slaytonf Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 From the first seconds, I could instantly see a distinct difference in the quality of the image of this night's showing of Gone With the Wind. In past years, some prints were overcast with a dingy reddish hue, or muddy, or downright fuzzy. The images in tonight's print are so sharp and pellucid, it's like seeing it through crystal spring water. Oh, to see this on a big screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heuriger Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 >The images in tonight's print are so sharp and pellucid, The word of the day is pellucid which is defined as translucently clear. Thank you, slaytonf. I wonder if they are airing the Blu-ray print? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo2 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Are you sure it was the print? I thought msybe you were now seeing it in high definition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 They might have shown an HD copy of it, and those kinds of copies look better on LCD TVs, even if the transmission isn't in HD. It was a really good print last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaytonf Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 I do have TCM in HD, but I don't notice any difference between it and SD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo2 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 If your tv is high def you should see the difference. Where I live comcast broadcats tcm on two different channls - one is sd, the other is hd and boy, there is a big difference! Hard to believe as often as tcm runs gwtw they didn't have a great print before now. Of course i could be wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaytonf Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 I do have a HD TV. I switch back and forth between the two channels and see no difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 > The word of the day is pellucid which is defined as translucently clear. But, as far as I know, TRANSLUCENT doen't MEAN "clear". TRANSPARENT does! Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaytonf Posted November 8, 2013 Author Share Posted November 8, 2013 You have the meaning correct, Sepiatone. Translucent, as its roots imply, means transmitting light, but only that, not image. However, that word's definition seems to be undergoing a drift in its definition. Transparent doesn't seem to have enough cachet, so translucent is taking its place. My suggestion is to stick with pellucid. It's by far the most attractive word. You can thank Edgar Rice Burroughs for my knowing it, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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