[opendtv] Re: 1080p: Time for a Reality Check

  • From: Ron Economos <k6mpg@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 15:06:30 -0700

Most broadcast encoders at DTV stations are Harris Flexicoders.
I don't think they support 1080p@24.

Ron

John Golitsis wrote:

>Mark, are most broadcast encoders 1080p24 capable?  Have they always  
>been?
>
>Oh, and to answer your question, I'm not in retail any more, so I  
>don't care what people do with their credit cards!  But even when I  
>was, I would never advocate or recommend a product that I personally  
>didn't believe in.  1080p would be one of those items though.  The  
>pixel structure on 1280x720 sets was just too visible for my liking.
>
>On 6-Jul-05, at 3:43 PM, Mark Aitken wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Can you take the time to detail some of the mistakes beyond "there  
>>is no
>>1080p HDTV transmission format"? Or, is the lost interest based on
>>maybe, just maybe, some folks might actually put off whipping out the
>>credit card for a purchase? Because if that's the case, I really think
>>this one should stop folks in their tracks!
>><http://www.iht.com/bin/print_ipub.php?file=/articles/2005/07/04/ 
>>business/3d.php>
>>    
>>

 
 
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