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As I said, you sound like you know what you're talking about. Aemon Send a noteboard - 19/04/2011 03:53:34 PM
I'm a motion designer/VFX artist for 25 years and I've worked with HD signal and monitors for almost half a decade before they began to be used for broadcast, so I'm well aware of all these issues - perception at the home end is stuff we have to deal with on a daily basis - and the near urban myths surrounding consumer grade TVs.


You don't need to flash your credentials, I'm sure you have lots of knowledge. Nonetheless, what you said was, as far as I could tell, wrong. Perhaps it was me not understanding you correctly (definitely possible), or maybe you just misspoke. I'm happy to have the matter further explained to me if you'd like to take the time, but I don't think I was out of line in my attempt to correct you. For example, you made the following statement:

The TV never extrapolates anything - any image interpolation is done in postproduction


...which, based on everything I've read, is just blatantly wrong. You can find descriptions of the interpolation that occurs in TV motion smoothing circuitry everywhere from AVSforum to manufacturers' websites. It's true that interpolation occurs in postproduction to format a program for tv display (something I'm sure you know far more about than I do) but that is NOT the only place that it occurs, and NOT the cause of the hyper smooth, fake looking soap opera effect.

I don't want to go into a technical debate over this, it's just a lot of "techno maniacs" issues are pretty much imaginary.


I'm not sure what you mean about not wanting to have a technical debate (didn't you post a reply chock full of technical stuff?). Nonetheless, I fully agree with you regarding the imaginary thing. Many of the "issues" that people loudly complain about on various forums are so difficult to notice that they might as well not exist. I don't feel that the soap opera effect is one of these, however; it's very noticeable to the average person.
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Game of Thrones - Episode 1: Official discussion thread ironclad - 17/04/2011 11:04:49 AM 3433 Views
i'm going to start off with.... Foxhead - 17/04/2011 04:08:12 PM 1724 Views
It seems to have focused him back on aSoFaI....He has made alot of progress on aDwD almost Done!!! *NM* djwilson300 - 17/04/2011 10:58:09 PM 762 Views
HOLY CRAP Ghavrel - 18/04/2011 03:06:55 AM 1857 Views
No, but Jaime and Tyrion have a VERY strong sibling resemblance. Clover - 18/04/2011 06:29:00 AM 1406 Views
Joff's lips were just not pouty enough I thought, still I can't stand the sight of him, so good job *NM* djwilson300 - 18/04/2011 07:13:22 AM 641 Views
I couldn't stand him at first sight scalius - 19/04/2011 07:34:33 PM 1293 Views
I also approve of the casting. Other impressions: Clover - 18/04/2011 06:33:44 AM 1539 Views
Dany's wedding night did not end with a smile.... djwilson300 - 18/04/2011 07:08:38 AM 1550 Views
Hmm. Clover - 18/04/2011 07:47:44 AM 1444 Views
I think you're pretty close to remembering correctly Jim - 19/04/2011 02:28:06 AM 1379 Views
Meh, I didn't really mind that scene. Aemon - 19/04/2011 03:38:34 AM 1221 Views
I see it differently. Clover - 19/04/2011 05:11:25 AM 1328 Views
Re: I see it differently. Aemon - 19/04/2011 02:16:42 PM 1205 Views
Re: I also approve of the casting. Other impressions: everynametaken - 18/04/2011 08:09:05 AM 1383 Views
I really enjoyed it, but one thing that was distracting me... imlad - 18/04/2011 08:15:54 AM 1597 Views
So you were definitly watching it on a LCD or LED tv with 120hrtz or greater.....they are poopy djwilson300 - 18/04/2011 08:52:29 AM 1425 Views
so, will I have this problem watching the Hobbit next year? imlad - 18/04/2011 07:17:58 PM 1226 Views
Hard to say. Aemon - 18/04/2011 09:44:13 PM 1377 Views
Ouch.... DomA - 18/04/2011 09:59:28 PM 1325 Views
I'm not an expert by any means, but I think you have that wrong. Aemon - 19/04/2011 03:22:46 AM 1563 Views
Re: I'm not an expert by any means, but I think you have that wrong. DomA - 19/04/2011 02:29:30 PM 1282 Views
As I said, you sound like you know what you're talking about. Aemon - 19/04/2011 03:53:34 PM 1416 Views
I've gotta butt in scalius - 19/04/2011 04:46:28 PM 1231 Views
The more, the merrier. Aemon - 19/04/2011 05:26:29 PM 1446 Views
Poopy was kinda strong language. It is a matter of taste and Aemon is my new favorite. djwilson300 - 19/04/2011 06:25:15 PM 1309 Views
Re: Poopy was kinda strong language. It is a matter of taste and Aemon is my new favorite. Aemon - 19/04/2011 06:44:18 PM 1298 Views
INFERIASMA! scalius - 19/04/2011 07:25:45 PM 1033 Views
That's definitely the case. They're both good. *NM* Aemon - 19/04/2011 07:27:42 PM 665 Views
Gonna look into the setting tonight scalius - 19/04/2011 07:22:19 PM 1366 Views
Re: As I said, you sound like you know what you're talking about. DomA - 20/04/2011 12:24:25 AM 1232 Views
this whole discussion has gone way over my head imlad - 20/04/2011 12:53:06 AM 1233 Views
Don't worry about it, there's no reason to know most of that stuff. Aemon - 20/04/2011 08:08:15 AM 1311 Views
Yeah, I think we were just getting confused with some terms. Aemon - 20/04/2011 08:04:47 AM 1258 Views
I def agree with you about Dany's wedding night. *NM* Darth_Katie - 22/04/2011 04:45:10 AM 690 Views
One question that can be seen in the preview Japhy - 18/04/2011 06:55:16 AM 1391 Views
I wondered at this too imlad - 18/04/2011 07:26:15 PM 1194 Views
Re: I wondered at this too urizen - 18/04/2011 08:21:07 PM 1321 Views
Yes like predator! Don't like the noises they had it making too. Importance of colour: Japhy - 18/04/2011 11:47:17 PM 1532 Views
It appears doggy-style is the preferred method of copulation so far. *NM* everynametaken - 18/04/2011 08:11:45 AM 693 Views
the last couple we saw doing it that way imlad - 18/04/2011 08:34:33 AM 1732 Views
I could be wrong but I seem to think the book had her looking over his shoulder from missionary. *NM* everynametaken - 19/04/2011 04:29:26 AM 709 Views
Is it me Roland00 - 18/04/2011 12:48:48 PM 1419 Views
Yes, it was definitely a different scenery than the rest of Winterfell. everynametaken - 19/04/2011 04:31:00 AM 1332 Views
Yeah, she was walking through the inner yard and then arrived there ironclad - 19/04/2011 08:35:54 AM 1459 Views
A good start! Tigr - 18/04/2011 02:08:45 PM 1466 Views
you're not entirely wrong Jim - 19/04/2011 02:40:45 AM 1324 Views
It was as epic as I had hoped Beqi - 18/04/2011 09:05:28 PM 1202 Views
ended right where I expected Jim - 19/04/2011 02:52:05 AM 1192 Views
Well I think it was as good as it could have been. Dragonsoul - 19/04/2011 03:03:27 AM 1503 Views
Interesting that you comment on the looks, because I felt the same. Aemon - 19/04/2011 03:50:49 AM 1526 Views
I agree ironclad - 19/04/2011 08:12:18 AM 1292 Views
Re: I agree Aemon - 19/04/2011 02:23:18 PM 1369 Views
Demonstrating that beauty is subjective, I strongly disagree DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 23/04/2011 09:20:08 PM 1435 Views
It was certainly good, but some disappointment too A Deathwatch Guard - 19/04/2011 07:53:30 AM 1510 Views
That was very good, but... ironclad - 19/04/2011 08:17:02 AM 1396 Views
Actually, I have never read the books..... trzaska2000 - 19/04/2011 05:07:29 PM 1330 Views
Good to know *NM* ironclad - 19/04/2011 05:32:56 PM 640 Views
A friend.... scalius - 19/04/2011 07:32:05 PM 1256 Views
so having watched it Foxhead - 19/04/2011 09:13:44 AM 1124 Views
A couple of early impressions... scalius - 19/04/2011 07:55:04 PM 1561 Views
nah, the break out performance on this show is going to be imlad - 20/04/2011 01:00:50 AM 1354 Views
yup, I already love her character. *NM* everynametaken - 20/04/2011 03:24:46 AM 711 Views
Entirely possible scalius - 20/04/2011 04:17:28 PM 1224 Views
If there is one thing I wanna see next year... ironclad - 21/04/2011 10:13:07 AM 1296 Views
I enjoyed it. I'll continue watching and maybe even give the book another go when I have time. j-whitt987 - 20/04/2011 12:58:56 AM 1271 Views
as someone who has never read the books I thought it was OK random thoughts - 22/04/2011 04:59:34 PM 1186 Views
My take DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 23/04/2011 06:50:47 PM 1247 Views
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