Angelina Jolie on your Cellphone Anyone?
The titanic developments in new technology have radically changed the way we watch TV and movies at home. Gone are the days when the TV set was a box in the corner with a 20in screen and a tinny speaker. Now most of us prefer to watch movies and sports casts on a widescreen that's at least 28in from corner to corner. If you are a fan of home theater then that screen will almost certainly be bigger and be accompanied by a surround sound speaker system to maximise the aural effect and immerse you in the action. As technology improves and equipment becomes cheaper, more and more people will have high definition TVs and home theater set-ups.However, if Sony has its way, we'll all be enjoying a completely different movie-watching experience, on a 2inch mobile phone screen.
Sony wants to see an iTunes-style download service for movies so we can download them and watch them on the move. Would you watch a film on a cellphone? I wouldn't.Imagine it. Out would go the immersive, involving experience of the movie theater that we've tried so hard to create at home, and in its place would be a screen so small that it would be difficult to make out what was going on. That in itself would create a dilemma for film-makers. If a sizeable number of people who pay to see a movie do so by downloading it on their mobile, will directors have to take this into account when making it? Will studios reject cuts because they contain too many subtle facial expressions or movements that can't be detected on a tiny screen? Will the muted colors of a Saving Private Ryan have to replaced with more lurid and brightly colored scenes to make them more easily visible on a cellphone?And what of the audio? Is their any point in spending time and money developing a detailed and textured surround-sound experience if a significant portion of your audience will be listening on earbuds while travelling on a train?These examples may be extreme, but they do highlight the differences between the way a music download service works and the way a movie download service would.
Music, by its nature, is immensely portable. OK, the sound quality from an iPod over a pair of earbuds may be nothing compared to that from a decent hi-fi set-up, but for most people most of the time, it's a close enough approximation. That won't be the case with movies. Why did those tiny, battery powered, pocket TVs never really take-off? For the same reason.Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, who knows a thing or two about the movie industry through his stewardship of Pixar, has often said that he's not interested in producing a video iPod because no-one wants to watch movies on a small screen. Jobs is right about most things, and I think he's right about that.
Sony disagrees. It will be interesting to see who's right..
Robert Armstrong is a contributor to http://www.the-hdtv-tuner.com - - a guide to the kit, the technology and the programming on HDTV.Are you thinking of Buying a LCD TV? Then you should read this...
The LCD television is great in small placesThe LCD television will fit where larger TVs can not. The term LCD stands for Liquid Crystal Diode. If you want a flat panel TV, you can choose either a LCD TV or plasma TV. It is in the electronics that the LCD differs from the plasma TV.How does the LCD make a picture?LCD TVs are available in a few variations. The first is the conventional LCD panel, but isn't only used in televisions.
LCDs are used in many other electronic technologies like microwaves, digital clocks, calculators, and stereos. In the television, the LCD comes in the design called Twisted Nematic (TM). It is a naturally twisted crystalline structure that reacts to electric currents in predictable manners. The currents cause it to untwist to different degrees based on the voltage given. These TN crystals are stuck between panes of polarized glass and the untwisting allows different amounts of light to pass through.Most agree that if you are purchasing a flat television...
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Four NASL Indoor Soccer Teams Begin Showcase Season in Las Vegas on Sunday, February 12
Las Vegas, Nevada (ContentDesk) February 9, 2006 -- On Sunday, February 12 at 1pm in Las Vegas, the National Alliance Soccer League begins a fourteen game showcase season to introduce eight NASL teams. All showcase games will be played at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas and all will be telecast by the TVS Television Network on its soon to be launched web channel. The Las Vegas Toros will play in each of the seven doubleheaders. Teams playing the Toros include the New York Arrows (Feb 12), Cleveland Crunch (Feb 19), Los Angeles Aztecs (March 5), San Diego Fusion (March 19), Washington Diplomats (March 26), Denver Dynamo (April 2), and Estrallas de Tijuana (April 9). Completing the showcase doubleheaders will be the Dallas Tornado - San Diego Fusion (Feb 12), New York Arrows - Dallas Tornado Feb 19, Cleveland Crunch vs.
New York Arrows (March 5), Cleveland Crunch vs. Dallas Tornado (March 19), Los Angeles Aztecs vs. Dallas Tornado (March 26), Washington Diplomats vs. Dallas Tornado...
Four NASL Indoor Soccer Teams Begin Showcase Season in Las Vegas on Sunday, February 12
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Kansas City Area Transportation Authority Incorporates New Digital Video Surveillance System.
A4S Technologies, Inc., a leading high resolution digital video recorder manufacturer for transportation, law enforcement, and military applications, announces the selection of it's patent pending ShiftWatch? TVS? Transportation Video Surveillance System by the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority. Starting in June of 2004, all new buses being incorporated into their fleet will include these revolutionary new video surveillance systems. Bob Kohler, Director of Transportation, KCATA, says, "It's the best full motion digital video we've ever seen in a mobile security surveillance application; it's already paid for itself."
With 60 frames per second (30 per channel) and full 720 X 480 resolution, it brings DVD quality audio and video to your security environment.
Sharon Teague, Customer Relations Manager, KCATA, says, "No more viewing choppy video with the hopes of exposing risk management fraud.
Now we get a clear detailed account of the events." The ShiftWatch?...
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LCD TVs
LCD stands for Liquid Crystal Display. Originally designed for electronic display devices, now this technology is widely used to manufacture high-resolution televisions. Liquid crystal televisions work on Thin Film Transistor (TFT) technology. Their screen consists of a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between two transparent layers. A bulb placed behind the screen illuminates the TFT panel.
Upon receiving the data, the liquid crystals align themselves in various degrees. The alignment of the crystals blocks unwanted light and only required light gets transmitted. The degree of alignment decides what color and contrast will be filtered through the panel.
When LCD TVs were first introduced, their major competition was the plasma TV. LCD and plasma televisions coexist and compete even today.
Each has its own merits and demerits. LCD TVs cannot produce as much color or contrast as plasma TVs, but their overall picture quality remains better than a plasma TV. They...
LCD TVs
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