Another smashing show, guys.
Very interesting to hear from GG the impact the Panny has had, and here's hoping this continues with other manufacturers to give the public this route to CIH its always nice to have the choice.
I note a substantial change in tone concerning 3-D from last month, and one which worries me. The three of you raised some excellent points in the previous podcast - I hope I attribute these comments correctly. ND mentioned the need for highly reflective screens and how this makes it extremely difficult to get a good picture for both 2-D and 3-D, GG mentioned how a very large screen was needed and PH commented intelligently on how 3-D filming damaged picture composition for aspects like depth of field (hope I have those the right way around - it's been a month and I haven't time at the moment to listen to the last outing in full).
None of those issues was addressed in this podcast, though none appear to have disappeared, and yet all of a sudden you appear to have undertaken a similar Damascus-bound journey and have converted from 'deeply sceptical' to 'highly optimistic'.
As The Beat once asked, wha'ppen?
Fantastic to hear very positive comments about LED projectors. I'm hoping the technology develops enough to be ready for my next PJ purchase.
On the sound format front - good points. It should be noted that we've already passed the cinema already. Even DD+ is less lossy than the standard DD you get in cinemas, so on the codec front we're getting a better raw soundtrack in the home than at the pictures. If there's any improvement in bitrates and storage capacity this should be used on the picture.
Merry Christmas and a happy new year to three of you, as well as David and this year's other contributors.
Essential listening - as simple as that.
Steve W