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HD-LD Part 2 (Patreon)

Published:

2018-07-14 08:00:01

Edited:

2018-07-14 10:08:00

Imported:

2021-02

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As promised, here is the conclusion of the MUSE LD video in which you finally get to see what those wealthy Japanese home cinema enthusiasts saw in the early to mid-90s. I hope you like it.

There was quite a bit more that I planned to include in this video, but unfortunately the player stopped working before I got the chance.

For example, I own one of the rare 'Squeeze' anamorphic LDs of Cliffhanger, so it would have been especially interesting to compare that disc against the Hi-Vision one as the Squeeze LDs were the best a 16:9 on LD could look.

However despite my plans being cut short, I'm relieved that the machine did function just long enough for me to capture the footage to do a proper side-by side demonstration of Hi-Vision vs standard LD.

My repair chap will be taking another look at my faulty machine in a couple of weeks. So fingers-crossed there might be a part three to this one at some point in which I get to complete those tests...but please don't hold your breath.

UPDATE: I see that most of the comments so far are about the broken machine. All I'd say is 'Please don't worry about it', because on the positive side we got to see a demonstration of HD Videodiscs from a quarter of a century ago.

That's what I'd rather take away from this experience. A couple of weeks ago this was something I'd never seen working, but now I have.

I only had to mention that the machine stopped working to explain why some demonstrations weren't in the video. If i'd managed to get those done just before it died, I'd never have mentioned its demise..that's all just behind the scenes stuff.

Files

Hi-Vision Laserdisc - HD in ‘93 (Part 2)

Part two of a two-part video about High Definition Laserdisc. Part one can be found here: https://youtu.be/LkQEobE2RUk In this video you can see HiVision in action and do some comparisons against standard Laserdisc and Blu-ray LINKS My Video about D-Theater - the 2002 HD on VHS format https://youtu.be/jiu0LPeLQPE A good summary of MUSE http://ura.caldc.com/stannum/hivision.html Wikipedia Article on MUSE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_sub-Nyquist_sampling_encoding Comb Filter Tests (Featuring the X9) http://notonbluray.com/blog/comb-tb-tests/ Some Reviews of MUSE Laserdiscs http://www.cinedrome.ch/hometheater/hdtv/muse/reviews/ Popular Science May 1991 on Japanese HDTV (Page 106) https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zAIugfGhlj8C NHK book on Hi-Vision (first 21 pages available as a preview) https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=oZDkBwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover Popular Science November 1991 on Digital HDTV (Page 103) https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sP7ag1e4tzEC Laserdisc Database - List of MUSE titles https://www.lddb.com/list.php?format=ld&list=muse Laserdisc U.K. Website 1994 Write-up on Hi-Vision LD http://www.laserdiscarchive.co.uk/laserdisc_archive/muse_high_def_ld/Muse_high_def_ld.htm I made a video about my experiences with buying a laserdisc player in 2015 - you can see that here https://youtu.be/KOrn2hBsYKE Technology Connections has also done a series of videos about Laserdisc - here’s the playlist. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv0jwu7G_DFUoByWSHHoSTlUIxY7VkJLi It was only after he mentioned MUSE in the last video that I decided I should pull my finger out and finally try to get these videos made. ---------------SUBSCRIBE------------------ http://www.youtube.com/user/Techmoan?sub_confirmation=1 -------------Merchandise----------------- https://teespring.com/stores/techmoan-merch -------------SUPPORT--------------- This channel can be supported through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/techmoan Patrons usually have early access to videos ----------Outro Music----------- Over Time - Vibe Tracks https://youtu.be/VSSswVZSgJw ------Outro Sound Effect------ ThatSFXGuy - https://youtu.be/5M3-ZV5-QDM