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servebharat · 1 month
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Fixing Your TV Woes: Practical Advice for Smooth Viewing Experience
We can’t imagine our lives without TV anymore as it is an essential part of our lives for relaxation and entertainment and helps break monotonous lives. But just like any other electronics, your TV can also act up and you can face cloudy, uncooperative signs of distress on the TV screen. However, these issues are common and can be fixed easily at the convenience of your home. You can get help from the TV Repair Service Near Me to stop bidding early farewell to your favorite TV.
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5 Common TV Screen Problems and Fixes
There are five types of common issues that you might face with your TV screen and you fix them using the following tips.
1.      Distorted Picture
One of the most common issues that you can face with your TV is a distorted picture. You can witness things such as the screen looking squeezed, cropped, or disappearing past the edge of the screen and the common reason behind that is a selection of the wrong aspect ratio and TV signals are geometrically reflected on the screen.
You can easily fix it by going to TV settings and going to options such as Picture Size, Aspect Ratio, Zoom, Wide, or even Picture. You can set it to Direct or just fit option or choose 16:9 or 4:3 aspect ratio options.
2.      Unnatural Screen Movement
If you are seeing some unusual screen movements on the TV, there is a high chance that your TV is going through a soap opera effect. Usually, movies and shows are displayed in either 24FPS or 30FPS, and modern TVs can display up to 120FPS. This is to make your viewing experience smoother but sometimes it can give a jarring effect while watching normal movies and TV shows on the TV.
To fix this issue, you can turn off the motion smoothing option or select modes such as TV in Cinema or Movie mode, and if the problem remains the same get help from TV repair near me services.
3.      Color Correction
Sometimes the colors of your TV might seem off such as it can be overtone to blue, green, or even yellow. You can switch to different modes such as movie-focused picture mode that you will find named Calibrated, Cinema, or Movie option. If the issue remains the same you need to balance the whites of your TV from Cool, Warm, and Normal.
If the issue remains the same we suggest you book an appointment with an expert.
4.      Audio Delay
If your audio and video of the TV are not synced with each other, it would be real torture to watch TV like this. If you want to feel free from such distress, you need to go to the sound option in settings and choose Advanced Settings or Expert Settings, and fix it from the A/V Sync or Audio Delay option. If the issue remains the same, TV Repair Service Near Me can help you fix that.
5.      Lines Appearing On Screen
If you see horizontal or vertical lines appearing on your TV screen, unplug and re-plug the wire firmly. If the issue remains the same, you can change the HDMI cable and see if the issue is resolved and if not, there must be an issue with your screen.
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marshmallowgoop · 2 years
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Episode 425, Blu-ray Quality, and 10th-Anniversary Quiz Questions
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Watched Episode 425 of Detective Conan for the first time recently, and it's a fun ride. Absolutely ridiculous—the FBI is really just taking this child along to stop multiple(!) assassination attempts!—but not without heart. It's got some great character moments (especially with Ai) and emotional drama (loved what we were shown of Kir).
But unlike Episode 345, the big, grand, showstopping 2.5-hour special prior to this one, there's some considerable bloating in regards to pacing here. A story that likely needed only a 2-hour timeslot to tell (at most) is stretched long and thin, with a laughable amount of repetition and recap. Perhaps most outrageously, there's a flashback to James Black's introduction case (specifically the second part, Episode 259) that's dragged out so unnecessarily far that it dawdles all over the screen for nearly a full two minutes.
(The timing of Episode 425 itself also strikes me as pretty funny. 345 has buildup, you know? 329 to 345 is practically straight plot. One hard-hitting, main-story case after another. Pieces are falling into place and threatening to collide constantly. There's a real sense of rising tension that culminates in the bombastic showdown that is the series' first 2.5-hour special.
(And this isn't just any anime. It's the 1,000+-episode, 25+-years-on-the-air, ginormous-barrier-of-entry monstrosity that is Detective Conan. Things proceed at a glacial pace here. The tiniest crumbs of crucial information are dropped at the speed of, like, three seconds every five episodes. Getting so much plot all at once is meaningful, something fitting for hyping up a big event that at least rattles the status quo, and while that Dutch-themed anime-original case in the midst of the 345 buildup (Episode 342) is of course wildly and ludicrously out of place, it's nothing compared to how out of place 425 feels.
(There's practically no setup here. The excessive recap makes it almost embarrassingly blatant that hardly anything main-plot relevant has happened since 345, and the episode prior to 425 is a filler—get this—called "Photo Email from the Clown."
(Yes, really. Only DetCo can build up to its super plot-heavy 2.5-hour special with a case featuring incidental characters we'll never see again and a dead clown. I love this show so much.)
But anyway, 425 is the only episode of the series that I own on Blu-ray, so I did actually appreciate the flashbacks for their visuals, if nothing else. None of the recounted episodes with traditional animation are of remastered quality, but there's definitely a clear difference between the DVD (top) and Blu-ray (bottom); as shown with this cap from Episode 177, the Blu-ray version has cleaner, sharper lines and colors:
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And while I don't own a DVD version of 425 to compare how the episode itself looks between the two formats, judging from how much smoother and crispier (crunch) the digitally animated Episode 345 looks when recapped in 425 than it does on DVD, I think it's (probably?) fair to say that the same holds true for the Blu-raying of any digitally animated episode:
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Regardless of anything else I could say about Episode 425, the evident jump in quality with the Blu-ray was dazzling, and it got me bummed that only a select handful of episodes have been released in this format! (At least in Japan, from what I know? Maybe other countries have more Blu-ray releases?) Sure the Black Organization and FBI-themed Treasured Selection Blu-rays (and the Akai Family TV Selections later) contain the Big Plot cases, and sure there are remastered versions of Episodes 1 to 123 up on Crunchyroll (in many countries) that do (in my opinion) have more elaborate and stunning HD'ing of traditionally animated episodes than what I see on my Episode 425 Blu-ray, but I'd love to own more high-quality Cone.
I've said in the past that it was a mistake to buy the Japanese DVD volumes individually—it's probably much less expensive in the long run to focus on listings selling entire season(s)—but there's certainly a silver lining here. The Black Organization and FBI 11 Treasured Selection that I purchased instead of Part 14, Volume 10 looks slick in Blu-ray quality, and I kind of want all the Japanese Blu-ray collections now.
But one thing about not having Part 14, Volume 10 is that I'm missing the first question in a 10-question quiz that commemorates the show's and movies' 10th anniversary and, fittingly, is a part of 10 episodes (starting with 425 and ending with 434). These short quiz segments before the openings are nothing out of this world or anything, but they're definitely cute, kinda like those "Who's that Pokemon?" spots. Loose translations are loose, but all the questions I do have are under the cut.
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Question 2 says, "52 volumes of the original manga are on sale now! If you stacked all the books horizontally, how tall would the pile be in centimeters?" The three options for answers are だ (da), 70 cm; ぢ (ji), 90 cm; and づ (zu), 110 cm.
Question 3 asks, "How long is the show's opening narration in seconds?" The three options for answers are あ (a), 5 seconds; い (i), 15 seconds; and う (u), 30 seconds.
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Question 4 asks, "In the year 2005, how many hours of Conan were broadcast?" The three options for answers are さ (sa), 10.5 hours; し (shi), 15.5 hours; and す (su), 20.5 hours.
Question 5 asks, "What episode number is the current episode?" The three options for answers are か (ka), Episode 379; き (ki), Episode 429; and く (ku), Episode 479.
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Question 6 asks, "How many openings and endings has the Conan series had?" The three options for answers are あ (a), 41; い (i), 31; and う (u), 21.
Question 7 asks, "What is Conan not good at?" The three options for answers are ら (ra), soccer; り (ri), karaoke; and る (ru), swimming.
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Question 8 asks, "What's Shinichi's favorite food?" The three options for answers are が (ga), lemon pie; ぎ (gi), sweet potato pie; and ぐ (gu), apple pie.
Question 9 asks, "What is the color of Dr. Agasa's car?" The three options for answers are つ (tsu), red; て (te), white; and と (to), yellow.
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Question 10 asks, "What is the name of the drug that shrunk Conan?" The three options for answers are あ (a), APTX 1996; い (i), APTX 4896; and う (u), APTX 4869.
How'd you do? Personally, I found it amusing how the questions could range from difficult (for me, anyway!), like the manga-stacking question that is Question 2, to something more obvious, like Question 7 asking about what Conan's bad at.
Question 5 also cracked me up because the answer is super easy if you're watching on DVD, but, you know, on that note... the Japanese DVDs actually tend to not have their episodes ordered completely chronologically. For example, Episode 426 is included as the final episode on Part 14, Volume 9, even though Episode 425 makes up the entirety of Part 14, Volume 10. This is done so as to not split up multi-part cases across different DVDs, but it also means that, say, if I'm watching Episode 424, the next-episode preview at the end will be for Episode 426 (which comes next on DVD), and the episode preview for Episode 425 is included at the end of Episode 426, which chronologically takes place after 425! And let me tell you, so many of my subtitle files don't work for the previews because of this.
The DVDs thus encourage you to watch the episodes not in chronological order but in DVD order, and yet, the second quiz question is still included with Episode 426, not Episode 425, so you should be watching them in chronological order after all?
Ha, I don't know, but the answers, revealed at the end of each episode, are as follows:
2: だ (da), 70 cm
3: い (i), 15 seconds
4: す (su), 20.5 hours
5: き (ki), Episode 429
6: あ (a), 41 (specifically, 17 openings and 24 endings)
7: り (ri), karaoke
8: が (ga), lemon pie
9: と (to), yellow
10: う (u), APTX 4869
(Which, can I just say that Question 8 is cute? When I saw it, I knew that the answer had to be lemon pie because of its significance in Episodes 100-101, but I didn't realize that lemon pie was Shinichi's favorite food! That makes it so much sweeter that he loves Ran's first try at lemon pie so much, aw.)
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Conan: Yummy!
And if you put all the hiragana (and katakana) of the answers together...
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You get, "Thank you for loving Conan!"
Aww.
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cosmicsponge2004 · 3 years
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HBO Max & Cartoon Network are RUINING MY LIFE!
HBO Max Family just uploaded this:
https://youtu.be/0sXa7xqkEW0
I didn't think too much of it & clicked on it. Most clips were cropped from their original 4:9 aspect ratio to the modern, 16:9 widescreen. I didn't care much until the last clip, from The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy Season 6 Episode 11A: "El Dia de los Muertos"
First, a mini history lesson on TGAOBAM & Aspect Ratio:
In it's first 5 seasons from 2003-2006, The show was produced in a 4:3 aspect ratio at a resolution of 480i. With the advent of HDTVs in 1998, most channels (worldwide) had fully moved to making all their programs in High-Definition (1080p HD) & Widescreen by mid-2005 (Nickelodeon didn't have any Widescreen animation until 2009) while North American & Asian feeds (still mostly being in SD despite making shows in HD) would simply crop the shows from the modern 16:9, to the more standard at the time, 4:3.
Before Season 6 of Billy & Mandy, there was a movie in 2007 called "Billy & Mandy's Big Boogie Adventure". It was the first of many things for the franchise. The main thing here is, it was the first piece of TGAOBAM media to be made in High-Definition (16:9 Widescreen & 1080p HD). It was also released on DVD with 2 Apsect Ratios options (4:3 for Old TV's, labeled as "Full Screen" & The native 16:9 version labeled as, "Widescreen". Downscaled to 480p because it's a DVD). Later, Season 6 of Billy & Mandy premiered & just like Big Boogie Adventure, was made in High-Definition (16:9 Widescreen & 1080p HD) & cropped to 4:3 for TV Airings. No one knew Season 6 was Widescreen until Cartoon Network HD (UK only) started Airing it uncropped around, 2010-2012. Then, when CN UK & CN South Africa started uploading clips to their respective YouTube channels, they were also in Widescreen. Bringing minor international attention to this. Seen here, https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/how-to-convince-wb-to-release-animated-titles-in-widescreen.4725711/page-5. From that time onward, the only way to watch Widescreen Billy and Mandy was from DVR recorded UK Airings (which were sped up, pitched up, & had a pretty big CNHD Screenbug at the top right).
When it was announced that on January 1st, 2021, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy would be added to HBO Max in the USA, fans (including myself) were EXTATIC! When the moment came, I started binging Season 1. First, I noticed that the season 1 episodes were listed out of order. No biggie. Then, in the middle of watching Season 2, I thought about Season 6's aspect ratio. TIP: One way to tell if a Season 6 episode is in Widescreen is, The Widescreen Masters have the original intro (which was made in 4:3) cropped to 16:9 & letterbox to fit in 4:3 (Stupid, I know.). I looked it up & clicked on the first Season 6 episode only to discover a horrific sight! With the exception of Wrath of the Spider Queen Part 2, Season 6 used the CROPPED 4:3 MASTERS on HBO Max!
Comparison (Ignore the US 2004-2008 Screenbug):
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In a fit of Rage I abandoned the show & started watching Chowder. When my HBO Max Trial expired, I did NOT renew & called it a "Boycott"! (It probably isn't) Lesson Over!
Anyway, the clip in the video (which isn't Wrath of the Spider Queen) was in UN-CROPPED HIGH DEFINITION! HD, Widescreen! So, it's not just CN losing the NTSC Widescreen Masters (which is what I assumed) but rather, seemingly, HBO Max & CN just don't wanna give it to us! They hate me, they hate YOU, They hate ALL OF US!
Unless, They just added the Widescreen masters to HBO Max in the 6 months that abandoned HBO Max! If you have HBO Max & TGAOBAM Season 6 is in Widecreen, Let me know but until then, the boycott continues. This is why I usually only post about Sonic & Nickelodeon All Star Brawl!
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charleskenny · 4 years
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Animation Articles: 31 May, 2020
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A selection of the best animation articles including news, opinions, and features from around the world for the week beginning the 31st of May, 2020. Featuring a Zoolander animated series, The Simpsons’ aspect ratio error, how a film gets stuck in development hell (and how it escapes), how similar Beastars is to Zootopia, and more!
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The Zoolander animated series (no, I’d never heard of it either) is now available in the US through CBS All Access after being available abroad a number of years ago. The series offers an hour and a half of laughs all featuring the original cast.
The man suspected of starting the fatal fire a the Kyoto Animation studio building was formally arrested this week ten months after the devastating event.
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The Simpsons became available on Disney+ at launch, but there was an issue. The video was cropped to the 16:9 to fill modern widescreen TVs which resurrected for some viewers, the horror of pan and scan; the practice of cropping widescreen images to fit on a 4:3 screen. Regardless of which way an image is cropped, some information gets lost (as shown above) and for a gag-filled series like The Simpsons and its vocal fanbase, it was always going to be an issue. Thankfully Disney fixed things and the series is now available in all its original-aspect glory. The reason it took an entire six months is very surprising, as Variety documents. The good news is that the solution will help more than just old media in 4:3 and could open up new opportunities in filmmaking.
Features
Features this week were dominated by both HBO Max and Studio Ghibli for the primary reason that the latter’s films are now available for streaming on the former.
The Rotorscopers have the complete list of all the animated content available on HBO Max. (Hint: not much) The service just launched though, so we can expect the library to grow just as Netflix’s did.
The New York Times discusses why Ghibli finally decided to allow its films on streaming services. This was not the only article on this topic this week, but it was the only one with the added insight of GKIDS president David Jesteadt.
Polygon took the opportunity to celebrate Ghibli Week on the site with a slew of articles discussing both the studio and its films. If you’re looking for some hefty reading this week.
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How does a film enter development and then never leave? Hans Bacher breaks down how an idea he had while at Disney never made it to the big screen.
On the fiip side, find out how (in a very comprehensive interview) a film like ‘Cool World’ did make it through the development process. (H/T Jonathon Wilson)
Check out this interview with Bob Bergen a.k.a. Porky Pig who gushes about how he could go all out with the new Looney Tunes shorts.
How Similar is Beastars to Zootopia, Really? Not much I can add since I’ve only seen Zootopia, but the discussion of similarities and differences in both make for an intriguing read.
Vogue takes a look at how designer Edwin Mahoney uses animation programs to design high fashion and also PPE. What’s interesting is that Mahoney uses the software as a way of seeing how garments may look and move without the need to create mockups from real fabric.
Cool Thing of the Week
“Star Burglar” by Claire Launay
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Social Media of the Week
Souvenir of "Project [RE]" (2003), an aborted Evangelion live action movie project, involving WETA Workshop.https://t.co/rWxzRwcoig pic.twitter.com/BfbV4OaTno
— Catsuka (@catsuka) May 28, 2020
totally spies in teuta matoshi pic.twitter.com/DcBIwktpQq
— ? t a s i a ? (@_tasiams) May 26, 2020
Originally published at https://animationanomaly.com/2020/05/31/animation-articles-31-may-2020/
#animation #KyotoAnimation #StudioGhibli #LooneyTunes #AnimationNews
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techywild · 4 years
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servebharat · 3 months
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5 Common TV Screen Problems and Ways to Fix Them
Television is the prime source of entertainment in all households. They are preferred by people of all ages and cater to their different needs. The smart TVs available nowadays are capable of extending the scope of content to more than displayed by the cable provider. This has led to the widespread adoption of electronic entities in space even outside houses such as corporations, cafes restaurants, and more. However, what if the major element i.e. the screen of your TV becomes dysfunctional? Try the below-given steps before reaching out for a TV repair service near you.
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TV Issues and Ways to Solve Them
Distorted Picture
This happens when the elements on your screen appear a bit squeezed, cropped, or disappearing past the edge of the screen. This is primarily when the aspect ratio is not aligned or the TV signal is being geometrically reflected on the screen.
The issue can be resolved by aligning the picture size, aspect ratio, zoom, wide, or picture options in your TV settings. From any of the previous menus select Direct or Just Fit. For the aspect ratio, choose an aspect ratio in figures instead of the last two options, or choose 16:9 or 4:3 aspect ratio options.
Unnatural Screen Movement
The issue is an indication that your TV is running through the Soap Opera effect. The modern TVs have a refresh rate of 120Hz or 120FPS. This is aimed at displaying a smoother frame for watching sports or playing games, however, it can lead to jarring while watching normal shows.  
This can be corrected by turning off the Motion Smoothing option by flipping the switch from Settings. If you are not getting the option for your unit, choose the TV in Cinema or Movie mode, in the mode option instead.
Color Correction
Has your TV lost the color, and the display is appearing blue, green, or yellow? This can be corrected by selecting the Calibrated, Cinema, or Movie option, in the TV’s movie-focused picture mode. If the problem persists, there may be a problem with the White Balance of your TV.
This can be resolved by visiting the Settings ->Picture menu -> Color temperature or White Balance -> Warm. This will fetch the most accurate color results.
If the problem persists, chase a TV repair service provider. He will be your last resort.
Audio Delay
Are you watching your shows with the audio not syncing with the video? We can relate that you are not enjoying the voiceover. This can be addressed by visiting Settings -> Sound -> A/V Sync or Audio Delay -> Advanced Settings or Expert Settings.
Lines Appearing on Screen
If you are getting horizontal or vertical lines on your TV screen, unplug the cable and re-plug it firmly. If the problem persists try replacing the HDMI cable. If the issue is still not resolved, there might be a problem with the screen.
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