[opendtv] Re: 20040921 Twang's Tuesday Tribune (Mark's Monday Memo)

  • From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "OpenDTV (E-mail)" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 15:36:43 -0400

Craig Birkmaier wrote:

> > Perhaps EDTV would also solve the problem, just above
> > that threshold, but TV transmissions that want to get
> > beyond NTSC or SDTV quality might as well jump right to
> > HDTV.
>
> Here we completely disagree.

That's funny, considering your other thread where you argue
against use of multicast by the networks.

> Ultimately it comes down to a question of bandwidth. A
> trade-off between choice (quantity)  versus quality.

Obviously. And as long as the transmitting station doesn't
need the bandwidth for multicasts or other services, might
as well jump straight to HDTV quality. That way, *all*
displays out there in receiverland can operate at peak
image quality, rather than just "some" or even "most."

Bert
 
 
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