[opendtv] Re: Public M/H information
- From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:31:16 -0800
Why is this about the iPhone? I have been paying attention to this -- aside
from the iPhone -- for months. Did you notice in the information I linked
to that mentioned just such a feature is suggested for handheld M/H
receivers? That wasn't an idle suggestion.
It won't be in M/H 1.0, but it's possible that one of the next iterations
will provide for transmitting M/H content with the long axis in the vertical
dimension. Doing so requires "turning video cameras on their side," running
camera mounts up and down walls, but perhaps it just involves a fancy
algorithm in progressive video cameras. (Don't try this with interlaced;
the axes aren't equivalent.) I had to modify this paragraph in the editing
to remove any reference to the (possibly future) data element(s) that may be
involved to accomplish this, but being able to sense screen orientation is
an important feature for handheld.
Indeed, I believe one of the illustrations in the specification shows a
vertically-oriented screen.
It would be nice if the iPhone could receive M/H content by, say, the first
MacWorld conference without an Apple presence (2010). Funny that the
fanbase hasn't seen this as a possible omen that Apple is at least
deprecating computers. (Along with the company name change.)
-----Mensaje original-----
De: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] En
nombre de Craig Birkmaier
Enviado el: Friday, December 19, 2008 4:27 AM
Para: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Asunto: [opendtv] Re: Public M/H information
At 8:52 PM -0800 12/18/08, John Willkie wrote:
>Tom, do you actually pay for Sprint PCS Vision? If so, that's funny. You
>don't' get 30fps video in 16:9 with that phone, Tom. And, you only get
>pre-digested clips. As for the iPhone, Craig and I went into that a few
>days back. You see, the iPhone screen is taller than it is wide, Tom.
It's
>240 wide. And, Tom, a "single screen" handset here is wider than high.
>And, it's 240 high, and 416 wide. Are the numbers hurting your head?
And once again, John was NOT PAYING ATTENTION.
The screen on the iPhone is dynamic. The orientation changes
depending on the application, and in some cases it can be used in
either landscape or portrait mode - e.g. the web browser. But for
video it is ALWAYS in landscape mode - 480 wide by 360 high.
Regards
Craig
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