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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 3351 Views
i'm going to start off with.... Foxhead - 17/04/2011 04:08:12 PM 1661 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 721 Views
HOLY CRAP Ghavrel - 18/04/2011 03:06:55 AM 1769 Views
No, but Jaime and Tyrion have a VERY strong sibling resemblance. Clover - 18/04/2011 06:29:00 AM 1337 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 598 Views
I couldn't stand him at first sight scalius - 19/04/2011 07:34:33 PM 1195 Views
I also approve of the casting. Other impressions: Clover - 18/04/2011 06:33:44 AM 1461 Views
Dany's wedding night did not end with a smile.... djwilson300 - 18/04/2011 07:08:38 AM 1477 Views
Hmm. Clover - 18/04/2011 07:47:44 AM 1378 Views
I think you're pretty close to remembering correctly Jim - 19/04/2011 02:28:06 AM 1312 Views
Meh, I didn't really mind that scene. Aemon - 19/04/2011 03:38:34 AM 1151 Views
I see it differently. Clover - 19/04/2011 05:11:25 AM 1256 Views
Re: I see it differently. Aemon - 19/04/2011 02:16:42 PM 1121 Views
Re: I also approve of the casting. Other impressions: everynametaken - 18/04/2011 08:09:05 AM 1315 Views
I really enjoyed it, but one thing that was distracting me... imlad - 18/04/2011 08:15:54 AM 1525 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 1350 Views
so, will I have this problem watching the Hobbit next year? imlad - 18/04/2011 07:17:58 PM 1147 Views
Hard to say. Aemon - 18/04/2011 09:44:13 PM 1303 Views
Ouch.... DomA - 18/04/2011 09:59:28 PM 1255 Views
I'm not an expert by any means, but I think you have that wrong. Aemon - 19/04/2011 03:22:46 AM 1476 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 1211 Views
As I said, you sound like you know what you're talking about. Aemon - 19/04/2011 03:53:34 PM 1346 Views
I've gotta butt in scalius - 19/04/2011 04:46:28 PM 1140 Views
The more, the merrier. Aemon - 19/04/2011 05:26:29 PM 1360 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 1238 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 1233 Views
INFERIASMA! scalius - 19/04/2011 07:25:45 PM 968 Views
That's definitely the case. They're both good. *NM* Aemon - 19/04/2011 07:27:42 PM 626 Views
Gonna look into the setting tonight scalius - 19/04/2011 07:22:19 PM 1278 Views
Re: As I said, you sound like you know what you're talking about. DomA - 20/04/2011 12:24:25 AM 1155 Views
this whole discussion has gone way over my head imlad - 20/04/2011 12:53:06 AM 1148 Views
Don't worry about it, there's no reason to know most of that stuff. Aemon - 20/04/2011 08:08:15 AM 1231 Views
Yeah, I think we were just getting confused with some terms. Aemon - 20/04/2011 08:04:47 AM 1175 Views
I def agree with you about Dany's wedding night. *NM* Darth_Katie - 22/04/2011 04:45:10 AM 653 Views
One question that can be seen in the preview Japhy - 18/04/2011 06:55:16 AM 1324 Views
I wondered at this too imlad - 18/04/2011 07:26:15 PM 1118 Views
Re: I wondered at this too urizen - 18/04/2011 08:21:07 PM 1253 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 1445 Views
It appears doggy-style is the preferred method of copulation so far. *NM* everynametaken - 18/04/2011 08:11:45 AM 654 Views
the last couple we saw doing it that way imlad - 18/04/2011 08:34:33 AM 1653 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 661 Views
Is it me Roland00 - 18/04/2011 12:48:48 PM 1339 Views
Yes, it was definitely a different scenery than the rest of Winterfell. everynametaken - 19/04/2011 04:31:00 AM 1257 Views
Yeah, she was walking through the inner yard and then arrived there ironclad - 19/04/2011 08:35:54 AM 1391 Views
A good start! Tigr - 18/04/2011 02:08:45 PM 1392 Views
you're not entirely wrong Jim - 19/04/2011 02:40:45 AM 1251 Views
It was as epic as I had hoped Beqi - 18/04/2011 09:05:28 PM 1129 Views
ended right where I expected Jim - 19/04/2011 02:52:05 AM 1114 Views
Well I think it was as good as it could have been. Dragonsoul - 19/04/2011 03:03:27 AM 1424 Views
Interesting that you comment on the looks, because I felt the same. Aemon - 19/04/2011 03:50:49 AM 1453 Views
I agree ironclad - 19/04/2011 08:12:18 AM 1215 Views
Re: I agree Aemon - 19/04/2011 02:23:18 PM 1289 Views
Demonstrating that beauty is subjective, I strongly disagree DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 23/04/2011 09:20:08 PM 1362 Views
It was certainly good, but some disappointment too A Deathwatch Guard - 19/04/2011 07:53:30 AM 1433 Views
That was very good, but... ironclad - 19/04/2011 08:17:02 AM 1330 Views
Actually, I have never read the books..... trzaska2000 - 19/04/2011 05:07:29 PM 1254 Views
Good to know *NM* ironclad - 19/04/2011 05:32:56 PM 604 Views
A friend.... scalius - 19/04/2011 07:32:05 PM 1186 Views
so having watched it Foxhead - 19/04/2011 09:13:44 AM 1054 Views
A couple of early impressions... scalius - 19/04/2011 07:55:04 PM 1488 Views
nah, the break out performance on this show is going to be imlad - 20/04/2011 01:00:50 AM 1272 Views
yup, I already love her character. *NM* everynametaken - 20/04/2011 03:24:46 AM 674 Views
Entirely possible scalius - 20/04/2011 04:17:28 PM 1133 Views
If there is one thing I wanna see next year... ironclad - 21/04/2011 10:13:07 AM 1210 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 1188 Views
as someone who has never read the books I thought it was OK random thoughts - 22/04/2011 04:59:34 PM 1123 Views
My take DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 23/04/2011 06:50:47 PM 1170 Views
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