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The only thing about TCM is that I wish I had it in HD

Posted by Reagen (aka Reagen) Feb 23 '11, 14:12

Yes, I've become an HD snob.

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I probably stopped watching any SD channels a year ago... I wish I could just hide them -- nm - stewie Feb 23, 14:16 1
- I could but it would be a highly laborious process - Reagen Feb 23, 14:28
excuse my tech ignorance, does it matter that much for old movies? -- nm - crash davis Feb 23, 14:13 14
- and then there's the widescreen issue, although that only starts showing up in the mid 50s. -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 14:20 3
  - Aspect ratio definitely went to plaid for a time there. - con_carne Feb 23, 14:22 2
    - Even before they went super-wide, films were 3:4 for quite some time before they started making them what we currently consider "widescreen". -- nm - Ender Feb 23, 14:25
    - jeebus. 2.89? -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 14:23
- Well, Scorcese's Film Foundation preserves movies using some digital medium that can definitely be called "HD." Moreso, even. - con_carne Feb 23, 14:19
- film resolution is theoretically infinite but is usually about 4X HD. -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 14:17
- film has almost always had a higher resolution than regular TV -- nm - Beryllium Feb 23, 14:14 7
  - right, but it would depend on the path the images took from video to the HD channel. - TFox Feb 23, 14:20
  - how about something from 1946? would that still have a higher resolution? -- nm - crash davis Feb 23, 14:15 5
    - I wonder if this example is a good one ... -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 23, 14:17
    - sure. -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 14:16 3
      - The question is going to be though, what transfer are they using? - Ender Feb 23, 14:20 2
        
        interesting. There is so much I don't know in this area. -- nm - loosilu Feb 23, 14:38
        
        ah, this is what I was wondering about - thanks everyone! -- nm - crash davis Feb 23, 14:22

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