Who the hell cares? It's PIP, guys. Jesus Christ. How many times have you used PIP on your TV, which has also had this functionality since day one? My guess: zero.
When I used to sell home electronics, everybody used to ask if a particular TV had PIP; nobody wanted a TV without PIP. Then we'd ask them if they knew what PIP was or how to use it, and not one person ever did. It's just a buzzword.
PIP has nothing whatsoever to do with either the movie itself or the quality of the picture and sound. Ergo, it's irrelevant.
If you had any idea how PiP was actually utilized on HD DVD, you'd see that it has plenty to do with the movie.
Director's commentaries, storyboards, concept shots, actors' commentaries, unique or interesting trivia. These things all enhance the enjoyment of the movie for SOME people - no matter how far you bury your head in the sand, it won't change that fact.
PiP is amazing during football season; my family is currently going to great lengths to get a second tuner just so we can get PiP working on a new LCD TV.
I guess it's a cool option to have, but regular DVDs have had director commentary for YEARS. Sure, maybe it wasn't in the form of PiP, but how many people really bothered to listen to it? I tried it out once long ago and never again. I don't know 1 single person that gives a crap about the extras on DVD beyond maybe an alternate ending.
I've never listened to a Director's Commentary all the way through on a DVD either. but several times I've switched over to it for brief moments when I wanted a little more clarification or insight about what was happening on screen. I also agree that many extra features are worthless, but not always. It can be facinating to see scenes that were cut and why, how they did some technical trick, and even the occasional gag reel. And don't even get me started about the beauty of the goodies in something like the Lord of the Rings Extended Cut box sets for people who love movies.
By the way, PIP DOES rule for keeping track of sports on one channel while you watch another game or a different program.
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Who the hell cares? It's PIP, guys. Jesus Christ. How many times have you used PIP on your TV, which has also had this functionality since day one? My guess: zero.
When I used to sell home electronics, everybody used to ask if a particular TV had PIP; nobody wanted a TV without PIP. Then we'd ask them if they knew what PIP was or how to use it, and not one person ever did. It's just a buzzword.
PIP has nothing whatsoever to do with either the movie itself or the quality of the picture and sound. Ergo, it's irrelevant.
If you had any idea how PiP was actually utilized on HD DVD, you'd see that it has plenty to do with the movie.
Director's commentaries, storyboards, concept shots, actors' commentaries, unique or interesting trivia. These things all enhance the enjoyment of the movie for SOME people - no matter how far you bury your head in the sand, it won't change that fact.
PiP is amazing during football season; my family is currently going to great lengths to get a second tuner just so we can get PiP working on a new LCD TV.
I guess it's a cool option to have, but regular DVDs have had director commentary for YEARS. Sure, maybe it wasn't in the form of PiP, but how many people really bothered to listen to it? I tried it out once long ago and never again. I don't know 1 single person that gives a crap about the extras on DVD beyond maybe an alternate ending.
I've never listened to a Director's Commentary all the way through on a DVD either. but several times I've switched over to it for brief moments when I wanted a little more clarification or insight about what was happening on screen. I also agree that many extra features are worthless, but not always. It can be facinating to see scenes that were cut and why, how they did some technical trick, and even the occasional gag reel. And don't even get me started about the beauty of the goodies in something like the Lord of the Rings Extended Cut box sets for people who love movies.
By the way, PIP DOES rule for keeping track of sports on one channel while you watch another game or a different program.