The New York Times (again) has a front page article , or essay is more like it, in the Arts and Leisure section on the paradoxical trend of TV screens growing bigger and smaller at the same time. Penned by Jodi Kantor, the article walks through the giant plasma screen phenomenon that is occuring side-by-side with the emerging tiny screen trend, as exemplified by the video iPod.
One intriguing aspect of tiny screens raised in the piece is that crucial dramatic elements can be eradicated when the images are compressed. Kantor cites an episode of “Lost,” one of the first TV shows available for viewing on the iPod, where tiny print on a supposedly mechanical shark broadcasts a big clue to the audience. But this tiny print isn’t viewable on the iPod, so iPod viewers may end up…clueless.
There’s also a companion piece by David Pogue that critiques the “tiny screen viewability” of certain music videos. Most of the videos get a thumbs-up from Pogue — except U2’s Vertigo, which, ironically, has become almost emblematic of the video iPod.
Cynthia Brumfield at 11:53 AM|Comments(0)
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