Posted by Rob Neal on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/UFO-on-Family-Room-HD-tp1510555p1510582.html

As I mentioned in a previous posting, UFO was no different to most
British TV shows of that period, in that the film stock used was
pretty cheap and cheerful, and certainly not of the same standard as
feature film material of the same era, such as EastmanColor or
Technicolor. For one, the grain was much more prominent, as it was
less light sensitive, and the general colour saturation was poorer.
That said, any 35mm film has considerably more resolution than
compressed HDTV, and if was remastered and processed properly from the
original positives, I suspect the screen quality would be excellent.

For those who haven't experienced quality HDTV (and I am talking 1080p
with 40"+ screens), I suggest you visit a decent TV supplier and see
for yourself - I personally recommend Sony or Phillips. Like many
emerging technologies there is a lot of rot and marketing piffle
bandied about regarding the subject by both retailers and
manufacturers, so be warned.

Just for peoples interest, yet another new technology emerging is
HDR-TV, (High Dynamic Range) - The concept being that most TV blacks
are actually dark grey, and the whites are not that bright. LCD
televisions basically use a bunch of fluorescent tubes to backlight
the display. This new concept uses arrays of super-bright, white LEDs
that adjust accordingly, so if one corner of the screen is black, they
are off, if it's a white wall, they are at maybe 50%, but if you shoot
into headlights or the sun, you get the full 100%, *only in the places
required*, so you get really intense images.

I predict having to watch Holiday TV shows with sunglasses and filter
block on soon ;o)

Unfortunately, I think this technology would require special cameras,
so it wouldnt work on old material. ho-hum.