Wow. That's a bit harsh. For every prof. who tells you your 'throwing
money away' on standard def., I'm willing to bet you could find at
least 5 who can't even tell the difference or don't care (*especially*
on such small screens). Good luck! -- Meghann
On 5/3/2011 9:29 AM, Mandel, Debra wrote:
Our library's monitor's are only 10", and I have to find out
about our classroom projectors being HD ready. I am simply responding
to a cinema studies faculty member who told me I was throwing money
away on regular DVDs.
Debra
Despite my lukewarm assessment
of HD for feature films in my previous
email, I feel like I need to hedge a bit after reading Dennis's email
and say, "it depends on the screen". On a large screen, yes, the
difference is appreciable. However, our viewing carrels are equipped
with 18" monitors, at which point there isn't a remarkable difference
for most titles. And of course, in a campus environment, the
investment needed in terms of players and projection upgrades becomes a
bit more complicated.
*************************
Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Instructional Media Collection Department
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475
http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/
On 5/3/2011 8:59 AM, Dennis Doros wrote:
Dear Debra,
Just a quick note that regular DVDs do indeed play in Blu-ray
players and there are several now that can play all regions of both.
And in terms of feature films, there is no comparison in quality.
Blu-rays look significantly better. So if you're playing a talking-head
documentary on a monitor, that's no big deal. But if you want to
project Terence Malick's DAYS OF HEAVEN on to a screen, the investment
is fairly small in terms of players and discs relative to the increased
experience.
Best,
Dennis Doros
Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero
Harrington Park, NJ 07640
email: [email protected]
www.milestonefilms.com
On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 8:35 AM, Mandel,
Debra <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi-
What is the current theory on whether it pays to be adding
Blu-ray feature films, even when Blu-ray isn't a campus wide standard,
or where there are not classrooms dedicated for cinema studies
viewing. (Northeastern has at least four Blu-Ray players available for
reservation). Also we have no Blu-ray players in the library yet.
I'd appreciate hearing about what folks are doing with this conundrum.
I am sure there have been conversations about this before, but I
wasn't paying attention. Unfortunately Blu-Ray players do not play
regular DVDs, a major issue.
I'd love to hear from you!
Debra
Debra H. Mandel,
Head, Digital Media Design Studio
Northeastern University Libraries
200 Snell Library
360 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
617.373.4902
617.373.5409 fax
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