[opendtv] Re: (No Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 10:30:37 -0400

  • From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "OpenDTV (E-mail)" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 16:11:14 -0400

Craig Birkmaier wrote:

> But to imply that an OPEN specification will lead to
> a few de facto standards where no standard is needed
> is absurd.

Then explain why Alan Roberts mentions 1920 X 1080 and
1280 X 720, 50/60i or p, as HD formats, and not
others.

By the way, I would think that the way these Grand
Alliance de-facto hold-over standards would handle
1440 X 1080 would simply be to draw two black columns
on the left and right screen edges. At least, that
would be the correct way.

My PC monitor has a 1.25:1 aspect ratio. How does it
manage this oddball ratio? Very simple: distortion.
It won't display a circle unless I draw an ellipse
(when it's set to anything other than 1280 X 1024).

For a PC, who cares. For a TV or a movie theater?

Bert
 
 
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