Speaking of the Philips Cinema 21:9, Scott Simmons of Editblog fame has a post concerning, to put it bluntly, the bullshit of "picture enhancing features" on new TVs, specifically, Philps.  This sums up his feelings (and mine): I call marketing bullshit on this TV. I couldn't have said …

My feelings about the Philips Cinema 21:9 display aside, Carousel, the current promotional video they are showing, is an amazing piece of Steadicam & VFX work. There was a lot of 3D match-move tracking, rotoscope work, and especially planning involved in this piece! [via Mark Christiansen at ProVideo …

Philips just announced a 21:9 display promising to "[let] you enjoy movies as you would in the cinema and just as the director intended." This seems interesting, but none of the math works out here. According to their press release: Cinema 21:9 boasts a 56” screen that is …