Video Asylum

Posted by petew (A) on April 02, 2002 at 16:00:26

In Reply to: Petew ; i have some questions. posted by zuki on April 01, 2002 at 19:50:14:

check the spec. sheet on your TV set. see how many horizontal lines it is capable of. since it has an S-video input it's probably capable of the ~500 lines of digital tv

as i said below, the networks aren't going to be doing much High Definition--it's just too damned expensive. besides, they can broadcast 5 or 6 4:3 format digital stations on the same bandwidth used by just one HD signal, which means they can sell us more crap by sticking with low-res. digital. besides, all the tv show re-runs are in 4:3 format...that's where the real money is. I bet it will be 10 or twenty years before somebody does a sit com in HD.

here's article on the subject:

http://www.pcmag.com/article/0,2997,s%3D1500%26a%3D10276,00.asp

the broadcasters have already "missed" several deadlines that were required in the "deal" our government gave them. it amounts to a handout worth trillions of dollars.

in a democracy, you get the kind of government you deserve.

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