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Skriven 2005-06-13 06:31:30 av Geo (1:379/45)
Kommentar till text 4918 av Rich (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: FCC determined to shut down analog TV
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From: "Geo" <georger@nls.net>
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The advantages of CD vs floppy were huge for the end users, imagine what = it
was like to install NT 3.1 from the 25 floppy disks.. The advantages = of DVD
vs CD are far less from the end user point of view for software = installation.
I was referring more to DVD's vs VHS and video = distribution.
I agree on the 16.9 vs 4.3 howerver for some shows like Enterprise I've = found
a huge difference between SD and HD versions as there is a lot of = special
effects that look sooooo much better in HD. For a show like = House, ok what's
the difference, you want to count the hairs in his = unshaven beard but other
than that.. but with anything that uses special = effects or where detail in
the images is important (like football or = nasaTV?) it makes a huge
difference.
Geo.
"Rich" <@> wrote in message news:42acdbd6@w3.nls.net...
If you mean data CDs as a means of distributing software then yes =
it may have seemed quick but that is perspective. For others it was a = slow
wait until CDs were common enough to rely upon. It is similar = today with
DVDs. Everyone you know may have a DVD-ROM drive but they = are not common
enough to rely on for some software. You can still buy = new PCs with a CD-R
only and even if the upgrade price is only $5 it is = enough to keep it from
being automatic. I was speaking to someone on = Friday who told me that he is
unable to ship his product on DVD only and = it targets what might be perceived
as a high end segment.
I don't think the value in HDTV vs. SD or even ATSC vs. NTSC for =
the consumer is the same as that of software distribution on CD. From = the
distribution side CDs were a blessing. They were much cheaper to = produce
than the floppy disks they replaced and provided an order of = magnitude
greater capacity allowing more value to be included at no = additional per-unit
cost.
In regard to HDTV, for me I have become accustomed to HD and =
dislike watching something in SD. This isn't quite accurate as I = believe
that I distinguish more between full frame 16:9 vs. 4:3 than I = do between HD
and SD. I notice both but have less dislike for a = widescreen SD DVD than I
do for a 4:3 SD TV show.
I'm all for a mandate that all new TVs must support ATSC and =
phasing out of NTSC. I would have liked the ATSC mandate to occured a = while
ago. I have a year old HDTV that does not include an ATSC = decoder. I was OK
with it because it is used with satelite TV which has = a separate decoder
anyway. The replacement which came out a few months = later does have ATSC.
Rich
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The advantages of CD vs floppy were =
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end users, imagine what it was like to install NT 3.1 from the 25 floppy =
disks..=20
The advantages of DVD vs CD are far less from the end user point of view =
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software installation. I was referring more to DVD's vs VHS and = video=20
distribution.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I agree on the 16.9 vs 4.3 howerver for =
some shows=20
like Enterprise I've found a huge difference between SD and HD versions = as
there=20
is a lot of special effects that look sooooo much better in HD. For a = show
like=20
House, ok what's the difference, you want to count the hairs in his =
unshaven=20
beard but other than that.. but with anything that uses special effects = or
where=20
detail in the images is important (like football or nasaTV?) it makes a =
huge=20
difference.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Geo.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>"Rich" <@> wrote in message <A=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> If you mean data CDs as =
a means of=20
distributing software then yes it may have seemed quick but that is=20
perspective. For others it was a slow wait until CDs were common =
enough=20
to rely upon. It is similar today with DVDs. Everyone you =
know may=20
have a DVD-ROM drive but they are not common enough to rely on for =
some=20
software. You can still buy new PCs with a CD-R only and even if =
the=20
upgrade price is only $5 it is enough to keep it from being =
automatic. I=20
was speaking to someone on Friday who told me that he is unable to =
ship his=20
product on DVD only and it targets what might be perceived as a high =
end=20
segment.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I don't think the value =
in HDTV vs.=20
SD or even ATSC vs. NTSC for the consumer is the same as that of =
software=20
distribution on CD. From the distribution side CDs were a=20
blessing. They were much cheaper to produce than the floppy =
disks they=20
replaced and provided an order of magnitude greater capacity allowing =
more=20
value to be included at no additional per-unit cost.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> In regard to HDTV, for =
me I have=20
become accustomed to HD and dislike watching something in SD. =
This isn't=20
quite accurate as I believe that I distinguish more =
between full=20
frame 16:9 vs. 4:3 than I do between HD and SD. I notice both =
but have=20
less dislike for a widescreen SD DVD than I do for a 4:3 SD TV=20
show.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I'm all for a mandate =
that all new=20
TVs must support ATSC and phasing out of NTSC. I would have =
liked the=20
ATSC mandate to occured a while ago. I have a year old HDTV that =
does=20
not include an ATSC decoder. I was OK with it because it is used =
with=20
satelite TV which has a separate decoder anyway. The replacement =
which=20
came out a few months later does have ATSC.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>Rich</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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