If my TV is plain jane?
2006-12-29 13:43:00 · 3 answers · asked by city_shuffle 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Camcorders
32 inch normal TV - kinda plan to stay that way. Also, may use it for some stills.
2006-12-29 13:44:05 · update #1
Dont. Well, depends really. First is your computer powerful enough? and If not are you willing to upgrade? If you answered no, then probably dont get HD for now. HD editing is a massive strain on resources, not to mention windows movie maker (heh heh) wont support it. Also, if your not a pro, HD camcorders are pretty much overkill. A good HD cam such as the HVX200 will cost you $6000, and thats a cheap one, and the features of the consumer HD cams that start at $1000 dont match the functions of a good $700 SD cam. So stick with SD for now, and dont get HD now, because by the time you get a new tv, your HD cam will be old by then, and unlike pro cams, consumer cams were designed to be used for a year or two then upgraded to a new one. So you might as well wait. It will save you time and money.
As for widescreen, unless you have a widescreen tv, dont really worry about it, because your pictures will be distorted anyways. For a widescreen effect, you can shoot in 4:3 and then letterbox the image later. Yes, this reduces the number of pixels, but your tv wouldnt be able to display widescreen anyways, so why should you care? and it looks just as good. :-) Just remember to frame accordingly. Masking tape on the top and bottom of the LCD is a good idea. Hope this helps!
2006-12-30 02:58:14 · answer #1 · answered by evilgenius4930 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Widescreen is what you want, plus you'll need an HDMI cable to get 1080i or 1080p. yet widescreen will safeguard your letter field worry with the bars on suitable. some internet web content say that ingredient video is going to 1080i and 1080p inspite of the indisputable fact that it ain't so. reason is ingredient video can't be copyright secure the position HDMI falls lower than HDCP encryption protocol. So no copying from an HDMI source, with HDCP.
2016-12-01 07:53:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might buy a wide screen HD TV in 5 years! Then your memories are in higher quality. If money is not issue get the HD.
2006-12-29 14:28:24 · answer #3 · answered by fera_y_yo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋