Physical & Digital EST: The Future of Home Video Discussion Thread

[bhampton]

Originally Posted by sapiendut

I do watch streaming (Netflix, Disney, AppleTv, Prime, RokuTV) and while some of them can look good on the 65” TV, none of them ever looked good enough for my projection system. It is almost always very easy to tell the extreme compression in streaming.

Try a used epson like the EX7240 for about $100 from Ebay or elsewhere. Those are so sharp due to the low res they make HD streaming look pretty good.

I got a few of them for my church and they love them. Amazing value and real fun. I think I'll get one for myself.

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by crutzulee

I rented a lovely Airbnb in your neck of the woods for a week last summer. It was in Ste Hyacinthe..I can't remember the name of the river we were on but the place was right on top of it and the pool looked right over. My daughter was so enthralled by the idea of a place where we were forced to communicate only in French that it made me both sad and happy at the same time.

I was actually born there. My parents used to own a place in a neighboring village and it was the closest hospital, though it has been many decades since I have been there, I am sure it must have changed a lot in those decades. The river is called Yamaska

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by bhampton

Symmetrical also doesn't work as well without Monster cables throughout. In fact you have to replace most of the internal cables with Monster too. Monster as much as you can.

Years ago a AVS member said he replaced his handset to phone base with a cable from Monster. He said that allowed him to talk much faster. I thought that was very

[cheez avenger]

Watched Dune Part 2 in Dolby Cinema. It was a fantastic experience and the 4K disc should be demo-material upon release. No, I did not buy the worm popcorn vessel. It was almost $30 and I could not justify the purchase.

[crutzulee]

Originally Posted by cheez avenger

Watched Dune Part 2 in Dolby Cinema. It was a fantastic experience and the 4K disc should be demo-material upon release. No, I did not buy the worm popcorn vessel. It was almost $30 and I could not justify the purchase.

After MAXXXINE, this is my most anticipated release of the year... I'm (not so) patiently awaiting the UHD release...

[alchav21]

Originally Posted by sapiendut

He never answered why my 1.5 gbps connection doesn’t make my streaming looking better.

I thought I did, but first I have to find out how you're Streaming. My 100/100Mbps comes in straight from the Fiber to a Switch, and out an Ethernet Port to my Sony UHD TV Ethernet Port supplying all the Bandwidth. The Streaming Quality is Rock Solid. You have a JVC Projector how does it receive the Streaming Content? With Apps in the JVC or through your Panasonic 9000 Apps, and are they connected with Ethernet? Do you use Wireless Streaming Devices?

[Vilya]

[sapiendut]

Streaming quality is “rock solid” and “fantastic”. SMH. Just keep adding highly subjective term to your vocabulary. You know full well that other than 1.5 Gbps symmetrical internet I connect everything hard wired to the modem.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by sapiendut

Streaming quality is “rock solid” and “fantastic”. SMH. Just keep adding highly subjective term to your vocabulary. You know full well that other than 1.5 Gbps symmetrical internet I connect everything hard wired to the modem.

I think that I see the problem: lack of emphatic capitalization.

[mi_z]

Originally Posted by crutzulee

After MAXXXINE, this is my most anticipated release of the year... I'm (not so) patiently awaiting the UHD release...

Have to ask... if you a bit impatient about seeing a film, why not see it in the cinema? I get if mostly you don't care to, but in this case it seems to have more downsides. Too many bad experiences? Plus, you have a GT Laser cinema in your city!? Man, the 1.43 aspect ratio for Dune part 1 was really immersive. There is no way of getting that elsewhere.

[Ender14]

Originally Posted by cheez avenger

Watched Dune Part 2 in Dolby Cinema. It was a fantastic experience and the 4K disc should be demo-material upon release. No, I did not buy the worm popcorn vessel. It was almost $30 and I could not justify the purchase.

I saw it IMAX 70mm Friday and it was truly one of the most awe inspiring movie experiences I've ever had. Easily one of the best sci-fi movies ever made and it will be hard to top for the rest of the year.

I've yet to see the worm popcorn vessel in person. The IMAX here is Regal, but we'll be seeing it again in our local Big D at AMC. Still won't be purchasing that abomination though lol.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by mi_z

Have to ask... if you a bit impatient about seeing a film, why not see it in the cinema? I get if mostly you don't care to, but in this case it seems to have more downsides. Too many bad experiences? Plus, you have a GT Laser cinema in your city!? Man, the 1.43 aspect ratio for Dune part 1 was really immersive. There is no way of getting that elsewhere.

I can’t wait to see it at the cinema, and then own it. Pearl was one of my favourite films of last year. Really enjoyed X too.

[alchav21]

Originally Posted by sapiendut

Streaming quality is “rock solid” and “fantastic”. SMH. Just keep adding highly subjective term to your vocabulary. You know full well that other than 1.5 Gbps symmetrical internet I connect everything hard wired to the modem.

Haven't used a Modem in over a Decade. How do you Stream to your Projector?

[sapiendut]

How are you not using a modem at all from the fibre coming into your house? And why do I need to stream to my projector? Of course using HDMI. Only toy projectors have streaming option. I don’t use toys for my home theatre.

[Ender14]

Originally Posted by alchav21

Haven't used a Modem in over a Decade. How do you Stream to your Projector?

If you have internet then you have a modem. Unless you are using cellular for your internet, which we know is not the case. How do you not understand basic networking?

[sapiendut]

Originally Posted by Ender14

If you have internet then you have a modem. Unless you are using cellular for your internet, which we know is not the case. How do you not understand basic networking?

And he claims he worked as IT or something like that.

[Vilya]

He could be using a "gateway", which in this case is just another name for a modem/router combo in a single unit.

"A gateway serves as an “All-In-One” solution that combines the functions of both a router and a modem."

He could also be using an Optical Network Terminal.

"While a modem deals with conversions between analog and digital signals, an Optical Network Terminal (ONT) is designed to convert fiber optic signals into digital signals for a router via a wired connection. In areas where fiber can be delivered directly to your home, you most likely have an ONT that connects your local home network to the internet."

https://community.tp-link.com/us/home/kb/detail/412664

[Ender14]

Originally Posted by Vilya

He probably uses a "gateway" which in this case is just another name for a modem/router combo in a single unit.

https://us.hitrontech.com/learn/why-...ad-of-a-modem/

True, I have the same thing. But it's still a modem. An "expert" should know that.

[sapiendut]

We don’t use “fancy names” here in Canada. We still call a modem a modem.

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by Vilya

He could also be using an Optical Network Terminal.

I had posted saying most likely ONT but then saw your post so I deleted mine.