Limiting to your compression constraints (MPEG2) is certain (and slow/painful) death... IMHO... Doug McDonald wrote: >Of course not. I'm referring to the best displays that display >720@60p and 1080@30p and 1080@60p. Size is immaterial for >this purpose, as long as it's reasonable .... at least say 40 inches, >and more typically 50-90 inches, or larger if the viewing distance >is larger. We hsould be aiming for the best that can be done within the >constraints of MPEG-2 and 19.3 mb/sec. > >I've noticed a substantial loss in quality in many shows >since I got my TV set. This is usually caused by an intentional >misfocus so the head at that center of interset is out of focus. > >Doug McDonald > -- Regards, Mark A. Aitken Director, Advanced Technology *********************************** Sinclair Broadcast Group 10706 Beaver Dam Road Hunt Valley, MD 21030 Business TEL: (410) 568-1535 Business MOBILE: (443) 677-4425 Business FAX: (410) 568-1580 E-mail: maitken@xxxxxxxxxx Text PAGE: page.maitken@xxxxxxxxxx www.newscentral.tv www.sbgi.net =================================== "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." ~ ~ ~ Abraham Lincoln ~ ~ ~ *********************************** CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message and any files transmitted with it contain confidential information intended only for the person(s) to whom this email message is addressed. If you have received this email message in error, please notify the sender immediately by telephone or email and destroy the original message without making a copy. Thank you. *********************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.