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Posted by Joe Murphy Jr (A) on August 24, 2006 at 20:52:51

In Reply to: Panasonic and the Faroujda chip posted by La Dolce Vita on August 23, 2006 at 21:20:17:

Technically it's not macroblocking, but the "bug" has been given this name because it resembles pixelization (in dark scenes). The low IREs (under about 30 IRE) are where this problem occurs and some displays (like the Panasonic plasmas) show it more than others. For more information, search "macroblocking" at AVS Forum in the DVD Hardware section.