[opendtv] Re: Why can't POSTAGE STAMPS be Eliminated???

The local Bay Area PBS station, KQED-DT is now using 528x480
on all it's SD sub-channels (four in the daytime, three and a pretty poor
HD sub-channel after 8pm).

Ron

John Shutt wrote:

>Unless the FCC reversed itself with more recent rulings, when they adopted 
>the FCC rules they adopted A/53 in total with the exception of table 3.
>
>720x480 can legally be used in broadcast ATSC, however it is caveat 
>transmitto.
>
>John
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Craig Birkmaier" <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> > Mark worked
>  
>
>>unsuccessfully to get the ATSC to allow a simple addition to Table 3
>>- i.e. 720 x 480 in both pixel aspect ratios. For those who may not
>>be aware, Table 3 only allows 704 x 480 formats. This simple, MPEG-2
>>conformant change was vetoed in the ATSC because some early decoder
>>implementations were "hard wired" to Table 3.
>>    
>>


 
 
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