stillakid
12-04-2007, 02:15 PM
This is in the TV section because it's about watching Star Wars movies ON your TV and what it's like.
For the longest time, most of us had the standard 2:3 NTSC television to watch VHS or DVDs on. Likely, the screen sizes for most people ranged from 20 inches to around 35 inches.
But now, with HD taking hold, we're able to watch the movies at home in the aspect ratio the movies were shot in with larger and better quality screens.
Earlier this year, my 32" Sony Vivitron finally conked out so I replaced it with a 46" Sharp Aquos 1080P LCD. Of course the picture is incredible, but I began noticing details that had escaped me before.
Specifically, I remember the first time I watched A New Hope (DVD) on the new television. The scene that really startled me was Luke's discovery of his smoking homestead. For years, in order to see the smoking skeletons of Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru, I had to strain to see anything more than blurs and smoke. But now, with this new large screen at a relatively close distance, the gruesomeness of the tragedy becomes even more clear. It's difficult to remember seeing this scene in movie theaters, but I don't recall even seeing that level of detail then. Movie screens are large, but so is the distance our eyes are from it. With an HD television roughly ten to twelve feet away, even the smallest items become sharp.
So, is there anything new that you've seen or something old that you've rediscovered while you've watched Star Wars movies on your TV at home?
For the longest time, most of us had the standard 2:3 NTSC television to watch VHS or DVDs on. Likely, the screen sizes for most people ranged from 20 inches to around 35 inches.
But now, with HD taking hold, we're able to watch the movies at home in the aspect ratio the movies were shot in with larger and better quality screens.
Earlier this year, my 32" Sony Vivitron finally conked out so I replaced it with a 46" Sharp Aquos 1080P LCD. Of course the picture is incredible, but I began noticing details that had escaped me before.
Specifically, I remember the first time I watched A New Hope (DVD) on the new television. The scene that really startled me was Luke's discovery of his smoking homestead. For years, in order to see the smoking skeletons of Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru, I had to strain to see anything more than blurs and smoke. But now, with this new large screen at a relatively close distance, the gruesomeness of the tragedy becomes even more clear. It's difficult to remember seeing this scene in movie theaters, but I don't recall even seeing that level of detail then. Movie screens are large, but so is the distance our eyes are from it. With an HD television roughly ten to twelve feet away, even the smallest items become sharp.
So, is there anything new that you've seen or something old that you've rediscovered while you've watched Star Wars movies on your TV at home?