interlacing/deinterlacing artifacts
I'm guessing that's the one I'm talking about, since I have a vague understanding of what interlacing means thanks to ZSNES, but I'll be honest with you, I didn't understand any of that other stuff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interlacehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deinterlacinghttp://www.videohelp.com/Go do your own research on this Kitsune. ZSNES is not an example of what interlacing/deinterlacing is. ZSNES uses that as a mock filter. In fact, all of those on there are junk. Interlacing/Deinterlacing is NOT a filter, and all those filters do is make the games look like ass.
DVDs look really good on my computer.
But you probably have a zillion-dollar computer.
...Then I guess myself, Michael, and everyone else I have ever known have 'zillion-dollar' computers. I guess all 5 of my systems are 'zillion-dollar' computers.
Funny how I spent less on any of them than you did on the one you just bought not too long ago.
I seriously think you need to clean your monitor. PowerDVD and even a 300mhz computer looks good on a DVD with no problems, and that is severely outdated and basic.
BTW, you want to see artifacts? Go watch the first 'The Matrix' DVD that came out back in 1999. Namely the scene where Morpheus is sitting in the corner after Neo threw up. All those blocks and noise is artifacts.
That disc was packed with tons of special features and all kinds of crap, and a result the video severely suffers.
Artifacts are caused by a combination of poor quality encoding, and low bitrates. Think of it as the equivalent to a low quality MP3, just in video form. It's not so common anymore, b/c of dual-layer and the format has evolved and encoding techniques have become much more advanced than they were at the beginning.
Maybe after you see the artifacts on stuff, you will understand what the 'hoopla' is about laserdiscs, and why myself, Michael, Keranu, and several others here have or have had them, and cherish them more than most DVDs. Maybe if you were around when VHS was the dominating format, then you might understand. All full-frame/pan and scan releases, with the exception of a few here and there. At least VHS had no artifacting, even if it was lower resolution, and had less detail.
Just like Keranu said earlier to a response to you saying that 'every movie that I have ever wanted has been released on DVD':
A lot of new movies DO suck. To the point that where I used to go to the theater multiple times in one year, I am barely going now. Hollywood is pumping out nothing but remakes and family oriented crap these days for the most part. With the exception of a few franchises and series, if they stopped making movies tomorrow, I wouldn't be that upset.
