Movies, Theatre, Television And Books

As there are more and more high-definition movies being streamed from the internet by media-streaming services like Netflix and Hulu to their 25 million subscribers, the question is how it will affect the popularity of Blu-Ray digital video discs. How will high-definition Blu-Ray movies score against those being streamed to millions of living rooms?

Blu-Ray formatted movies have an edge over older video formats and it is unlikely that they will go away anytime soon. The reason for this is that millions of videophiles still prefer high-quality video and the state-of-the-art features that Blu-Ray players and disc provide.

Even the best services like Netflix that boasts high-definition transmission actually stream at only 1 mbps, up to 10 mbps at best, and viewed with hdmi cable for advanced use. That is roughly the equivalent of a standard DVD video playing at around 4 to 8 mbps.

On the other hand, a Blu-Ray disc can crank pixel resolutions up to 36 mbps, with image texture so clear that you can almost count the few strands of hair on Gollum’s scalp in Lord of the Rings.

Like DVD’s that have tremendously dropped in sales, Blu-Ray formatted movies are not expected to last forever. Streamed movies will eventually overtake Blu-Ray video discs when 100-mbps internet access becomes a reality.

Movies have become really expensive to go to, especially with the 3D craze that has seized Hollywood films in recent years.  Some people pay more than $10 for a regular movie ticket in an average theater, and an extra $3 for 3D glasses if the movie is offered in 3D.  America has become a 3D nation somehow, it seems, that expects a good movie experience to involve that three dimensional extra aspect that makes it all worth paying for.  Unfortunately, there are some pretty bad movies coming out of Hollywood these days in 3D, and when you see one of those, it turns your attitude toward 3D movies around a little and wakes you up to smell the coffee of the situation we are facing. – While it can be disappointing to see a poorly done 3D movie that you’ve paid a premium price for in a theater, the next disappointment appears to be the spreading of the 3D contagion to home television sets and video game consoles.  3D television is already making its appearance in big box retail stores and electronics departments around the United States, to lukewarm reception, it seems, at least this early on. After all, we are just now getting used to the whole High Definition standard.  Some stations are not even broadcasting in HD yet, so why do we think everyone is going to suddenly get on board with 3D?  I’m not convinced that’s a reasonable idea at all.  For one thing, I don’t generally enjoy the whole 3D experience, and I tend to prefer 2D visuals in movies and television.  3D gives me a headache.  I wear glasses, too, and contacts are getting harder for me to wear since I need bifocals now, so when I watch 3D I have to wear one pair of glasses over another pair and that just isn’t very much fun really.  I can’t imagine having to go through all that in my own home just to watch the latest episode of “The Big Bang Theory,” or “The Office.”  What’s there to really see in 3D on any of those?  And will this lead to the deliberate creation of 3D elements in television production, just to keep up, when it’s not really warranted?  Will it degrade the quality of the art?  I think yes. So, while the verdict is still out for the majority of TV enthusiasts, and yes, there are some 3D TVs that don’t require the donning of any glasses at all, I can tell you that I don’t plan to be one of them.  At least not anytime soon.

I was thinking about how we all like to personalize our computers, and I was struggling to come up with an analogy in the real non-digital world.  It’s kind of a funny thing we do where we take a very generic machine that is intended to do multiple repetitive tasks ad nausea and make it a unique individual highly personalized item.  It’s kind of like were in denial about what the real purpose of the machine is.  We add backgrounds, themes, wallpapers, customizations, and case mods to make it more our own.  I’m not exactly sure, how sensual wallpapers or Inna wallpapers do that, but for some it seems to work.

The closest comparison I could come up with was how many car owners like to customize their automobiles.  It’s a hobby that’s been going on for years, and continues to this day.  I must admit, to not being immune to the whole activity.  I also have a fascination for pretty screen savers, backgrounds and wallpapers.  I love some good eye candy, whether it’s in a computer game, a movie, or just digital images in my photo collection.  That’s usually I guy thing I think, as we seem to be more attracted to visual effects.  Not sure why it is that guys like big explosions better than girls, but I’m sure there’s a perfectly good explanation for it.

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