videophile
Visual media enthusiast
A videophile is someone with an enthusiast's interest in video quality and home theater equipment.
Like audiophile for sound, videophile describes a person who pursues optimal picture quality—investing in high-end televisions, projectors, and calibration tools: The videophile community debated whether the new OLED was worth the premium.
Light-casting display device
- 4KHigh-resolution video standard
- surround-soundMulti-directional audio system
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- speakersAudio output devices
subwoofer · HDMI · OLED · calibration · screen · soundbar · upscaling · seating
Superior image resolution
- 4KHigh-resolution video standard
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- HDRExtended luminance technique
- contrastNotable difference between things
colorimetry · brightness · sharpness · bitrate · fidelity · upscale · OLED · QLED
Stored historical records
- libraryBook collection or building
- raritiesUncommon or scarce items
- boxsetBundled media collection
- laserdiscAnalog-era optical video format
VHS · memorabilia · cataloging · preservation · imported · restoration · slipcover · booklet
Evaluative selection process
- premiereFirst public performance
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- arthouseVenue for noncommercial films
- directorOne who leads
cinematography · filmography · criterion · restoration · documentary · feature · festival · genre
projector
Light-casting display device
- 4KHigh-resolution video standard
- surround-soundMulti-directional audio system
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
speakers · subwoofer · HDMI · OLED · calibration · screen · soundbar · upscaling · seating
high-definition
Superior image resolution
- 4KHigh-resolution video standard
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- HDRExtended luminance technique
contrast · colorimetry · brightness · sharpness · bitrate · fidelity · upscale · OLED · QLED · calibration
archive
Stored historical records
laserdisc · VHS · memorabilia · cataloging · preservation · imported · restoration · slipcover · booklet · commentary
screening
Evaluative selection process
- premiereFirst public performance
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- arthouseVenue for noncommercial films
director · cinematography · filmography · criterion · restoration · documentary · feature · festival · genre · plot
- -phile wordsfrancophile, xenophile, oenophile, logophile, biophilia
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