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Super_Kitten
02/27/09

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The reason HD TV looks so ridiculously "detailed" compared to film, is that it is very hard for digital cameras to shoot a soft, or unfocused, image- digital ccd's tent to capture everything sharply (when it's in focus). Just think of your snapshot digital camera. To call HD more detailed than film is erroneous: film has far more color depth and focal range than hd, and can shoot crisp details very well, depending on how it is used. HD doesn't have the ability to retain general sharp and colorful details while still softening some parts of the image- you just get this hyperrealistic sharp scary cold image of the world with over-bold color. The technology is starting to improve in this regard, but it still sucks compared to film (I work in post-production).

ALso, HD is not a catchall term - it makes me laugh, the way people describe everything as "HD." HD describes a range of resolutions in digital photography. HD TV is a much lower resolution than HD for films. HD merely refers to the resolution of the image, and there are wild differences between cameras, formats, etc all under the "hd" tent.
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gangey
02/28/09

@Super_Kitten: Thanks for sharing your expertise! I found this info really interesting. I haven't had much experience with HDTV, but from what I've heard about it, it doesn't seem to be that great for most things besides nature shows and some sports, so I was wondering why everyone's so jazzed.
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ceejeemcbeegee is not here
02/27/09

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Erm... am I the only one who grew up on color tv but dreams mostly in black and white?
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Bunsen Honeydew
02/28/09

@ceejeemcbeegee: I dream in that really 70's brownish tint. I always know it's a dream if it looks like an episode of "Big Valley"... you know even at the mall.

As a product of the mid 80's this is a little weird.
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HereComesMyBaby
02/27/09

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I love how all the comments about HD are starting with the words "dude" and "intense."
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Cimorene
02/27/09

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Oh man, I never knew that people from the Olden Days had dreams in black and white.

Just one more piece of evidence in the whole "the media brainwashes you without you even knowing it! don't try to tell me that you magically avoided being socialized or subconsciously affected by watching 20 hours of tv a week when you were a kid! It's in your brain! It's shaping your dreeeeeeeaaams!" bag of tricks I occasionally pull out.
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ceejeemcbeegee is not here
02/27/09

@Cimorene: The better question is... what did people who only listened to radio dream in? Frequency pitches?
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clevernamehere
02/27/09

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Why are we switching to HD again?

I seriously don't get it, but then I have rabbit ears on my TV because I don't think a crisper picture and 100 additional stations are worth $100/mo.
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Gumbina80
02/27/09

@clevernamehere: I don't get it, either. Somehow, I'm still able to follow along with the plot of "House" and understand what's going on in a football game without an HDTV.
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Bunsen Honeydew
02/28/09

@Gumbina80:I like TV but I agree. Seinfeld will not be any funnier just because it's holyshitsharperimage.
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TheUptightMidwesterner
02/27/09

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I haven't seen much in HD, since I am one of "those" (i.e. people who last bought a TV 18 years ago). BUT, I do notice that the local news channels have changed their sets, and changed even how they dress for HD. Lots of bright, shiny fabrics now.
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musicpup
02/27/09

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Also, I totally forgot about this: With the advent of HD TV, we're looking at a whole lot of Photoshop work being done behind scenes. The work will have to improve drastically, as will the programs. Right now, the work is very inconsistent - if you want to see a real good example, watch Sweeney Todd on an HD screen. You can see the blurry smudges where they tried smoothing out Depp's and Bonham-Carter's complexions, and the blurry spots wander from cheeks to foreheads to cheeks again.
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Grim Reaper of the Forest
02/27/09

@musicpup rodstaff: I had know idea they did this. I guess they can with sitcoms and movies but not live shows?
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baraqiel
02/27/09

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The idea of being a make-up artist is so fascinating to me. They're working on a canvas that's extremely temperamental, going to move and get moist and oily -- and they work, most of the time, with an extremely narrow color palette. And with those limitations, the effects they can create are insane!
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meritxell: an erotic life
02/28/09

@baraqiel: This is why I continue to have a crush on Kevyn Aucoin (RIP). So talented and I loved that he saw the beauty in everyone!
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musicpup
02/27/09

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My dad recently fulfilled is year-long dream and bought a high definition TV. The first time I watched a show on it, I swear to God I nearly fell off the couch. The sets look so fake all of the sudden. I could see much more detail. The colors were bright and in my face. Older shows suddenly appeared much flatter than they had before.

I'm not sure if I like it or find it absolutely disturbing.
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PhDork
02/27/09

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I'm not a technophile, so someone is going to have to explain, if HD makes normal people look like circus freaks,why then is everyone so all-fired-up about the amazing awesomeness of HD?
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saintbernadette
02/27/09

@PhDork: It's funny, isn't it? Just when photoshoppy and airbrush-y technology take off for still pictures, HDTV exposes the truth!
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PhDork
02/27/09

@saintbernadette: The ugly, veiny truth.

And then there's the eyeball-searing factor. I don't want to feel like every show I watch is Trainspotting, yanno?
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la.donna.pietra
02/27/09

@PhDork: Because you can see definitively that the ref really is completely wrong and Heinz Ward was totally inbounds when he landed. Also, that a great white shark chomping a seal looks much more amazing than you would ever otherwise believe.
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JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!
02/27/09

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HD horrifies me! No, soap people, you're on a soap! You're supposed to be flawless! WHAT IS GOING ON WITH YOUR FOREHEAD NOOOOOOOO
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Rosie's Revenge
02/27/09

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Sweet holy jeebus, what is that on that woman's face?

This was a fascinating article. I have an HD television and I do notice the actors' makeup so much more than on my old set. I am not a huge sports fan, but I have to say that football looks incredible in HD. The intense green of the field is almost blinding. You feel like you are on the sidelines with the players.

I've seen them do airbrush foundation on shows like Project Runway. All I want to know is, when can I get my home airbrush makeup kit?
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BinderClip
02/27/09

@Rosie's Revenge: Yeah, football is pretty incredible on HD. Really, there are only two things where HD makes a HUGE difference: football (and probably all sports) and the Discovery channel. I watched some undersea creatures program on my friends' HD and it was seriously intense.
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la.donna.pietra
02/27/09

@BinderClip: Mr. Pietra and I have turned into Discovery HD addicts. Granted, we are the most boring people in the world anyway, but we can watch Planet Earth for *hours*.
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Mediokra
02/27/09

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I was once on TV, and the crew was prepping me for my on-camera time. The director told me that the show was broadcast in HD, which was new. I had never seen anything in HD before, but I heard the picture quality was amazing, so I asked him for a razor so I could shave my legs really quickly. Everyone on the crew laughed and told me I was funny. I was like "GODDAMMIT! I'm not joking! I don't want America to see my leg hair!"
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QueenOfTheForest
02/27/09

@Mediokra: I dreamt the other night that I was at the Oscars and I somehow met up with Michelle Obama - we sat next to each other and started talking - and we both noticed that neither one of us had shaved our legs recently.

And we were proud of that fact.
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ImDatNinja (loves her Red Sox)
02/27/09

@QueenOfTheForest: I could SO have this dream since I have LSD-worthy deams nightly. It would be better than last nights one about finding out I have a D- in health class and that I needed to also hide the mummy body that I shot and (re?)killed.

Let the record show I have not been in "health" class in 12 years and I have never rekilled a mummy, let alone met one.
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morninggloria
02/27/09

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This sounds eerily like part of the plot of Infinite Jest, how in the future they have HD phones that are just too good, so everyone wears a mask when speaking on the phones because everyone is embarrassed by how they look.
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alouette
02/27/09

@morninggloria: Ugh, whenever I use the camera on iChat, I always engineer some soft lighting or something to do just this. And to make it klassy.
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rosasparks
02/27/09

@morninggloria: I look like crud in most pictures and videos. I cannot IMAGINE having to be in HD. Not only would I wear a mask, I'd probably just wear a bag over my head, for good measure.

I REALLY don't need anyone seeing all the blackheads on my nose and all the scars on my face from the Infamous Bike Accident of 1982.
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leaderbean
02/27/09

@morninggloria: they also did that on an episode of the jetsons.
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girlnamedblue
02/28/09

@leaderbean: I was talking about that the other day! The one were Jane needs to "put on her face" because her friend called early in the morning. Ah, the future.
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ohnokids
02/27/09

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Any time I watch HD (which is not in my own apartment, thus not terribly often), it seems almost real-er and sharper than my actual vision.

Now, maybe my actual vision sucks, but that's still a pretty crazy achievement.
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alouette
02/27/09

@ohnokids: That's what my stepmom said - it's like having really good eyesight again.
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