Comments on: The iTunes UK Movie Download User Experience http://www.colindiponio.com/2008/06/05/the-itunes-uk-movie-download-user-experience/ North West Computer Consultancy Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:09:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Colin DiPonio http://www.colindiponio.com/2008/06/05/the-itunes-uk-movie-download-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-4048 Colin DiPonio Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:39:24 +0000 http://www.colindiponio.com/2008/06/05/the-itunes-uk-movie-download-user-experience/#comment-4048 Hi Terry I did hook up an XPS M1210 which has an Nvidia Geforce go 7400 video card. The quality was a little better but still fell down on particularly dark scenes. Having said that my display is calibrated for HD and comparing 480 to 1080p is always going to be a disappointment. Colin Hi Terry

I did hook up an XPS M1210 which has an Nvidia Geforce go 7400 video card.

The quality was a little better but still fell down on particularly dark scenes. Having said that my display is calibrated for HD and comparing 480 to 1080p is always going to be a disappointment.

Colin

]]> By: Terry http://www.colindiponio.com/2008/06/05/the-itunes-uk-movie-download-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-4047 Terry Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:07:54 +0000 http://www.colindiponio.com/2008/06/05/the-itunes-uk-movie-download-user-experience/#comment-4047 Colin- I'm watching from Itunes. I have a 32inch Westinghouse LCD, nvidia 6150 integrated, connected via VGA only, displaying at 1366x768. We are watching from around 8-10 feet as well. Which is a little far probably for only 32 inch, but a one time we had a slightly larger 37 inch hooked up (same way) and found that experience equally as enjoyable. We are BIG fans of HD and find ourselves spoiled by it as well. But as i mentioned earlier, we also find the Itunes and other providers to have a pretty decent, and very watchable, rental video offering. In fact, I find it to be very close to watching plain old DVD. maybe i'm wrong, but i'm usually pretty critical myself. Colin- I’m watching from Itunes. I have a 32inch Westinghouse LCD, nvidia 6150 integrated, connected via VGA only, displaying at 1366×768. We are watching from around 8-10 feet as well. Which is a little far probably for only 32 inch, but a one time we had a slightly larger 37 inch hooked up (same way) and found that experience equally as enjoyable.

We are BIG fans of HD and find ourselves spoiled by it as well. But as i mentioned earlier, we also find the Itunes and other providers to have a pretty decent, and very watchable, rental video offering. In fact, I find it to be very close to watching plain old DVD. maybe i’m wrong, but i’m usually pretty critical myself.

]]> By: Colin DiPonio http://www.colindiponio.com/2008/06/05/the-itunes-uk-movie-download-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-4044 Colin DiPonio Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:05:08 +0000 http://www.colindiponio.com/2008/06/05/the-itunes-uk-movie-download-user-experience/#comment-4044 Hi Terry Do you have an Apple TV or are you watching them from iTunes full screen? I have never had a good experience with full screen iTunes video content, particularly on high resolution displays. All of them suffer for image tearing in the top one third of the screen during scenes with fast motion. In Fit to Window or Windowed mode = no tearing. I have tried various computers on various displays. 1280 x 768 1366 x 768 1600 x 1200 1920 x 1080 All my video kit is ATI based you've got me thinking. Ill hook up an Nvidia based machine for comparison. My throw distance is about 8ft. Maybe I am being too critical. It's watchable for sure. I think going HD has spoiled it for me. I would be interested what other people think Here is a great post comparing the different formats. http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/apple-tv-20-vs-blu-ray-dvd-hd-cable-the-comparison/ Colin Hi Terry

Do you have an Apple TV or are you watching them from iTunes full screen?

I have never had a good experience with full screen iTunes video content, particularly on high resolution displays.

All of them suffer for image tearing in the top one third of the screen during scenes with fast motion.

In Fit to Window or Windowed mode = no tearing.

I have tried various computers on various displays.

1280 x 768
1366 x 768
1600 x 1200
1920 x 1080

All my video kit is ATI based you’ve got me thinking.

Ill hook up an Nvidia based machine for comparison.

My throw distance is about 8ft.

Maybe I am being too critical. It’s watchable for sure. I think going HD has spoiled it for me.

I would be interested what other people think

Here is a great post comparing the different formats.

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/apple-tv-20-vs-blu-ray-dvd-hd-cable-the-comparison/

Colin

]]> By: Terry http://www.colindiponio.com/2008/06/05/the-itunes-uk-movie-download-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-4043 Terry Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:42:25 +0000 http://www.colindiponio.com/2008/06/05/the-itunes-uk-movie-download-user-experience/#comment-4043 Oddly, I find the Itunes movie rentals very watchable on both my laptop and in our bedroom on a 32inch LCD. Addmittedly, its nothing close to the HD experience I enjoy when watching TV on the same screen, but my wife and I routinely rent a movie from Itunes and put it up on the 32"LCD and find it terrific. Part of the hook for me is the convenience. And because I very, very rarely find that I want to watch a movie more than once - even if I love it - clicking "rent" and watching it once and then deleting is much more preferable to renting from a Movie Store. Now, when they start releasing HD as rentals, I'll really be excited! Oddly, I find the Itunes movie rentals very watchable on both my laptop and in our bedroom on a 32inch LCD. Addmittedly, its nothing close to the HD experience I enjoy when watching TV on the same screen, but my wife and I routinely rent a movie from Itunes and put it up on the 32″LCD and find it terrific.

Part of the hook for me is the convenience. And because I very, very rarely find that I want to watch a movie more than once – even if I love it – clicking “rent” and watching it once and then deleting is much more preferable to renting from a Movie Store. Now, when they start releasing HD as rentals, I’ll really be excited!

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