My DVX is going to ROT!

[HorseFilms]

People still pay me to shoot with my DVX and they're very happy with the results. Most people think it's HD. You guys are overestimating the technical intelligence of the average person on the street. Give them something that's lit properly in 24p and they'll think you're a genius.

 

[scapsinger]

People still pay me to shoot with my DVX and they're very happy with the results. Most people think it's HD. You guys are overestimating the technical intelligence of the average person on the street. Give them something that's lit properly in 24p and they'll think you're a genius.

Straight from the horse's mouth

Totally agree with this statement. I shoot with my DVX all the time, it still has a place. For instance...I run the IEEE1394 into my laptop for all kinds of things, like OnLocation and streaming live video on the web. I can still make excellent images for web-destined productions.

I can see the differences between HD and SD, but I look for those differences. The average person still has a hard time discerning Blu-ray from an upconverted DVD of the same movie.

And don't get me started on broadcast/cable/satellite. How many 1080p HDTVs have been sold to users who fail to realize how much content is delivered at 720p? If you have a Comcast cable box, the likelihood is that you're getting 100% 720p, and it's stretched across the entire 1080p screen.

People, en masse, don't see the difference many times, and don't really ever look for those differences. BUT...they do PAY for those differences. The case in point (other than the price people pay between a 720p HDTV and 1080 HDTV) - I charge a 15% premium on my services for HD production, because it is worth more to my clients. And of course, for some clients it is required for the type of job being done. Sure, I have an HD investment on top of my SD purchases, but that goes to zero after one or two productions. So there are benefits to keeping the DVX active and there are benefits to upgrading.