[opendtv] Re: News: Nielsen Gives Fuzzy Picture of HDTV Penetration
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:38:52 -0500
At 2:01 PM -0500 11/13/07, Cliff Benham wrote:
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
At 1:53 PM -0500 11/12/07, Cliff Benham wrote:
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
The reality is that there HAS been a shift in perception about
the value of flat panel displays. They not only make better
pictures,...
I don't think so. What percentage of television production
facilities use flat panel displays as master match monitors
instead of CRTs?
Apples and Oranges.
Not for me.
The subject was consumer adoption of LCD panel displays (and Plasma
too for that matter).
So consumers don't deserve the higher quality pictures at home that
can be seen in the studio?
Consumers are certainly able to buy professional gear if they feel
the need. Many do.
But to be fair, the benefits of large panels far outweigh the
limitations. The geometric accuracy alone is a huge improvement over
direct view CRTs, not to mention those good old CRT-based projection
systems. And it is quite easy to use these panels for non-Nyquist
limited imagery, like web pages.
Oh...did I mention that I almost got a hernia helping a colleague
move a 36" HDTV capable SONY direct view CRT into his home?
I appreciate he color accuracy of CRTs, especially for critical color
grading and qualitative assessment of picture quality. But this too
is a double edged sword. For color grading the trend has been toward
the use of projection or large panel displays that are carefully
calibrated - CRTs are nice, but the ability to see the imagery on a
big screen is even more useful than trying to do color correction on
a smallish CRT display.
The good news is that there are a growing number of high quality
panel displays that have been optimized for professional monitoring
applications.
Regards
Craig
----------------------------------------------------------------------
You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways:
- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org
- By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word
unsubscribe in the subject line.
Other related posts: