Comments on: Sony UMD Movie Format Gains Momentum, Netflix Just Says No http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1833 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:05:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: employee monitoring software http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1833#comment-11879 Fri, 10 Feb 2006 09:51:56 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1833#comment-11879 I just purchased Air Force One (UMD), as usual, Sony gives the ol’ choppin treatment to Air Force One’s 2.35 ratio into a 1.78 ratio, which sucks. Thankfully, the cut doesn’t seem too bad on the film, but I rather them leave the film alone then zooming into the picture enough to fill the screen. That said, this film looks good, although the very first scene of the movie looked completely washed out and hard to see. The black levels could have been better, and the overall look of the film is slightly dull, but is most likely the film’s cinematography. I just purchased Air Force One (UMD), as usual, Sony gives the ol’ choppin treatment to Air Force One’s 2.35 ratio into a 1.78 ratio, which sucks. Thankfully, the cut doesn’t seem too bad on the film, but I rather them leave the film alone then zooming into the picture enough to fill the screen.

That said, this film looks good, although the very first scene of the movie looked completely washed out and hard to see. The black levels could have been better, and the overall look of the film is slightly dull, but is most likely the film’s cinematography.

]]> by: Chris http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1833#comment-3873 Thu, 13 Oct 2005 09:14:12 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1833#comment-3873 http://www.5psp.com There have some low price UMD games (Not movie) http://www.5psp.com

There have some low price UMD games (Not movie)

]]> by: TipsDr Blog http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1833#comment-3188 Mon, 19 Sep 2005 15:08:34 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1833#comment-3188 <strong>Sony UMD Movie Format and the PSP</strong> Been reading up some on the Sony PSP, my boy wants one for his birthday, and have been reading on how popular the UMD movie format for the PSP has become. According to an article on RealTechNews, Over 8 million UMD movies have been sold for the Sony P... Sony UMD Movie Format and the PSP

Been reading up some on the Sony PSP, my boy wants one for his birthday, and have been reading on how popular the UMD movie format for the PSP has become. According to an article on RealTechNews, Over 8 million UMD movies have been sold for the Sony P…

]]> by: Another Mike http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1833#comment-3121 Fri, 16 Sep 2005 19:18:49 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1833#comment-3121 I think there is a lot of misunderstood ideas here. First off UMD's are only capable of 1.8 GB of storage making them excellent for mpeg4 video. But everyone has to understand that the only video player there is for UMD's is the ubiquitous PSP. That's it! No more. Have you seen the screen? It's big for a portable device but it's no 19" monitor. The resolution of the video UMD's carry is perfect for the target device. Those who have converted movies(dvd) to memory sticks and played on the PSP will tell you that there is little to no difference in quality when watching the same movie played back to back. But keeping a collection of converted dvd's on your harddrive just to play on the psp is kinda silly. So now we have a market for UMD movies. Having a new disc for every movie is a lot easier than having to keep swapping movies to and from the memory stick. I think there is a lot of misunderstood ideas here. First off UMD’s are only capable of 1.8 GB of storage making them excellent for mpeg4 video. But everyone has to understand that the only video player there is for UMD’s is the ubiquitous PSP. That’s it! No more. Have you seen the screen? It’s big for a portable device but it’s no 19″ monitor. The resolution of the video UMD’s carry is perfect for the target device.

Those who have converted movies(dvd) to memory sticks and played on the PSP will tell you that there is little to no difference in quality when watching the same movie played back to back.

But keeping a collection of converted dvd’s on your harddrive just to play on the psp is kinda silly. So now we have a market for UMD movies. Having a new disc for every movie is a lot easier than having to keep swapping movies to and from the memory stick.

]]> by: Dave Zatz http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1833#comment-3118 Fri, 16 Sep 2005 17:59:53 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1833#comment-3118 The UMD quality issues, in terms of low resolution and limited audio channels, would definitely be a turnoff for adults with nice home theaters. But what about UMD players for children? I can also imagine a drive integrated into one of those Disney-branded TVs. Are the current quality specifications fixed or is the only real limitation the amount of data they can cram onto those small discs... The UMD quality issues, in terms of low resolution and limited audio channels, would definitely be a turnoff for adults with nice home theaters. But what about UMD players for children? I can also imagine a drive integrated into one of those Disney-branded TVs. Are the current quality specifications fixed or is the only real limitation the amount of data they can cram onto those small discs…

]]> by: Rob http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1833#comment-3117 Fri, 16 Sep 2005 17:47:07 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1833#comment-3117 I find it really weird that UMD is selling so well. I don't think there will be set-top boxes ... the UMD resolution is a few pixels short of VHS, so it's going to look crap compared to a DVD. I find it really weird that UMD is selling so well.

I don’t think there will be set-top boxes … the UMD resolution is a few pixels short of VHS, so it’s going to look crap compared to a DVD.

]]> by: rog http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1833#comment-3116 Fri, 16 Sep 2005 16:09:15 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1833#comment-3116 At my local Best Buy, about 10% of the DVD space is now UMD. At my local Best Buy, about 10% of the DVD space is now UMD.

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