Well! This is the first post in a rather long time! To the loyal readers who bothered to check back now and then for new posts: I think kind thoughts in your general direction. To those who didn’t: shame on you.
Anyway.
I recently downloaded some new software that allows me to convert my wimpily standard-definition film into marginal high-definition film. This got me to thinking (always a bad idea).
First we had digital video, which erased the annoyance of that “snow” found on tapes and made for a sharper image. Then came HIGH DEFINITION VIDEO in those handsome red cases. Of course, one could not simply play a high definition video disc in their standard player (and I’m slightly maybe not reasonably certain that you could not play standard-def discs in a high-def player) because that would be TOO EASY. Call it shortsighted if you wish; I still contend that it is merely a brilliant marketing strategy. Because, you see, then came Blu-ray. Unlike their predecessors, Blu-ray players utilize a gallium nitride laser diode(s) that allow for a greater density of storage than previously possible. Ironically enough, Blu-ray comes in a sleek BLUE case. Does the red of former HD discs symbolize the fact that HD disc media pretty much crashed and burned? Does the blue of Blu-ray disc media symbolize the coolant used to extinguish the flames of said failure? If one bashes a rabid chipmunk over the head with an overripe cucumber, can you still claim it as a dependant on your income taxes?
That’s it for now.
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