Is HDV pointless unless you have an HDTV?

[Stu Holmes]

Originally Posted by Ken Ross

I am all for shooting your memories in HD even if you don't have an HDTV since that HD tape will always be ready to expose its full glory when you do buy an HDTV. And let's face it, you eventually will have an HDTV. :)

Thats exactly it - perfect summary of why to shoot in HDV Ken.

[David Garvin]

Originally Posted by Ken Ross

Yes David, I'm talking about a typical NTSC standard definition TV.

Yeah, I can't imagine watching this HV20 footage on an SD television. It'd be like having a beautiful girlfriend and putting her in a potato sack.... uh, or something like that...

[Mike Horrigan]

Originally Posted by Joe Busch

Psh...

I run at 2048 x 1280 and my second screen at 1280 x 1024...

I used to run at 1920 x 1200... but went a bit higher :)

Highest my monitor can do is like 2330 x 1440

24" Widescreen CRT ;)

LOL! I can point you to some CRT Front Projector users displaying images in 1080p at a screen-size of >100 inches.

24"... ;P

All in good fun btw...

:)

[Tom Roper]

Originally Posted by David Garvin

Yeah, I can't imagine watching this HV20 footage on an SD television. It'd be like having a beautiful girlfriend and putting her in a potato sack.

...if that's what it takes to get her in the sack, then I'd watch it on SD ;-)

[Fergus Anderson]

I use a 24 inch CRT at 1920x1200 and its great ;)

[Joe Busch]

Originally Posted by Mike Horrigan

LOL! I can point you to some CRT Front Projector users displaying images in 1080p at a screen-size of >100 inches.

24"... ;P

All in good fun btw...

:)

Hah.... nothing will look better than an FW900 :P

It's amazing watching raw footage on this screen... and it doesn't even fill up the entire screen :P

[Mike Horrigan]

Originally Posted by Joe Busch

Hah.... nothing will look better than an FW900 :P

It's amazing watching raw footage on this screen... and it doesn't even fill up the entire screen :P

LOL! Too small... ;)

You may want to look here... http://gallery.avsforum.com/showfull.php?photo=17676
and here... http://gallery.avsforum.com/showfull.php?photo=17675
9 foot, 8" wide screen. Sony G90 CRT 9" Front Projector.

;)

[Gavin Ouckama]

Originally Posted by Roland Gatto

Oliver, you make a good point about being able to downgrade to SD, but not upgrade to HD.

Thanks for the responses, folks!

You hit the nail on the head. You may not have HD equipment now, but you will one day. At that time, you can go back to your recorded HDV and create HD if you wish. Unfortunately, if you only record in SD, that's it.

[Joe Busch]

Originally Posted by Mike Horrigan

LOL! Too small... ;)

You may want to look here... http://gallery.avsforum.com/showfull.php?photo=17676
and here... http://gallery.avsforum.com/showfull.php?photo=17675
9 foot, 8" wide screen. Sony G90 CRT 9" Front Projector.

;)

That would not be fun editing on :) Very enjoyable to watch though... haha...

Fw900 = $200...
G90 = $15,000 ?

[Mike Horrigan]

Originally Posted by Joe Busch

That would not be fun editing on :) Very enjoyable to watch though... haha...

LOL! You're right about that! :)