DISH -VS- VOOM - A Settlement has been reached!

[whitewolf8214]

I just feel the need to remind people that you can go to your local Wal-Mart in the late night hours and see all the Monsters you want to see and it's in real life HD and 3D. I've the following in my lifetime when going for last call beer runs.

rofllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll the good old days

[SRW1000]

Trying to make sense of what you are saying. Watched a couple of full screen Dracula (Hammer) movies today. Full screen, and as close to HD as I've ever seen. What's your point?

I recorded Dracula Has Risen From the Grave yesterday. According to IMDB, it was shot in 1.85:1 aspect ratio, which is how it looked on TCM HD, with very thin black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.

It was not shown in HD, however. There was little detail to the picture, and clearly an upconvert, just like the rest of their material. This is unfortunate, considering how rich their library is. Maybe, someday, we'll see actual HD content from them, but we're not getting it today.

I recorded some other Hammer films in HD on one of the movie channels a couple of years ago. They looked rich, vibrant, and clearly detailed, in stark contrast to yesterday's Dracula movie.

[bonesindecay]

Wow, yeah that's a GREAT idea! I propose we call it: "MonstersHD", and it'll show nothing but horror movies, and they'll be enhanced to the BEST high def out there!
That would be FANTASTIC! I wish somebody would have thought of this years ago!!!

I'm ready to subscribe right now!!!



Sigh............

Oh, I'm SO sorry to offend you. I guess if it boosts your self esteem by being rude then go ahead, please make your comments. I'm SURE you're super awesome in person. There's a lot really cool people on these forums, I guess there's always at least one jackass in every group.

[KAB]

Oh, I'm SO sorry to offend you. I guess if it boosts your self esteem by being rude then go ahead, please make your comments. I'm SURE you're super awesome in person. There's a lot really cool people on these forums, I guess there's always at least one jackass in every group.

Primestar was just being facetious with you, and rude in no way. The old Voom/MonstersHD WAS exactly what you are describing you would like to see...though I'm sure you would not have liked the constant repeats.

[Teehar]

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facetious

Now there's a word you don't see very often at satguys.


Oh I'm just being facetious

[primestar31]

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KAB is right, I had no intention of coming across as rude, etc. It's true MONSTERSHD is exactly what you are talking about, AND it was the original reason I subscribed to Dish.

Only to get stabbed in the back by Charlie, when he decided to illegally terminate his contract with Voom, instead of doing it the proper way, and perhaps if he had done it correctly, we'd still have VOOM in some fashion.

Just because of the way it was handled, it's VERY doubtful now that anybody would attempt to resurrect or create anything to even match what MonstersHD was.