Xed

StrangeDays said:

Xed said:

foregoneconclusion said:

Good scripts and good casting come first. FX shouldn’t be the reason for watching a show.

Not the reason, but sets are important. Imagine all the same writing and casting but all you see is a green screen and large cuts that just say what completely CG scene is being displayed between the dialogue. It would suck big monkey balls.

Sets aren’t that important. Star Trek TNG’s main sets - the bridge, the conference room, the bar. Story is what happens. Too many of the new shows (including New Trek) are spending obscene amounts for movie-quality sets, while under emphasizing story and character development. Foundation included. 

ST: TNG is a low-budget network sci-fi series that started in the 1980s with 4:3 640x480 resolution video on film. When it was remastered for Blu-ray the low-quality became apparent. So much so that there's a very long video detailing so of the cheap solutions and mistakes that would've been impossible to notice when it aired.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzJqarYU5Io

Not only is Foundation a better written long form story that doesn't even compare to the mostly episodic network series, it also doesn't take place in such a cheap or simple settings and has to deal with high definition video as the norm. It takes 27 old TVs to equal the resolution of a 4K display. 

I do feel like Apple could've created a great search engine on their own by now. Many others have done it.

foregoneconclusion said:

Good scripts and good casting come first. FX shouldn’t be the reason for watching a show.

Not the reason, but sets are important. Imagine all the same writing and casting but all you see is a green screen and large cuts that just say what completely CG scene is being displayed between the dialogue. It would suck big monkey balls.

I could see Apple coming out with several wearable devices at once in about 5 years.

Xavalon said:

If the bill of materials is over 1500 dollars, then I don't see that they can come with a way cheaper version soon. I mean one that cost less than 1500 bucks.

The displays are very new tech and it will drop in price once production can be ramped up. They could also replace an Apple Vision Air in a year or two which could use the current M2 and R1 chips, this gen μOLED displays, remove components, like the front facing display, and/or other savings that allow for products to drop in price over time. The MacBook Air is a great example of bleeding edge tech that was able to halve its price, and it did so while also getting much faster and more feature rich.