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Mike O said:
PS I also need to figure out how to get some stuff not available on home video off of my DVR, but God knows how to do that.
Then why don't you ask Him? ;-P
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OK, I'm a dumbass. My understanding about pulldown was that basically, something shot at 24 FPS was converted to 30 interlaced fields, then 60 for NTSC broadcast? So does this translate to looking the same to the human eye? Why is it 60p in HD? Does it recombine the fields? Does this look the same to the human eye? Streaming apps say that they will run at 24p, but my Sony BDP S3100 a Chromecast will only display at 60p. The player has a weird thing where it'll display 24p in a certain setting mode for an SD DVD, what that about? Someone school me on the technical know-how here. Sorry for being a moron. Was the native ratio of something shot on VHS video 30 FPS? Hence the infamous "soap-opera effect?" When show which had their effects finished in SD, were they literally using NTSC VHS? If so, were they just converted from digital to analog when the CG FX were done? They always say "the digital effects were done in SD," does it literally mean 480i DV then broadcast analog on videotape?
Oh, and I have a Sony BDP S3100, as mentioned above. Is there any possible reason why its interface with Amazon Instant Video is so wonky? Did Sony just design a bad app? On my dad's Smart TV, it'll actually display if it's showing 1080p and 5.1, but my dumb-ass BD player just displays the bitrate and five bars. How useful. Sony's customer service barely speaks English, so I figured I'd bet a quicker answer here. My TV only has two HDMI ports, so I got a Chromecast to work around with stuff like Crunchroll, HBO Go, MAX GO, SHO Anytime, Starz Play, etc. It's a colossal pain, there's no iPhone workaround with Chromecast for Amazon Instant Video, NO FUCKING REMOTE CONTROL, and the interfaces suck like an industrial carpet cleaner. Is there a one-size-fits-all option besides a PS4 or X-Box One? I spent a significant amount of money on a damn custom-modded region-free player, so the time being, I just bought an HDMI extender and switch them out on the second port since the first one has my DVR.
PS I also need to figure out how to get some stuff not available on home video off of my DVR, but God knows how to do that.
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