[opendtv] Re: 20051017 Mark's Monday Memo
- From: Mark Schubin <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 11:08:49 -0400 (EDT)
> I find it interesting, in this era of HD, that both devices
>start with very-low-resolution narrow screens.
I find it useless to think of even a 7 inch diagonal screen as being
capable of delivering the HD viewing experience. And the storage
requirements for HD would quickly gobble up the disk space on these
portable players.
Apple is targeting "NTSC" resolution with the video iPOD - remember,
these portable players can be hooked up to one of those conventional
NTSC TVs that will be "useless" after April 7, 2009. The 320 x 240
display should convey most of the information in an NTSC quality
signal.
The problem is that the shows being offered are being produced for
one audience. If that audience is expected to be watching HD, the
iPod people will be in touble.
See yesterday's New York Times article about producing specifically
for mobile-phone screens:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/17/technology/17mobisodes.html
TTFN,
Mark
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