tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post8374780346065660739..comments2024-03-29T02:43:11.575-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: The aftermath of Big Screen TVJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47124487706759208332008-05-21T15:36:00.000-04:002008-05-21T15:36:00.000-04:00Hi Rhonda,Yes, I get fooled by the surround sound ...Hi Rhonda,<BR/>Yes, I get fooled by the surround sound all the time! Sometimes it kind of freaks me out! But I have become spoiled by the big screen for sports viewing!Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57510436950312602802008-05-21T11:11:00.000-04:002008-05-21T11:11:00.000-04:00A few weeks ago, I came back home from a week in K...A few weeks ago, I came back home from a week in Kentucky to find ::Voila!:: a big screen HDTV on top of the sideboard! Hello -- and goodbye -- Economic Stimulus Check!<BR/><BR/>But, probably due to my photography & TV background, I can see a Big Difference in the picture. I can also hear a Big Difference in the new updated audio system that we had to get to go with the HDTV. <BR/><BR/>It's so realistic sounding that, if I'm in another room while my husband is watching TV, I get faked out by the audio and believe that glass really did break.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16467786990577651930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32687214703168771642008-05-20T18:19:00.000-04:002008-05-20T18:19:00.000-04:00Check out Jan's new cover on the blog book display...Check out Jan's new cover on the blog book display!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Fabulous...and soon, Jan, you'll have to blog about it!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5501315556833266292008-05-20T18:18:00.000-04:002008-05-20T18:18:00.000-04:00Dermablend--you have to use it very very sparingly...Dermablend--you have to use it very very sparingly, and put it on with your thumb instead of a brush or sponge. The make up person told me the warmth of your skin makes it go one more smoothly, and be less cakey.<BR/><BR/>(You know it's that very heavy stuff that's usually used to cover big blemishes, like a birthmark. For HD, you use a tiny tiny application. For extra coverage without the heaviness.)<BR/><BR/>In real life with it on, you look like you really aren't wearing makeup..but it covers very well. HD is about 'less is more' when it comes to makeup, because the camera is so unforgiving, it sees everything. Like caked-on fake cheekbones. <BR/><BR/>There's also spray-on makeup, like air brush stuff. It's fantastic. But scary to use. I've only had it from a makeup person, and it's terrific.<BR/><BR/>Stuff you need to know.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72334163519387162332008-05-20T13:21:00.000-04:002008-05-20T13:21:00.000-04:00Jan -Whatever helps the cause! You've got my suppo...Jan -<BR/><BR/>Whatever helps the cause! You've got my support, that's for sure.<BR/><BR/>I told my wife about this discussion and I could tell by the look on her face she definitely had an opinion.<BR/><BR/>She said she thinks men are more intrigued with technology.<BR/><BR/>I certainly am and she works with a bunch of engineers. So that could bias her.<BR/><BR/>Just to evaluate an HD screen there are so many details in the specifications. So, it is complicated and there is much to enjoy. In a way, it's like wine or coffee, two favorites of mine. All the nuances contribute to the end effect.<BR/><BR/>What makes an HD screen good. Resolution - 1080p, high contrast ratio - ratio of the brightest bright to the darkest dark- I'd like at least 10,000/1. Color rendition and colorimetric calibration of the chroma circuits affects the ability to convey true color. Lossless mathematical compression of any digital circuitry to assist in digital image throughput. Physical spectral distribution of the actual light flux to the screen surface, pixel arrangement... LCD vs. plasma... <BR/><BR/>Shall I go on?<BR/><BR/>At the end of day, if you know what specs to look at - I can tell you what your viewing experience will be.<BR/><BR/>The average viewer will say - Wow that picture looks good. However, at a metaphysical level what is actually going on is at a much different level. The male knows he is looking at the best there is. And there's a certain satisfaction in that. It's like chosing a wife - a male wants the best there is - at least in the moment :-)!!! And of course the vagaries of the human spirit predominate. Pretty soon, this too shall pass.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps that's the key - women - look at the meaning of things longer term. Actually, that stikes a chord in me. For the most part, men are evanescent in their judgments and perceptions. Women are smart enough to know apriori - this too shall pass. That being the case - "What's to get excited about."<BR/><BR/>It's a freakin' TV already!<BR/><BR/>MikeMike Vecchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00016079615702702269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20403048633927040452008-05-20T10:34:00.000-04:002008-05-20T10:34:00.000-04:00Hey Mike,I will likely quote you on Friday, when I...Hey Mike,<BR/>I will likely quote you on Friday, when I take on the same topic on the blog: why men are so drawn to big screen television and why women, (unless they've seen those rivulets of sweat on Nadal's biceps) don't seem to care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65590669241773796842008-05-20T08:33:00.000-04:002008-05-20T08:33:00.000-04:00I bought the Dermablend but thought it was a littl...I bought the Dermablend but thought it was a little cakey. Have you tried Cle de Peau?<BR/>Ro<BR/>..who's imagining those little rivulets of sweat running down Raphael Nadal's arms and thinking of going hi def...Rosemary Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033747422699443024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87766416417520783112008-05-20T07:21:00.000-04:002008-05-20T07:21:00.000-04:00>>Anything visual and bigger than yours appeals to...>>Anything visual and bigger than yours appeals to all men :-)!<<<BR/>Love that comment, Mike...<BR/><BR/>Now to what I'm really interested in. Dermablend makeup? Hank??? Curious minds need to know!Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70796636967958201662008-05-19T18:47:00.000-04:002008-05-19T18:47:00.000-04:00Jan -Anything visual and bigger than yours appeals...Jan -<BR/><BR/>Anything visual and bigger than yours appeals to all men :-)! Even at the subliminal level.<BR/><BR/>Opps - I may be telling more about myself than I want to!<BR/><BR/>Personally, I'm fascinated by technology. Although, I am a value shopper. I want the most technology for the least cost.<BR/><BR/>Even if your chainsaw is 5 more cc's but my smaller one will make 5 more cuts per tank, I'll take the one 2 cc's smaller even it it takes 15 more seconds on a 1 min cut. If I were a pro at that I'd think differently.<BR/><BR/>I bought the big screen because I consult also and on many occasions studied crash video on the big screen. Even in low res - with 3 or more people we all could see more. That chainsaw was better for me at time because I really needed the extra size.<BR/><BR/>You know, boils down to - do you really need a TV to begin with. I think, as I said initially, women need much less visual stimulation to function. So, to me HDTV is a natural extension of the need to refine that visual process.<BR/><BR/>MikeMike Vecchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00016079615702702269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61362132186318536142008-05-19T15:41:00.000-04:002008-05-19T15:41:00.000-04:00Hey Mike,Being a techno person, and seeming to be ...Hey Mike,<BR/>Being a techno person, and seeming to be very knowledgeable on this topic, do you have an opinion or thoughts on why big screen TV, in general, seems to appeal to men more than women?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61287301187657823742008-05-19T13:04:00.000-04:002008-05-19T13:04:00.000-04:00Being a Techno person I have to weigh-in on this o...Being a Techno person I have to weigh-in on this one, too.<BR/><BR/>When I bought a small 43" "big screen" TV in Jan. 2000, my wife said, "Oh, hi def is coming." To which I waved my hand - "Honey, this is a ten year plan." She looked confused. "Ten years?"<BR/><BR/>Anything that the govt gets involved in, you can bet is long term. If anything is "wrong" with the US, it's big govt. I can tell you, it's worse then most of the big corporations.<BR/><BR/>I started working on solving automotvie side impact in 1983. The first side impact regulation, FVMSS 214, was not scheduled to require full vehicle fleet compliance until 1996. Almost 14 years after I began my research. And, even now it's been over 10 years before increased protection is required. <BR/><BR/>So, as of Feb of 2009 I will have fulfilled my 10 year program. Just in time to get one of them there beauti-ful HD TV's.<BR/><BR/>As far as the high contrast and high pixel resolution go, technically that is awesome. I remember passing a display in Best Buy. As I stared at the new fangled device, it felt like I was looking through someone's front window on the planes of Africa. I will say it was awesome. Spooky actually, because the line between fantasy and reality was blurred for me.<BR/><BR/>So, yes, Hank, new fangled picture technology will require new fangled beauty technology.<BR/><BR/>Until, next year I will still be living in the dark ages of 400 line resolution "old Big Screen TV"!!!<BR/><BR/>MikeMike Vecchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00016079615702702269noreply@blogger.com