Movies in 720p and 1080p

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I recently started watching movies in HD. My laptop doesn't support them but my tablet does, so I usually watch movies and TV series in 720p/1080p (that most of the time is actually 800p) on it. I'm speechless! Image quality is so, so neat, that I can even look at things off focus with great definition. And the actors and actresses' skin molecules! :P

I may sound like Christopher Colombus here (talking about something lots of people already knew about), but since I've never owned a plasma/LCD TV, this is brand new to me. Do you watch movies in HD too or stick to XviD ones? What do you think of HD movies image quality?
 
It's great for stuff like online videos but for movies it seems a bit unnecessary.

I don't want my movies to look like recordings of the actors filming a movie. Having a movie in 1080p with a framerate higher than 24fps (like The Hobbit is apparently going to be) then the movie seems like it's a part of reality, rather than being detached from it.

Effectively it would break the fourth wall, and that is NOT necessary for film at all. You don't want to bring the movie into your reality. You need to have it bring you into it.
 
OmarFW said:
It's great for stuff like online videos but for movies it seems a bit unnecessary.

I don't want my movies to look like recordings of the actors filming a movie. Having a movie in 1080p with a framerate higher than 24fps (like The Hobbit is apparently going to be) then the movie seems like it's a part of reality, rather than being detached from it.

Effectively it would break the fourth wall, and that is NOT necessary for film at all. You don't want to bring the movie into your reality. You need to have it bring you into it.
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I get your point. I actually thought of this when watching one of my favorite TV series. After switching to 720p, it didn't feel the same! I focus on image details and stuff and miss the rest of the show.

Movies in 1080p can be extremely realistic. I just watched "Safe House" and man, those car crashes look like they really happened. I can't help wondering how exactly they manage to get such great scenes.
 
I have to be honest, even though I have a few 1080p tv sets here, I still have one standard set and I still look at it just fine. I can care less what "definition" my movies or shows or even my games are in. As long as I can see it clear enough without any discraction, that's more than enough for me.
 
HD does look better than SD but I'm not really that bothered. As long as the image looks good then I'll happily sit and watch something in SD.
 
Creaky said:
HD does look better than SD but I'm not really that bothered. As long as the image looks good then I'll happily sit and watch something in SD.
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That's exactly how I am. As long as I can view it in clarity, then all is well
 
I didn't think it would ever matter to me until I went back home and had to watch a HD TV, but without a HD source providing the picture. It was a lot more stark than I thought it would be. I knew when I first watching an HD TV with an HD source it was a great picture, but I underestimated it greatly. The difference can be amazing.
 
Sugarhill said:
I didn't think it would ever matter to me until I went back home and had to watch a HD TV, but without a HD source providing the picture. It was a lot more stark than I thought it would be. I knew when I first watching an HD TV with an HD source it was a great picture, but I underestimated it greatly. The difference can be amazing.
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Throw me into this category. When I'm out at a bar or restaurant, they sometimes have a main HD TV and some smaller SD TVs. I can't stand to watch the SD... maybe I'm a HD snob, especially when it comes to sports.
 
dexterlablab1 said:
I have to be honest, even though I have a few 1080p tv sets here, I still have one standard set and I still look at it just fine. I can care less what "definition" my movies or shows or even my games are in. As long as I can see it clear enough without any discraction, that's more than enough for me.
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Agree Completely. Although I'm biased because I don't own an HDTV.

Creaky said:
HD does look better than SD but I'm not really that bothered. As long as the image looks good then I'll happily sit and watch something in SD.
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At what point does the image look bad? I have very low standards but I wouldn't go under 240p (Old Youtube Quality) but 360p certainly looks fine to me.
 
I recently bought a HDTV, so I prefer getting a 720p or 1080p quality movie, and enjoy it on my TV.

The clarity and the real-feel is the next big thing in the current market I believe, it is seriously a legendary technological development!
 
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