Swordie Bloggie

TVs are getting thinner each year… but getting bigger in screen size. .. it’s true coz if you follow the international electronic expo, almost all the big TV brands will showcase their latest TV. For example the recent Consumer Electronics Show or CES 2013 which was held in Las Vegas last month.

The tv-buzz during the expo is 4K TV… so what is 4K TV?… well it’s all about the TV’s resolution. The higher the resolution, the sharper the image will be. So in this case, 4K TV will have twice the horizontal and vertical resolution of the 1080p HDTV format.

Imagine, if you are already satisfied with your 1080p HDTV, wait until you see the 4K TV…

Expect the next few months when the 4K TVs hit the store, consumers will start replacing their ‘ancient’ 1080p HDTV… imagine having the futuristic 4K TV on top of your new tv rack in your living room… 😀

Last Wednesday, 11 August, attended the IBM Meet The Experts Workshop at Hyatt Kota Kinabalu… 😛 Out of the 6 topics presented, only 2 woke me up… I was struggling with my eyes for the other topics… non-technical thingy… just about business… 😛

The workshop ended a little bit early… coz no one ask question… 😛 So, me and colleague decided to watch movie next door… at GSC Suria. We watched SALT… but as you all noticed lately, the in-thing nowadays is 3D…   3D movie, 3D LCD TV, 3D video camera… everything also 3D… even 3D porno… 😛

But what we encountered in the cinema is something you never seen in any tv reviews… yes, I don’t think it was ever mentioned in any of the Hollywood tv’s channels… ok let’s cut the craps… what we encountered was 2D movie!!! We were like… what the heck!!!… so all this while are we watching 1D movies??? how about the one in the televisions??? izzit 1D too???

The thing is, the cinema is showing two types of SALT movie… one is with 2D and one is without… so we have to choose SALT or SALT 2D… 😛

We asked the ticket counter what is the difference?… he said the 2D is slightly expensive… well it was RM2 more expensive the one without 2D… and the 2D is much more clearer!!!… boommmm… that’s what you called 2D???… shoot man… why can’t you just call it HD or something other than 2D??? since it is only RM2 difference, we venture into trying it out… 😛

So, was it worth to pay extra RM2??? Our personal answer is YES!!! The movie is much sharper and rich in color… no blurring.. no fading color… it was just like watching DVD on LCD TV or plasma TV at home!!! So, it was worth-it… but I just can’t accept the term they use… HD will be more suitable…