Fri, 25 May 2012 06:08:34 +0000

Each year cable industry people meet to discuss topics like multi-screen video services, cloud-based business applications, and innovations in personalized content delivery. The Cable show is like CES for cable operators. On todayâ€™s show weâ€™ll discuss a few items that may have impact on your HDTV experience....

Does Your LCD Image Look the Same from an Angled View? (Part 1 - The Concept)

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:45:32 +0000

It has been known from the beginning of LCD, but not well informed by retailers to consumers, that LCD has an inherent viewing problem when the angle of view is off center, and depending on the LCD, the color, brightness, and contrast, drop considerably as the viewer moves from a center position (90 degree, straight to the panel) to angles that are typical of the sitting arrangements of most family rooms whereby viewers gather around the screen, and although they may still view an image, it is t...

Who Wants to Copy Whom Regarding OLED?

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:13:33 +0000

A few days ago I received a personal comment from a high executive at LG that made me go back to my thinking cave to control a panic reaction and start wondering what the heck was going on between Samsung and LGâ€™s competition. His comment was shocker, and I immediately put my contacts to work to verify the legitimacy of it. This LG executive, that asked for anonymity, said to me that......

Blu-ray Review: The War

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:12:25 +0000

A seven-part series brings World War II to life through the harrowing personal accounts of a handful of soldiers and others from "typical" American towns, recreating visceral scenes of the battles at Omaha Beach, Guadalcanal, Okinawa and more. The War is a remarkable seven part documentary that tells the complete story of World War II from an American perspective. The 15 hour documentary follows the lives of men and women from four different towns in the United States. All of their stories are....

Ed's View - What's Wrong with 3DTV

Tue, 22 May 2012 14:51:56 +0000

The short answer is that is doesn't work very well. One can tick-off a whole litany of deficiencies, both commercial and technical, that have resulted in a less than stellar acceptance of this feature. Does this mean 3DTV is a "failure?"...

Blu-ray Review: The Grey

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:08:00 +0000

After narrowly surviving a deadly plane crash in the Alaskan wilderness, a band of oil riggers must fend for their lives in the ice and snow. But thanks to wolves that view their presence as a threat, they aren't alone. The Grey should be called The Dark, because its characters and subject matter are so grim and harsh itâ€™s hard to walk away from this movie feeling cheerful. The overall theme is......

Ed's View - Old Movies and HDTV - The Dilemma of Sound

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:26:34 +0000

Like many, I love (most) old movies. And again, like many, I have accumulated a significant collection of classics - most on VCR's and on the old RCA CED video disc format (RIP). With the advent of HDTV and advanced film restoration technologies, the BD and DVD versions of these movies are - for the most part - spectacular. However, the one generally disappointing aspect that mars the total HD experience of these productions is the disappointing sound quality. This is especially true with......

Blu-ray Review: Haywire

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:13:49 +0000

A last-minute mission in Dublin turns deadly for stunning secret operative Mallory Kane when she realizes she's been betrayed -- and that her own life is no longer safe. Now, to outwit her enemies, she'll simply have to outlast them. Itâ€™s very rare to see an action film starring a woman that could beat up most men in real life, but thatâ€™s exactly what you get in Haywire. It has the familiar plot of......

HDTV Almanac - Alone Together: Is Split Screen TV a Good Idea?

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:00:09 +0000

Conventional wisdom has it that television remains a group activity. We are rapidly being assimilated by our personal mobile devices, and I often see two people together who are both busy texting or Facebooking or whatever on their smartphones. Then I read a blog entry by some DisplaySearch analysts that describe a new “smart dual ...

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast - Podcast #531: Quantum Dot Display Technology

Fri, 18 May 2012 04:47:18 +0000

OLED TVs may have stolen the show at CES 2012, but just when you think itâ€™s safe to be an early adopter and pick one up, you might want to hold off. Thereâ€™s a new display technology on the horizon that backers claim will not only outperform OLED, but also be cheaper to manufacture. And it has a much cooler name - itâ€™s called Quantum Dot display or QLED. And if that doesnâ€™t sound like youâ€™re living in the future, we donâ€™t ...