STACK #202 Aug 2021

LIFE TECH FEATURE

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FATHER’S DAY

SPENDING QUALITY TIME WITH DAD

I t’s that one day of the year when we get to say a great big thanks to dad and show our appreciation with the perfect gift. But of course, it’s not always as simple as that. While there are suggestions everywhere about the perfect picks for Father’s Day, there’s one angle that not as many think of – the quality time that dad gets to spend away from the day-to-day of life. Whether it’s quality solo time listening to music, time with the family watching movies, TV and sport, or even getting online and gaming with friends – it’s all precious quality time that can add colour and warmth to life.

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And there are plenty of ways to enhance dad’s quality time with a well-chosen gift that encourages slowing down for a bit, relaxing and enjoying the good things. Of course, there’s probably one place, much more than others, where many dads prefer to

spend some quality time – watching TV. Yes, it’s been the central pillar of family home life for over 60 years, but with the more recent arrival of movie and TV streaming services, high-quality home media formats like 4K Ultra HD discs and 4K gaming on the Playstation 5 or Xbox Series X, the humble “box” has become a big-screened technical marvel to deliver all that 4K goodness to the living room. LG knows large screen 4K quality better than most. An industry leader in this new age of super-high-quality TV pictures, LG has repeatedly pushed the boundaries, and their latest Nano91 TV [1] is an absolutely jaw- dropping thing to behold. With a screen size of 75 inches diagonally, this is a screen that becomes the focus of attention in the room when it’s on but is thin enough to stay out of the way when it’s not. An LCD screen using full-array dimming, and nanoparticles to ensure accurate colour and a huge viewing angle, it’s perfect for that big screen cinema experience at home, with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos sound. It also supports all the latest tech used by the current generation of game consoles, making it a huge upgrade for gaming. As Australia’s most popular TV brand, Samsung has a terrific alternative in the form of their Q70A [2] , a monster 85-inch screen that uses the company’s acclaimed Quantum Dot tech for vivid colour and super-sharp picture no matter what the source, thanks to AI upscaling. It’s a great choice for sports-fan dads, with its Motion Rate 200 screen making sure all the action is blur-free and fast. Also using AI to constantly tweak the picture to match the room, it aims to look just as good when you’re watching regular TV as it does when you’re watching a 4K movie. Of course, if gaming on a PC is more dad’s thing, that old PC he uses for work might not be delivering the gaming goods, especially if it’s a few years old. And since a new PC built to handle games will also run everything else more smoothly, it can make for the perfect PC setup that works just as well for quality time with the latest games as it does for work tasks.

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Founding Fathers – Motion Pictures

William Friese-Greene

British inventor and photographer William Friese-Greene (1855-1921) was one of the pioneers in the creation of the movie camera. During the 1880s, he became intrigued by magic lanterns that created the illusion of a moving picture using photographic glass slides displayed in rapid succession. Looking for a

more practical medium for use in a camera, he experimented with paper film soaked in castor oil (to render it transparent), as well as celluloid. In 1889 he patented the first motion picture camera – which could snap ten photos per second on paper and celluloid – as well as a colour-film process in 1905.

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