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Talk about a niche market....
I suspect that they will have a tough time signing up customers if the only content available is movie based. Of course, given that movies are the only content available in 1080p resolution with Dolby Tru-HD or DTS HD sound (7.1 audio), I guess it's not surprising.
The price point will have to be pretty low to make this a mass market winner.
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Re: For Movies Only ?
said by dbmaven  :Talk about a niche market.... I suspect that they will have a tough time signing up customers if the only content available is movie based. Of course, given that movies are the only content available in 1080p resolution with Dolby Tru-HD or DTS HD sound (7.1 audio), I guess it's not surprising. The price point will have to be pretty low to make this a mass market winner. And based on their web site they are a hardware vendor. And there is no mention of any deals they have signed with content providers or satellite owners. Basically they own nothing but some hardware gear that can route 1080P content between ground/satellite/home server.
»www.xstreamhd.com
I wouldn't look for any deliverables for quite some time.
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Yup... similar to 'voom hd' deployed then either bankrupt/fire sale or bought out.
1080p/7.1 would be great.
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What does it mean to watch HD in your home? Unless you’re watching a true HD DVD, it often doesn’t mean much. That’s because most home viewing systems (be it online or through your cable connection) aren’t set up to deliver full-quality HD.
For movies, 1080i might as well be 1080p. Due to the low framerate, deinterlacers can perfectly construct 1080 progressive lines. In fact, because there are 60 interlaced fields per second for only 24 frames, there's even some redundancy that can be thrown out entirely. The area where 1080p would really shine is "video" material like sporting events. If this is for movies only, 1080p is really wasted here.
Less compression, however, would certainly be a good thing. I think for most people, what DirecTV and the cable companies offer are good enough for the average sized HD bigsreen, so I don't see this being a big hit. |
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| Very true... DTV/Cable 1080i works well for most HD's.
Blu Ray 1080p w/high frame rate is awesome if your TV supports it. Take a trip to Fry's and watch a 1080p 60Hz and 120Hz Samsung side by side on Blu Ray, and anything which high motion or panning is AWESOME on the 120Hz set.
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