The Ten Commandments is on ABC in HD (for the first time)

[Wag]

And it looks amazing. Right aspect ratio too (well close enough), it's 1.85, and apparently it's 1.77. Hard to believe all these years they've been showing it in 4:3 SD.

 

[techs]

Spoiler:

Spoiler

The Jews win.

 

[zerocool84]

Hard to believe all these years they've been showing it in 4:3 SD.

Oh yea hard to believe they've been showing it in 4:3 SD cus who cares that's all we've had for 50+yrs.

 

[Wag]

Oh yea hard to believe they've been showing it in 4:3 SD cus who cares that's all we've had for 50+yrs.

You must have been missing something because HDTV has been around for at least ten years now, and in the Boston area it's been around longer than that.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Take your stinkin' paws off of my people, you damn dirty gentiles!

(Disclaimer: I assume that this is the one with Charlton Heston)

 

[Wag]

(Disclaimer: I assume that this is the one with Charleston Heston, right?)

Quite. All others are just a pale imitation.

 

[theflyingpig]

It's only proper that they show this in conjunction with the release of the iPad.

 

[zerocool84]

You must have been missing something because HDTV has been around for at least ten years now, and in the Boston area it's been around longer than that.

Yes HDTV's have been around for 10yrs but if you hadn't heard, the switch from analogue to digital OTA wasn't 10yrs ago.

 

[Wag]

It's only proper that they show this in conjunction with the release of the iPad.

I don't quite get that reference. I'm Jewish, and Moses was the Mesiah (for Christians and Jews) but if you're saying the iPad is the second coming wouldn't a more appropriate Heston movie be Ben-Hur?

zero- They were showing HD movies/shows on the HD channels long before OTA SD was eliminated (as long as HD existed).

 

[theflyingpig]

I don't quite get that reference. I'm Jewish, and Moses was the Mesiah (for Christians and Jews) but if your saying the iPad is the second coming wouldn't a more appropriate Heston movie be Ben-Hur?

No, I'm saying that the iPad is 2nd gen technology.

 

[SKORPI0]

Short clip

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

zero- They were showing HD movies/shows on the HD channels long before OTA SD was eliminated (as long as HD existed).

I think what zero's saying is that this is the first broadcast ever of the Ten Commandments in HD.

Classic movie. It was the original "epic" that set the standard for all others to come.

 

[0roo0roo]

why is gandalf so angry?

 

[zerocool84]

I think what zero's saying is that this is the first broadcast ever of the Ten Commandments in HD.

Classic movie. It was the original "epic" that set the standard for all others to come.

Well it is my 2nd fave Heston movie next to Ben-Hur. Now that in HD would make me cream my pants.

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

Well it is my 2nd fave Heston movie next to Ben-Hur. Now that in HD would make me cream my pants.

It's available on Blu-ray. Has been for a while.

 

[KeithTalent]

Huh, I've never seen it. Actually I think the only true Heston movie I've seen is Apes. :hmm:

KT

 

[0roo0roo]

 

[ProfJohn]

So how does it look in HD???

When I saw Casablanca in HD I was amazed at how good it looked.

 

[Wag]

why is gandalf so angry?

If the Hobbits were slaves in Hobbiton for 400yrs you'd be pissed too.

 

[SKORPI0]

Here are some screen shots.... :awe: Movie is 219 minutes.

 

[Lonyo]

It's only proper that they show this in conjunction with the release of the iPad.

Why? Because the iPad can't play it?
HD widescreen on a 1024x768 4:3 screen, woo.

 

[BarkingGhostar]

Yes HDTV's have been around for 10yrs but if you hadn't heard, the switch from analogue to digital OTA wasn't 10yrs ago.

The 'switch' doesn't mean there were not broadcast markets already offering Digital TeleVision (DTV). In fact, the FCC adopted the ATSC specification around c.1995. Also, HDTV's have bee around for more than ten years, but just not widely available at boob-tube only electronic stores.

Oh, and by the way, one did not need DTV to watch High-Definition.

 

[meltdown75]

why is gandalf so angry?

you shall not pass

 

[Jeff7]

Take your stinkin' paws off of my people, you damn dirty gentiles!

(Disclaimer: I assume that this is the one with Charlton Heston)

I have had it with these motherfucking gentiles on this motherfucking plain!

"Commandments on a Plain"
Coming this summer.

 

[Kirby]

Heston > *