I've recently blogged about the concept of Home Theater Personal Computers (HTPC's) and the notion that those who are taking sides with the HD format wars being a little out of touch with the changes coming in the next couple of years. It's my perspective, but I think it will come to pass, especially within the next couple of years.

I'm more concerned about which compression codec provides the best image quality for the smallest file size, and right now, DivX has become my new favorite. Internet broadcasting is a concept Adobe is pushing hard for, and I believe that many niche web channels will spring up due to the increased availability of bandwidth and better compression codecs.

In reality, the vast majority of people can't see the difference in an uprezzed to HD standard def DVD and actual HD content. The only ones really seeing the difference are those who make it their business to see the differences.

Personally, with all the crap going on with the airlines now charging extra for checking in a second bag, I prefer to shoot small cameras and housings - say, my HC7's with my Bluefin HC7 housing or Canon HV20/30's with a Gates Housing. Although it takes some additional time, one can use Fieldskit to deinterlace footage that is shot in 50i or 60i and it does a remarkable job. Use a laptop, firewire editing drives, and you're set.

One of my gripes is I think too many shooters are getting wrapped up in all the gear instead of shooting high quality content. I honestly don't believe shooters are using their gear to its fullest advantage - instead they seem to be relying upon their higher end gear to make up for substandard content - as if the gear is what makes the footage good or not (which it doesn't).

Show me what you can do with your existing gear - not what camera and housing of the moment you shot it with. I'm more impressed with someone who can push a so called lesser camera/housing to its limits and come back with excellent content as opposed to someone bragging about their high end camera and housing and seeing marginal content being shot with it.