What is wrong with good component digital 16X9 SD? 16X9 SD has many virtues: 1) It saves transmission bandwidth. 2) It looks a lot better than NTSC (if done correctly). I do not care to see the station's virtual studio in more detail. Nor do I care to see the DV25 NEWS ENG artifacts and noise more clearly. Why do we always have to equate HD with 16X9?? Terry > Second, The HD allows more real estate. This benefit is what "News" can use > to it's advantage. News producers are trying to fit way to much into the SD > picture. The HD picture allows better and more graphics, more people in a > group conversation, better wide angle shots (making you feel more part of the > action), and even having multiple stories at the same time. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.