New York in 1993 in HD

[StraxStrax]

In 2002 D-Theater launched in the US - the dealers needed a demo tape of HD footage. JVC reused some HD video that had been shot as a demo for the Japanese HD market back in 1993 (for an earlier different HD video format).
You can tell it is 1993 by the adverts in Times Square - the Radio 501 CD that's advertised on a billboard came out in 1993 and Paper Moon is playing at the Marquis Theater.
Music - Living for the City - Muzak Version (Originally Stevie Wonder) / Autumn in New York - Kimiko Itoh
For those wondering what HD video camera tech existed in 1993 - there are a few options, but it's likely that this footage was shot with a HDVS camera- perhaps a Sony SONY HDC-500 attached to a HDV-10 portable recorder which recorded on UniHi 3/4" tape.

 

[StraxStrax]

Not a cellphone in sight :winnie:

 

[dish lowry]

l.a.in 88


check out the music that was on the radio...and no traffic on the freeway

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Those apartment prices

 

[Canada Goose]

Almost looks like an movie.

 

[The M.I.C.]

Resolution is fantastic.

Amazing that there was actual HD recording technology back in '93 like that.

 

[Sterling Archer]

l.a.in 88


check out the music that was on the radio...and no traffic on the freeway

There was probably 3 kidnapped children in some of those cars/homes. LA in the 80s was a mofo. There were alot of child abductions going on back then at the time.

 

[StraxStrax]

 

[ManBearPig]

l.a.in 88


check out the music that was on the radio...and no traffic on the freeway

I can do without that 80's smog.

 

[3rdWorld]

Not a cellphone in sight :winnie:

Cellphone you say???!!!

Not a Black person in sight..

 

[DrHackenbush]

NY used to have so much soul back then you can always see/feel it when you look at old footage from the early 90s

 

[StraxStrax]

Cellphone you say???!!!

Not a Black person in sight..

Thats not true, I saw 2-3 black people in the video

 

[3rdWorld]

Thats not true, I saw 2-3 black people in the video

2-3 black people

 

[Grand Cru Boo]

Love retro. Good post

 

[afterlife2009]

Nice