[opendtv] Re: Why Europe should choose 720P for HDTV

As that's two posts correcting me now I guess I better clarify my 
sloppiness. The "it" that I was claiming we couldn't currently see was 
the full glory of 4:4:4 1080p and not referring to seeing the difference 
between the lower resolutions bandied about.

- Tom

John Shutt wrote:

> 3 out of 4 programs on PBS's HD schedule are actually widescreen SD 
> upconverted to 1080i.  The difference is very noticeable.
> 
> John Shutt
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Doug McDonald" <mcdonald@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
>>>Just because we couldn't see it on almost all current displays (1080i or
>>>  720p fixed) doesn't mean we shouldn't do it.
>>>
>>
>>That last is false ... it CAN be easily seen, and noticed,
>>as it is actually AVAILABLE TODAY, almost every day. It
>>is visible on Fox OTA TV. It is clearly inferior to true HD 720p.
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