[Osx-nutters] iTunes Movies

[Roger Howard]

On Wed, September 13, 2006 2:45 pm, Jared ''Danger'' Earle wrote:
> On 13 Sep 2006, at 23:40, Roger Howard wrote:
>> On Wed, September 13, 2006 12:19 pm, Jared ''Danger'' Earle wrote:
>>> So, I took one for the team and bought Pirates of the Carribean on
>>> the iTunes store, in spite of the fact I have no iPod video. On my
>>> 24" 1920x1024 monitor, it was visibly not HD, but about on par with
>>> DVD. Then, Matt (hi, Mmatt) who is visiting for the Expo, handed over
>>> his iPod video and his new retractable TV cable.
>>>
>>> On my 28" Widescreen TV, played off an iPod, the movie is DVD
>>> quality. Not, near-DVD, but as good as. We played with the remote
>>> control on my iPod Dock and it's a revelation. Damn, movie night in
>>> your pocket.
>>
>> Can you characterize the difference you're seeing? Apparent detail
>> differences? Shadow performance?
>
> Block artifacts in deep blacks.

I knew it... just turn down your display brightness, or use a higher
gamma, and they'll fade to black (quite literally) :)

-R