Comments on: Hyped Definition http://tleaves.com/2007/07/12/hyped-definition/ Creativity x Technology Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:09:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Hanson http://tleaves.com/2007/07/12/hyped-definition/comment-page-1/#comment-4107 Chris Hanson Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:02:47 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/07/12/hyped-definition/#comment-4107 One of the reasons I love gaming on my Mac Pro with Cinema Display (or my MacBook Pro) is that the games I play actually make use of that fine detail. I can snipe the opposing team in an FPS from further across the map on the Cinema than I can on the MBP, and from a distance where I wouldn't even notice them on a smaller screen or with a lower-end graphics card. But for games that don't actually make use of the resolution, it's pretty much wasted. One of the reasons I love gaming on my Mac Pro with Cinema Display (or my MacBook Pro) is that the games I play actually make use of that fine detail. I can snipe the opposing team in an FPS from further across the map on the Cinema than I can on the MBP, and from a distance where I wouldn’t even notice them on a smaller screen or with a lower-end graphics card. But for games that don’t actually make use of the resolution, it’s pretty much wasted.

]]> By: Chris http://tleaves.com/2007/07/12/hyped-definition/comment-page-1/#comment-4106 Chris Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:18:28 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/07/12/hyped-definition/#comment-4106 psu: Thanks for letting me know the boxed set has the original BBC version in it! This is good news for me, as I would like to get a copy, but only if I could get the version I originally saw. :) psu:

Thanks for letting me know the boxed set has the original BBC version in it! This is good news for me, as I would like to get a copy, but only if I could get the version I originally saw. :)

]]> By: arixey http://tleaves.com/2007/07/12/hyped-definition/comment-page-1/#comment-4105 arixey Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:20:56 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/07/12/hyped-definition/#comment-4105 I certainly love the the HD graphics, but I think the biggest jump in quality is going from interlaced to progressive scan. Playing games that don't even support 480p is just painful on a large screen set. I certainly love the the HD graphics, but I think the biggest jump in quality is going from interlaced to progressive scan. Playing games that don’t even support 480p is just painful on a large screen set.

]]> By: psu http://tleaves.com/2007/07/12/hyped-definition/comment-page-1/#comment-4104 psu Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:32:28 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/07/12/hyped-definition/#comment-4104 The nice thing about the DVD boxed set is that it restores the original BBC presentation. The nice thing about the DVD boxed set is that it restores the original BBC presentation.

]]> By: Chris http://tleaves.com/2007/07/12/hyped-definition/comment-page-1/#comment-4103 Chris Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:02:19 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/07/12/hyped-definition/#comment-4103 Coming over to the States, the biggest disappointment was watching the localisation of Planet Earth. Now I have great respect for Sigourney Weaver, but she does not have the cadence and inflection of Sir David Attenborough, and the credit sequence appended for the US version lacks the power of the opening sequence used in the UK, which was both subtle and commanding. Planet Earth was the best thing I watched in the months before leaving the UK. Seeing the US version was like watching a movie censored just slightly for daytime viewing: it's still the thing you love, just less than it should be. Best wishes! Coming over to the States, the biggest disappointment was watching the localisation of Planet Earth. Now I have great respect for Sigourney Weaver, but she does not have the cadence and inflection of Sir David Attenborough, and the credit sequence appended for the US version lacks the power of the opening sequence used in the UK, which was both subtle and commanding.

Planet Earth was the best thing I watched in the months before leaving the UK. Seeing the US version was like watching a movie censored just slightly for daytime viewing: it’s still the thing you love, just less than it should be.

Best wishes!

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