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HD TV and the placebo effect

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New research from the Netherlands explores a placebo effect around high-definition TV. Of course, HD does look sharper, but the mind apparently can easily be tricked into thinking that regular TV is HD. From New Scientist

Sixty people in turn were shown the same video clip on the same television. Half were told to expect clearer, sharper pictures thanks to HD technology: an impression backed up by posters, flyers and the presence of an extra-thick cable connected to the screen. The other half were told to expect a normal DVD image.

Questionnaires revealed that the people who had been led to expect HD reported seeing higher-quality images. “Participants were unable to discriminate properly between digital and high-definition signals,” says Lidwien van de Wijngaert at the University of Twente in Enschede, the Netherlands, who carried out the study with colleagues from Utrecht University…

The results of the experiment might have been different had it taken place in North America, though, where conventional television uses the NTSC instead of the PAL technical standard. Picture quality is lower with NTSC, “so the difference compared with HD is much larger than for Europeans”, says van de Wijngaert.

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The Wizard Of Oz Returns To Theaters For One Night Only | /Film

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The Wizard of Oz 70th Anniversary Hi-Def Event appears on the big screen in high definition with Cinema Surround Sound in 449 select AMC Entertainment Inc., Celebration! Cinema, Cinemark Holdings, Inc., Clearview Cinemas, Cobb Theatres, … Warner Home Video’s re-mastered Blu – ray and DVD release, The Wizard of Oz 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition, debuts September 29. With six times higher resolution than standard DVD , along with the sonic excellence of Dolby …

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muvipix Community • View topic – Zune HD

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Zune HD . Discussions about High Definition Television, Blu – Ray , HD DVD and other high definition DVD formats. 4 posts • Page 1 of 1 … Re: Zune HD . Post by tiny » Thu Aug 20, 2009 12:16 am. Steve Grisetti wrote: Full, hi-def video from a portable video / audio player? Hmm, between that and Windows 7, Microsoft could be headed a very good direction in the coming months! Agree. Microsoft is really turning things around. I like it. I wish I were creative enough to write …

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Groucho Reviews: Smallville: The Complete Eighth Season

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Smallville looks more vibrant than ever on hi-def Blu – ray in The Complete Eighth Season, with all 22 episodes spread over 4 discs. Colors pop right off the screen, and detail is excellent. Contrast is perfect, with well-resolved blacks and considerable … Sam Witwer, producers Turi Meyer & Al Septien, and creature designer Bill Terezakis. Fans can proceed with confidence to another season of Smallville on home video , especially impressive in Blu – ray high – definition . …

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Groucho Reviews: Sunshine Cleaning

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In its home- video debut, Sunshine Cleaning comes in mirrored Blu – ray and DVD editions for collectors of either stripe. Hi-def transfers on DVD don’t get better than the one found here, except of course when they’re presented in … Both Blu – ray and DVD editions feature the same bonus features, though the Blu – ray presents them in high – definition . As usual, Anchor Bay/Overture support audio commentary, though director Christine Jeffs is conspicuously absent from the extras. …

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Movie Miguel's Offical Blog: The Wizard of Oz in HD in Theaters on …

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Adventureland – Blu-ray Disc Review | HighDefDiscNews

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Blu – ray Disc Review. 3.5 out of 5 stars The Movie Itself has an average rating of 7.6 on IMDb 4.5 out of 5 stars Video Quality 1080p in AVC MPEG-4 on a 50gb disc 4 out of 5 stars Audio Quality DTS- HD 5.1 Master Audio …. Bonus Materials are presented in a mixture of High Definition and Standard Definition with English 2.0 Dolby Digital Sound. Digital Copy is included on a DVD -ROM disc and is compatible both with iTunes & Windows Media (Mac & PC). …

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WTF: Blu-ray Blues – Film School Rejects

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Like I said, the hi-def picture and sound is awesome. I’m not denying that. Getting the latest blockbuster on Blu – ray can be a great experience once you get things up and running. But the Blu – ray format can be a real pain in the ass sometimes. … Slow load – I understand that a Blu – ray disc is loaded with like 10 times the data of a DVD . But why does it take so long to load? If the video and audio image can be pulled from the disc at such speed, why can’t the machine …

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Surround Sound System & Advice needed – AVForums.com

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I’ve been reading the AV Forums Hi Def Audio thread to understand this a little better. I get the need for the AV Receiver that decodes HD Audio or allows the player to decode and pass to the receiver. £280 just for that unit is too … You connect your TV to the receiver (to the OUT), your connect your Blu – Ray to the receiver (BD IN and also BD IN for the optical cable). Then you switch it all on, select BD on your receiver, the Blu – Ray audio and visual goes to the …

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Buy Cheap Blu-Ray: Lost: The Complete Second Season [Blu-ray]

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A blu – ray release of a TV show from several years ago. The video looks better than standard DVD , but its better within the limitations of the camera equipment that was used at the time. The sound is great though. … but its still leagues better than the DVD and its television broadcast,and certainly up there with the best looking high definition releases to date. The audio is nothing to scoff at either, being presented in 5.1 uncompressed magnificance. …

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