240Hz HDTVs: Better Picture or Marketing BS? Our Fave Blu-ray Picks, Welcome to HD Nation!
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 running time 19:33
DIY HDTV Calibration Disks. "Cheap" 65 inch HDTVs are here! What's going on with The Lord of the Rings Trilogy? Our fave disks to show off your big screen.
Welcome to the very first episode of HD Nation: your guide to the best in HD content, and the best in home theatre gear, no matter what your budget is!
Hosted by Robert Heron and Patrick Norton, this show is about HD, wherever it comes from: over the air, online satellite or blu-ray disks as long as it looks good, and enjoying it at home.
What's on the show this week?
HD News:
There's less than 14 days till Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series is released on Blu-ray! (the set lists for a staggering $350, you can pre-order the 25 disk set for $220 on Amazon.com, and, yes, it includes a Cylon doll.)
The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Theatrical Editions) is due out on Blu-ray later this year... fanboys are raging on Amazon, giving the theatrical version 1 star out of 5 because it's not The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Extended Editions) that they really want.
In hardware news, Sharp is making gigantic football friendly screens affordable again... they promise a new 65 inch for $4500 and a new 60 inch for $3500. Those are MSRP... the street price should be lower, and, to put that in perspective, well, we'll tell you on the show.
Tired of being disappointed after dropping $50 on a new video game? If you'd rented it on GameFly first, you wouldn't have wasted the money. As an HD Nation fan, you can get a 2 Week FREE Trial by going to GameFly.com/HDNation.
Our favorite Blu-ray titles for showing off our high def home theater gear? Sure!
Robert's picks include The Ultimate Matrix Collection : the Blu-ray version adds in Patrick's beloved Animatrix... making it a four disk collection with a ridiculous number of extra features... in SD.
Next up, he'll take the gorgeous saturated colors on the The Fifth Element (Remastered) ... the original Blu-ray release was awful, and looked like weak DVD upscaling.
Last, but definatly not least, Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series , the BBC version narrated by David Attenborough, even if the special features from the DVD version are MIA!
Patrick's down with the The Matrix 10th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray... no Animatrix, but no Reloaded or Revolutions, either! (hmmm... looks like the $13 price was a sale thing, it's $25 now)
He also loves rocking out with Iron Man, getting all cineast over the gorgeous transfer of Goodfellas, and loves the explosion in the opening to Casino Royale ... unlike the DVD version, no masses of compression artifacts on the Blu-ray!
Next week we'll bring our picks from the titles released that week!
Looking for a place to find a great selection of Blu-Ray discs? Check out Netflix! As a new member, you can get a no-risk two-week free trail membership… Check it out at www.netflix.com/hdnation.
Just when you thought 120Hz was the end of HDTV refresh rates... we hit the summer of 240Hz. Samsung, Sony, Toshiba, Vizio, and LG all have variations on the 240 Hz theme. Robert Heron explains what 240Hz does compared to 120Hz and 60Hz, if you'll really notice anything, and where the bargains (and the best looking) models can be found.
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Shane's looking for a solid calibration disc to tune up his new HDTV... Robert's recommendations include Joe Kane's Digital Video Essentials: HD Basics [Blu-ray] and the Spears & Munsil High-Definition Benchmark Blu-ray Disc Edition [Blu-ray].
Don't have any cash to spare? Look for a disk with the THX OPTIMIZER on board!
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See ya next week!
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Automatically Generated Transcript(may not be 100% accurate) ( more )
" Coming up on today's episode 240 hurt correction or marketing BS to sell or HTTP. -- 65 inch TVs are back. In darkness for the best guest to show off you or apple and theatre all coming up what this episode -- deviation. Today's episode brought to you by. -- and godaddy dot --"
" Yeah. Welcome -- HD nation I'm Robert here and I'm Patrick Norton this is the very first episode of HD nation we're talking about your guide to the best and HD content. We don't care where comes stroke over the here -- my satellite Blu-ray -- as long as it looks good. -- could have the best at home theater -- no matter what your budget is because our budget usually. Down around here. Yeah we love high -- that brings you the movies the director shot it makes good TV is more compelling. -- NASCAR look at me as a partner any sport for that matter it's been kind of crazy last few years right in a four years -- the Consumer Electronics Show it. It's it's eight -- Andrea it's always eagle soaring on mountain vistas usually with Korean subtitles were all like okay whatever that in the NH TTV show up their 480. 1080. Blu-ray discs are finally beginning. Let's talk about."
" I admire -- and here but that -- fourteen days until Battlestar Galactica series hits the streets. On Blu-ray -- little excited at least once they get over the sticker shock. I certainly looking for the July 28 the set list for a staggering three. 150. Dollars you can pre ordered the 25 -- set for 220 bucks an Amazon.com. It includes all four point 54. Point five while four point five seasons the miniseries. And a ball will waste our producer Roger James creek community collectibles -- on figurines. He wants to remind everyone watching that appeal from the box the collectible value drops we will be able O'Sullivan -- when you're fifty retire. It you know I understand that the episode shorts -- twenty bucks 45 yes a ball. But no way episodes of -- on the fifth quote I -- you fan boys the -- You're almost out of the 700 odd books and I'm of them who -- Lord of the Rings trilogy. One star he's my -- distributor release date yet there's no pre order and so English so angry that the but -- extended edition they're not available now the talkin' boycott I am not a fan."
" The -- thing's true in any way shape or form it's not a fan of -- no I had Hobbits and how with a home movie in in general we could have been finished at about twenty minutes only had to do with. To stand at the end legal right to warmer bordering the fire be done -- to do -- by the pro team in the battle. In any case I would have -- a fan boys actually signed up for these to be notified about the extent that this is an Amazon.com page for that I'm running eleven point twelve from around. A few more years excellent. I like this. Oh man hardware -- sharp they announced brand new LCD televisions actually. They are known for making the largest LCD screens available at affordable prices they just introduced a brand new 6065. Inch model 453500. Dollars respectively. Those are MS -- prices of course the street right should be lower and of course that decreases over time the longer you wait. They released the first 65 screen more than four years ago. -- win when it first came out. It's actually got the -- price you'll get some can be vaccinated seven inch screens there's still about twenty grants so I there's like a 65 and -- for about 4500 put -- facilities environment to monitor for like. How much is that some with twenty grandest I was like ten or fifteen graphic -- they are done and now goes down under is. For a while it was under 3000 dollars okay and then finally the all the supply dried up another introduced a brand new series that. Of -- who really TVs but. The 65 inch screen I think for the people -- in the rear projection televisions and that's the one that is the gigantic football friendly screen of joy current gaming. Hope but that it and Africa."
" Normally this the time of the show where we go over the titles coming up this week for example -- and season two -- the towering inferno. Shark week the great fights collection unfortunate title great media but today we're gonna get her top picks for showing off your home theater here. And giving what we're gonna get the new titles early next week for right now. Mr. here it. Moto GP NASCAR when the neighbor's cable we're going what the hell you do -- Sunday afternoon where the walls are shaking what. What discs can you throw in the player to get people excited about your home theater system. I don't say without a doubt one of the movies out of reach for the matrix trilogy with routed out the finest trilogy ever made -- stand by that. Today I -- appropriate movie I've really got the best trilogy at the hole but anyway -- it's like look it was shot digitally with edited digitally. It was transferred in full 1080. HD soundtracks the B plus 51. Solid collection of bonus materials and it's a bargain HDDVD -- stopped -- that's Irish -- body of -- trilogy like thirteen he'd bought blocks that fit. And it's available now on Blu-ray so if you have no excuses that. Well the blue rivers and ads in my beloved in a matrix making it a four disc collection again in 1080 PVC one bill which received by -- would surround track extras. And again a ridiculous number of features although they're standard death. It's true today it's technically it's foreign movies but for our purposes killed that first one ever wants he -- the love the first one I I just I'm hold instilled in my. Coupled Fat -- that is the best he can hope I won't get a matrix of who reloaded and revolutions I thought suck the wind and -- that I don't want to describe it don't pay 75 bucks for the god awful reloaded and revolutions. And it of the -- matrix. I'm gonna -- that the matrix tenth anniversary edition Blu-ray. Can be had for a mere thirteen bucks and get the matrix it not be tainted by the other two nor -- to think about pockets for oh. 45678 hours and if I want all three back to back. So man. Neck -- like to take on the court just saturated colors in the remastered version. The fifth element. Now the original Blu-ray version was released and literally it -- look a lot like just the straight dvd transfer. Things were not right so I don't think he can even buy that original Blu-ray version anymore but now you have been remastered version. That offers dolby true HD soundtrack again. AVC mpeg four encoded it on this fifty gigabyte disks yet huge bit rates and a matter. How fast and intense the action gets or they just wanna see every strand apparently whose head. And won't pass. This past. You like green double the -- it is it's gorgeous transfer and it's it's also consider among video files just be one of those reference -- euros and -- for. For audio and video quality it was -- mean we were there the -- Blu-ray player comes out with some disk we throw the first this -- one -- remote life. It's all right it looks like this. That's correct that problem. It was insane one more what more what more when without a doubt everyone should own a copy of -- editor at the BBC version narrated by David Attenborough. It talks it 530 minutes that you saw this on discovery HD he saw something pretty amazing. If you pick up for this Blu-ray collection. You'll get -- compression artifacts retort force a high definition. Video anyhow he adds it's amazing lives. The soundtrack it's it's five wives or more compressed we'd like but the -- he wouldn't actually help with that much. The real downside to real mystery. Special features what's up with that I know if you watched it on TV or I believe even the dvd edition. They included -- how they made it and honestly it's as fascinating as the video content itself they went to extremes to get some this but it. It's not on the Blu-ray disc and you consider that the last -- before his collection about half full. They had room there to do it so our."
" I'm with you our planet earth in the matrix I'm not gonna get into my ridiculous -- of Iron Man but goodfellas that. It's a dvd revelation it was that if they convince me that -- he was the way for home theater. Blu-ray Tinny PVC one encode once and -- one widescreen film shows up especially darker scenes magnificent color detail the opening scene of Henry Hill. Watching at a window looks incredible Scorsese's work at its best. Dolby digital five point one audio it's a good used to surround sound not a whole lot became a torrent more bandwidth that it so they didn't extras. Same as the dvd two commentary tracks that are actually worth listing do. The one -- says he Leo -- Brock of Serbia the producers and his cinematographer is doing -- cut that is beautiful coherent commentary about the making of the whole movie not just dog pile of voices check it out if you haven't. Casino Royale the explosion in the elevator shaft from the opening chase scene my single best excuse for why dvd compression typically major ass compared to high Def. And it's in the compression artifacts in the batteries and Speed Racer but let's -- and Alan Jackson liked that movie and embarrass myself. We'll have more titles next week right now that was gonna take awhile to thank one of our sponsors. And brace yourself because we're talking 240 Kurt he's he's he LE CTV calibration when we come back."
" State over the fact one of our sponsors Netflix if you look -- place to find a great collection to Blu-ray -- look no further than our sponsor. Flex -- that -- you can rent over 90000 titles online including more willing to bet more Blu-ray titles and your local video store had. Free shipping both ways to your doorstep and that will be the house to do they successfully defended back but. They have over forty shipping centers of deliveries happen in a single business day in those cases. Plans start from four dollars 99 cents but as the new member you'd get a no risk two week trial membership. At www. Netflix.com slash HP agent and -- have been that WWW. Thanks so. Please sport aviation by supporting our sponsors like that."
" Just me about a 120 hurt was the end of HDTV refresh rate we get the summer -- 240 -- Samsung Sony Toshiba video just about every other HTT (%expletive) has something to say about the -- speed. Mr. here's the HDTV or you're -- four -- marketing BS or did time for all of us to upgrade it really depends okay well first. What are -- or four years TVs and why anyway it's. We started out with LCD panels that were running sixty Hertz or sixty -- refresh rate. And it turned out a -- displayed moving video on that you would lose about half them half the resolution of the picture whenever anything moved on the screen. Pretty unacceptable and most people put up with a because -- it's flat it's bright -- while. However the next step and was to create 120 -- televisions that were literally updating screened twice as fast and that way we ended up with. Better motion performance less blurry and that's really the key is the blurring the picture this is all kind of all about the plasma versus LTV LCD TV which when he looks better with motion video right. Good motion traditionally worked hard action scenes are racing sports. Always looked better on and plasma converted me he'd be yours to be prepared -- LCD TV I'll definitely -- still remain. Excellent terms of the motion characteristics maintaining picture detailing things are moving. Now -- stepped from a 120. Hurts to 240 -- display is effectively trying to do the same thing is to create -- double the speed yet again and so that the pixels being updated. Twice as fast as that so some manufacturers Sony and Samsung there actually double your refresh rate other manufacturers are using trickery political trickery. It's a good technique it's called scanning backlight or need. -- blinking back -- system and essentially what they're doing is. Breaking screen up into blocks and each block is blanked out in order as the screens being refreshed to minimize the smearing artifact that occurs because. When the crystals are twisting -- catch it just right with the video as it's being refreshed. That's effectively what's causing the smearing artifact but its complaint that portion of the screen. Boom you can you can minimize that -- trade offs to doing it well okay so cool side effect of this 32 pull down to eliminate each other is eliminated because. You can kind of repeat the frame over to 24 frames can be repeated Blake. Five or ten times each totally we have. 24. The nice thing about 820 her display or 240 or displaced tonight multiple so with the 120 hurts that's the good ones would allow you to do a flame repeat. In the case of one point five that's the case of 250. -- so if your true xenophile. You wanna see it just like it look like in the theatre you do it true frame repeat mode instead of say a -- the mood or blending mode. And introduces more cam -- look which some people find really offensive. So people like get a little bootable. Yeah it gets to move -- it's too he just looks wrong movie that OK so for film that looks wrong definitely. Who's making 240 cents who's making the highest that's who's making them more portables that right now they're only two companies doing true 240 -- that would be Sony and Samsung. There actually using it corporate it requires the use of two. Rather expensive components in order to achieve that level performance now there's a less expensive way of doing it that's called that blinking -- scanning backlight technology it. It's almost as effective as true to forty technology and that's what you're getting from companies like LG Toshiba and is -- What are we talking about the price difference between these two you can save a lot of money by going with a scanning -- blinking backlight system. To get that effect and 1002000. -- 5000 -- to 52 inch screen sizes you can save a thousand bucks or more by going with a scanning system rather than a true to forty -- that if you already have a secure 120 -- television there are people gonna notices and up to upgrade should you hold out for a -- four -- TV here on the cusp of buying a new HDTV -- it depends on how much you are. What you pay attention to what it is you're looking I think going from a sixty -- olds if you have got three or 45 year old -- you make the jump out to a 120 or two or four years that. It's pretty nice day it really only real terms of motion -- clarity overall things have gotten so much better the last couple of years. In addition to prices just go down nicely. But if you currently have a solid 240 -- Europe 120 -- that you might just bought you know six months ago. I would be I would I would feel the need to run out by it but you know but this is the good we're the we're good place to update my 720."
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" We got an email from shave about calibration this it writes and I just bought a new Samsung PM 5650. Okay that's platinum. Okay what is calibrated you look at the digital video essential Blu-ray disc. And a monster I SF AG TV calibration wizard. But he's wondering if we have any suggestions about which this could banner or there was an even better calibration disk out there are you an idea that in up to the system a few months ago -- he calibration what are my favorite phase is when you -- an HDTV the people that -- HDTV set it up just didn't Casey is up on the show floor at your local best whatever it is or giant box store. So that it's two whites into blew into bright seeking your sons and from a the most is so that it'll pop. With the other television which basically means that looks nothing like the calibration settings that it should. I'm wearing blue glass that's why yeah. I'm blind could -- these necessary for celebrating."
" Or your HDTV the primaries for any blue filter is to your color intense setting the test of property that's that the using the right test pattern of you'll be able to using blue filter to filter out. Blue light are actually filter out the blue. And that's exactly what he's four but if you're not gonna set -- leave the settings allow you to do everything else just make it eyeball OK however the TV our writer our our question here through in there. It actually has a built in -- mode. So you don't even need. Special glasses you can just stick with turn on the TV blue note -- dissenting and then turn the -- but often done. Arguably having the TV do it is the best way and filter glasses or other filters are the second best way. So you actually have two favorite discs that have. Filter glasses and tools to walking through caliber -- here. Here HTTP what are these disks I'm holding up -- basics from -- McCain the digital video essentials package that is an incredible reference -- that incorporates not only just hunk of information about everything related to set up an HD of your home theater system. It also corporate great test patterns and it includes a great filter a filter that just works just fine he don't need to go hunt down apparently filters or anything like that. And it does stuff they guided step by step instructions for getting good image quality. One of the biggest things that are available these -- actually they tell you what processing you're using C make you don't have the processing this sent. Totally like the other Disco like a lot is that spears and -- hand forged video this kind of a newer titles that just came out but. It incorporate the best of the -- patterns in addition. To some great video crossing -- just make sure -- things like film -- turned on in other things that could potentially if they're not enable. Be sacrificed and a half of the video resolution which is -- little things just wanna make sure right. That would be bad now if you don't have time to order one of these -- he be just got home regret my disc player at the store. You're cheap you are all good reasons check out that -- HX disk in the calibrate your Pixar movies and actually Lucas's movies -- got a copy of Star Wars like your odds are -- has that THX optimizer. In the setup menu -- going there it's like extras or something on there and it guides you through. Setting up basic picture controls like brightness contrast color intent if you have the blue glasses as well as the -- So they look amazing it's everything right those are also buried in the extras in the Pixar -- If you haven't done it takes some time calvary agreed to TV makes a huge difference and actually making the movie or occur to the sports look actually the waiters supposed to. At least get out of the default setting that TV's -- and go to your cinema movie note that's a good first step for your nighttime washing your critical viewing daytime viewing. Go nuts -- You want but vote for your credit. And -- if if you're gonna roll with windows and bright sunlight coming in if you're in the basement and it's dark in your custom happier and have. Communal wouldn't you should probably use the nighttime settings. Dude -- for depth of -- nation is just about Weaver yeah we know because enjoyed this episode of -- but please. Let us know you think that your comments your questions or suggestions safety issue revision3.com. -- the other viewers need to aviation form to revision3.com slash four. And of course you can find show notes and all of the various ways to subscribe to the agency at revision3.com. Slash -- nation. So you featured in the latest episode as soon as the failed. Thanks for watching. A -- and I'm Robert Herron this. --"
" Coming up on today's episode 240 hurt correction or marketing BS to sell or HTTP. -- 65 inch TVs are back. In darkness for the best guest to show off you or apple and theatre all coming up what this episode -- deviation. Today's episode brought to you by. -- and godaddy dot --"
" Yeah. Welcome -- HD nation I'm Robert here and I'm Patrick Norton this is the very first episode of HD nation we're talking about your guide to the best and HD content. We don't care where comes stroke over the here -- my satellite Blu-ray -- as long as it looks good. -- could have the best at home theater -- no matter what your budget is because our budget usually. Down around here. Yeah we love high -- that brings you the movies the director shot it makes good TV is more compelling. -- NASCAR look at me as a partner any sport for that matter it's been kind of crazy last few years right in a four years -- the Consumer Electronics Show it. It's it's eight -- Andrea it's always eagle soaring on mountain vistas usually with Korean subtitles were all like okay whatever that in the NH TTV show up their 480. 1080. Blu-ray discs are finally beginning. Let's talk about."
" I admire -- and here but that -- fourteen days until Battlestar Galactica series hits the streets. On Blu-ray -- little excited at least once they get over the sticker shock. I certainly looking for the July 28 the set list for a staggering three. 150. Dollars you can pre ordered the 25 -- set for 220 bucks an Amazon.com. It includes all four point 54. Point five while four point five seasons the miniseries. And a ball will waste our producer Roger James creek community collectibles -- on figurines. He wants to remind everyone watching that appeal from the box the collectible value drops we will be able O'Sullivan -- when you're fifty retire. It you know I understand that the episode shorts -- twenty bucks 45 yes a ball. But no way episodes of -- on the fifth quote I -- you fan boys the -- You're almost out of the 700 odd books and I'm of them who -- Lord of the Rings trilogy. One star he's my -- distributor release date yet there's no pre order and so English so angry that the but -- extended edition they're not available now the talkin' boycott I am not a fan."
" The -- thing's true in any way shape or form it's not a fan of -- no I had Hobbits and how with a home movie in in general we could have been finished at about twenty minutes only had to do with. To stand at the end legal right to warmer bordering the fire be done -- to do -- by the pro team in the battle. In any case I would have -- a fan boys actually signed up for these to be notified about the extent that this is an Amazon.com page for that I'm running eleven point twelve from around. A few more years excellent. I like this. Oh man hardware -- sharp they announced brand new LCD televisions actually. They are known for making the largest LCD screens available at affordable prices they just introduced a brand new 6065. Inch model 453500. Dollars respectively. Those are MS -- prices of course the street right should be lower and of course that decreases over time the longer you wait. They released the first 65 screen more than four years ago. -- win when it first came out. It's actually got the -- price you'll get some can be vaccinated seven inch screens there's still about twenty grants so I there's like a 65 and -- for about 4500 put -- facilities environment to monitor for like. How much is that some with twenty grandest I was like ten or fifteen graphic -- they are done and now goes down under is. For a while it was under 3000 dollars okay and then finally the all the supply dried up another introduced a brand new series that. Of -- who really TVs but. The 65 inch screen I think for the people -- in the rear projection televisions and that's the one that is the gigantic football friendly screen of joy current gaming. Hope but that it and Africa."
" Normally this the time of the show where we go over the titles coming up this week for example -- and season two -- the towering inferno. Shark week the great fights collection unfortunate title great media but today we're gonna get her top picks for showing off your home theater here. And giving what we're gonna get the new titles early next week for right now. Mr. here it. Moto GP NASCAR when the neighbor's cable we're going what the hell you do -- Sunday afternoon where the walls are shaking what. What discs can you throw in the player to get people excited about your home theater system. I don't say without a doubt one of the movies out of reach for the matrix trilogy with routed out the finest trilogy ever made -- stand by that. Today I -- appropriate movie I've really got the best trilogy at the hole but anyway -- it's like look it was shot digitally with edited digitally. It was transferred in full 1080. HD soundtracks the B plus 51. Solid collection of bonus materials and it's a bargain HDDVD -- stopped -- that's Irish -- body of -- trilogy like thirteen he'd bought blocks that fit. And it's available now on Blu-ray so if you have no excuses that. Well the blue rivers and ads in my beloved in a matrix making it a four disc collection again in 1080 PVC one bill which received by -- would surround track extras. And again a ridiculous number of features although they're standard death. It's true today it's technically it's foreign movies but for our purposes killed that first one ever wants he -- the love the first one I I just I'm hold instilled in my. Coupled Fat -- that is the best he can hope I won't get a matrix of who reloaded and revolutions I thought suck the wind and -- that I don't want to describe it don't pay 75 bucks for the god awful reloaded and revolutions. And it of the -- matrix. I'm gonna -- that the matrix tenth anniversary edition Blu-ray. Can be had for a mere thirteen bucks and get the matrix it not be tainted by the other two nor -- to think about pockets for oh. 45678 hours and if I want all three back to back. So man. Neck -- like to take on the court just saturated colors in the remastered version. The fifth element. Now the original Blu-ray version was released and literally it -- look a lot like just the straight dvd transfer. Things were not right so I don't think he can even buy that original Blu-ray version anymore but now you have been remastered version. That offers dolby true HD soundtrack again. AVC mpeg four encoded it on this fifty gigabyte disks yet huge bit rates and a matter. How fast and intense the action gets or they just wanna see every strand apparently whose head. And won't pass. This past. You like green double the -- it is it's gorgeous transfer and it's it's also consider among video files just be one of those reference -- euros and -- for. For audio and video quality it was -- mean we were there the -- Blu-ray player comes out with some disk we throw the first this -- one -- remote life. It's all right it looks like this. That's correct that problem. It was insane one more what more what more when without a doubt everyone should own a copy of -- editor at the BBC version narrated by David Attenborough. It talks it 530 minutes that you saw this on discovery HD he saw something pretty amazing. If you pick up for this Blu-ray collection. You'll get -- compression artifacts retort force a high definition. Video anyhow he adds it's amazing lives. The soundtrack it's it's five wives or more compressed we'd like but the -- he wouldn't actually help with that much. The real downside to real mystery. Special features what's up with that I know if you watched it on TV or I believe even the dvd edition. They included -- how they made it and honestly it's as fascinating as the video content itself they went to extremes to get some this but it. It's not on the Blu-ray disc and you consider that the last -- before his collection about half full. They had room there to do it so our."
" I'm with you our planet earth in the matrix I'm not gonna get into my ridiculous -- of Iron Man but goodfellas that. It's a dvd revelation it was that if they convince me that -- he was the way for home theater. Blu-ray Tinny PVC one encode once and -- one widescreen film shows up especially darker scenes magnificent color detail the opening scene of Henry Hill. Watching at a window looks incredible Scorsese's work at its best. Dolby digital five point one audio it's a good used to surround sound not a whole lot became a torrent more bandwidth that it so they didn't extras. Same as the dvd two commentary tracks that are actually worth listing do. The one -- says he Leo -- Brock of Serbia the producers and his cinematographer is doing -- cut that is beautiful coherent commentary about the making of the whole movie not just dog pile of voices check it out if you haven't. Casino Royale the explosion in the elevator shaft from the opening chase scene my single best excuse for why dvd compression typically major ass compared to high Def. And it's in the compression artifacts in the batteries and Speed Racer but let's -- and Alan Jackson liked that movie and embarrass myself. We'll have more titles next week right now that was gonna take awhile to thank one of our sponsors. And brace yourself because we're talking 240 Kurt he's he's he LE CTV calibration when we come back."
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" Just me about a 120 hurt was the end of HDTV refresh rate we get the summer -- 240 -- Samsung Sony Toshiba video just about every other HTT (%expletive) has something to say about the -- speed. Mr. here's the HDTV or you're -- four -- marketing BS or did time for all of us to upgrade it really depends okay well first. What are -- or four years TVs and why anyway it's. We started out with LCD panels that were running sixty Hertz or sixty -- refresh rate. And it turned out a -- displayed moving video on that you would lose about half them half the resolution of the picture whenever anything moved on the screen. Pretty unacceptable and most people put up with a because -- it's flat it's bright -- while. However the next step and was to create 120 -- televisions that were literally updating screened twice as fast and that way we ended up with. Better motion performance less blurry and that's really the key is the blurring the picture this is all kind of all about the plasma versus LTV LCD TV which when he looks better with motion video right. Good motion traditionally worked hard action scenes are racing sports. Always looked better on and plasma converted me he'd be yours to be prepared -- LCD TV I'll definitely -- still remain. Excellent terms of the motion characteristics maintaining picture detailing things are moving. Now -- stepped from a 120. Hurts to 240 -- display is effectively trying to do the same thing is to create -- double the speed yet again and so that the pixels being updated. Twice as fast as that so some manufacturers Sony and Samsung there actually double your refresh rate other manufacturers are using trickery political trickery. It's a good technique it's called scanning backlight or need. -- blinking back -- system and essentially what they're doing is. Breaking screen up into blocks and each block is blanked out in order as the screens being refreshed to minimize the smearing artifact that occurs because. When the crystals are twisting -- catch it just right with the video as it's being refreshed. That's effectively what's causing the smearing artifact but its complaint that portion of the screen. Boom you can you can minimize that -- trade offs to doing it well okay so cool side effect of this 32 pull down to eliminate each other is eliminated because. You can kind of repeat the frame over to 24 frames can be repeated Blake. Five or ten times each totally we have. 24. The nice thing about 820 her display or 240 or displaced tonight multiple so with the 120 hurts that's the good ones would allow you to do a flame repeat. In the case of one point five that's the case of 250. -- so if your true xenophile. You wanna see it just like it look like in the theatre you do it true frame repeat mode instead of say a -- the mood or blending mode. And introduces more cam -- look which some people find really offensive. So people like get a little bootable. Yeah it gets to move -- it's too he just looks wrong movie that OK so for film that looks wrong definitely. Who's making 240 cents who's making the highest that's who's making them more portables that right now they're only two companies doing true 240 -- that would be Sony and Samsung. There actually using it corporate it requires the use of two. Rather expensive components in order to achieve that level performance now there's a less expensive way of doing it that's called that blinking -- scanning backlight technology it. It's almost as effective as true to forty technology and that's what you're getting from companies like LG Toshiba and is -- What are we talking about the price difference between these two you can save a lot of money by going with a scanning -- blinking backlight system. To get that effect and 1002000. -- 5000 -- to 52 inch screen sizes you can save a thousand bucks or more by going with a scanning system rather than a true to forty -- that if you already have a secure 120 -- television there are people gonna notices and up to upgrade should you hold out for a -- four -- TV here on the cusp of buying a new HDTV -- it depends on how much you are. What you pay attention to what it is you're looking I think going from a sixty -- olds if you have got three or 45 year old -- you make the jump out to a 120 or two or four years that. It's pretty nice day it really only real terms of motion -- clarity overall things have gotten so much better the last couple of years. In addition to prices just go down nicely. But if you currently have a solid 240 -- Europe 120 -- that you might just bought you know six months ago. I would be I would I would feel the need to run out by it but you know but this is the good we're the we're good place to update my 720."
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" We got an email from shave about calibration this it writes and I just bought a new Samsung PM 5650. Okay that's platinum. Okay what is calibrated you look at the digital video essential Blu-ray disc. And a monster I SF AG TV calibration wizard. But he's wondering if we have any suggestions about which this could banner or there was an even better calibration disk out there are you an idea that in up to the system a few months ago -- he calibration what are my favorite phase is when you -- an HDTV the people that -- HDTV set it up just didn't Casey is up on the show floor at your local best whatever it is or giant box store. So that it's two whites into blew into bright seeking your sons and from a the most is so that it'll pop. With the other television which basically means that looks nothing like the calibration settings that it should. I'm wearing blue glass that's why yeah. I'm blind could -- these necessary for celebrating."
" Or your HDTV the primaries for any blue filter is to your color intense setting the test of property that's that the using the right test pattern of you'll be able to using blue filter to filter out. Blue light are actually filter out the blue. And that's exactly what he's four but if you're not gonna set -- leave the settings allow you to do everything else just make it eyeball OK however the TV our writer our our question here through in there. It actually has a built in -- mode. So you don't even need. Special glasses you can just stick with turn on the TV blue note -- dissenting and then turn the -- but often done. Arguably having the TV do it is the best way and filter glasses or other filters are the second best way. So you actually have two favorite discs that have. Filter glasses and tools to walking through caliber -- here. Here HTTP what are these disks I'm holding up -- basics from -- McCain the digital video essentials package that is an incredible reference -- that incorporates not only just hunk of information about everything related to set up an HD of your home theater system. It also corporate great test patterns and it includes a great filter a filter that just works just fine he don't need to go hunt down apparently filters or anything like that. And it does stuff they guided step by step instructions for getting good image quality. One of the biggest things that are available these -- actually they tell you what processing you're using C make you don't have the processing this sent. Totally like the other Disco like a lot is that spears and -- hand forged video this kind of a newer titles that just came out but. It incorporate the best of the -- patterns in addition. To some great video crossing -- just make sure -- things like film -- turned on in other things that could potentially if they're not enable. Be sacrificed and a half of the video resolution which is -- little things just wanna make sure right. That would be bad now if you don't have time to order one of these -- he be just got home regret my disc player at the store. You're cheap you are all good reasons check out that -- HX disk in the calibrate your Pixar movies and actually Lucas's movies -- got a copy of Star Wars like your odds are -- has that THX optimizer. In the setup menu -- going there it's like extras or something on there and it guides you through. Setting up basic picture controls like brightness contrast color intent if you have the blue glasses as well as the -- So they look amazing it's everything right those are also buried in the extras in the Pixar -- If you haven't done it takes some time calvary agreed to TV makes a huge difference and actually making the movie or occur to the sports look actually the waiters supposed to. At least get out of the default setting that TV's -- and go to your cinema movie note that's a good first step for your nighttime washing your critical viewing daytime viewing. Go nuts -- You want but vote for your credit. And -- if if you're gonna roll with windows and bright sunlight coming in if you're in the basement and it's dark in your custom happier and have. Communal wouldn't you should probably use the nighttime settings. Dude -- for depth of -- nation is just about Weaver yeah we know because enjoyed this episode of -- but please. Let us know you think that your comments your questions or suggestions safety issue revision3.com. -- the other viewers need to aviation form to revision3.com slash four. And of course you can find show notes and all of the various ways to subscribe to the agency at revision3.com. Slash -- nation. So you featured in the latest episode as soon as the failed. Thanks for watching. A -- and I'm Robert Herron this. --"
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