[bonesmccoy]

Absolutely PC's display on plasma.

In fact, we're researching the resolution. It looks like NTSC and HDTV are really out of the question. PC driven multimedia is the key for high resolution graphics, good surround sound, and faster ability to spread info.

I visited a GTW center and they have the Plasma display connected via VGA to a Windows MediaCenter PC. Total cost is less than a single display (about $6000 for the plasma display plus the most expensive PC on the market with DVD burner).

KISS HOLLYWIERDO'S GOOD BYE!

Very soon, Freepers can begin using MediaCenter PC to do what DavidDennis did during his historic romp through the Simon Campaign. Except, we can begin reporting from various cities and take cameras to City Council meetings ourselves and make our own news reports on the activities in those areas.

Citizen Vigilante Reporting teams are around the next fiscal year.

God bless MSFT and the GTW guys.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Guess I ought to go down to the local Gateway Center and take a look!

[Gracey]

What's your opinion of the LCD big screen TV's that have just come out. Wonder if they may have advantages over the plasma.

Anyone out there with insight on Plasma vs LCD?

[arielb]

Hollywood is dead? huh? like your own version of the "Blair Witch Project" can compete with the Matrix 2. Yeah I'm sure Spielberg is saying "I'm so scared" with snot dripping from his nose

[daviddennis]

While I thank you for your kind words about my reporting, the Media Center PC is all about the consumption of media, not its production. It implements copy protection technologies to placate the Hollywood lobby.

I would not bless MSFT or GTW for producing the Media Center PC and therefore making it possible for people to produce their own professional videos. The Media Center PC is not what makes this possible; rather, it's any Mac or Wintel system with video editing software, which is not part of the Media Center add-on package.

Windows XP, with or without Media Center, has "Movie Maker 2", which is said to be enormously better than the absolutely dismal Movie Maker 1, which I have tested and found pathetic.

I used professional-grade acquisition (Canon XL1) and video editing (Final Cut Pro on a Mac) to produce my reports. It's great that this will become easier for more and more people to do, but to get truly professional results, professional tools are still what it takes.

And this has nothing to do with the Media Center PC, although Microsoft is at least said to have improved the previously dismal Windows video editing experience.

Personally, I'll still stick with my Macs.

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