[opendtv] Re: 6 MHz of data
- From: Mark Schubin <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 10:03:14 -0400
On 4/27/2014 9:47 AM, Craig Birkmaier wrote:
How much life does NTSC still have left Mark?
Define "life."
Full-power NTSC broadcast transmission in the U.S. is already dead. Via
cable and satellite boxes and even digital off-air receivers, NTSC TV
sets continue to be fed. When will the last one stop working and not be
repaired? Who knows?
On a related subject, as of the beginning of this year, about 75% of
U.S. households had at least one HDTV set (ALL of which are 16:9) and
the majority of ALL U.S. TV sets were HDTV. Add to that a number of
non-HDTV sets with 16:9 displays. So 4:3 displays are now in the
minority, but they are still controlling program production and
distribution. Networks "shoot-&-protect" 4:3, and cable operators use
center-cut as their default conversion mode.
Can we PLEASE switch to 16:9? I'd much rather have a minority of sets
get images horizontally squeezed by 25% than the majority get improperly
framed pictures or important content lopped off the sides.
TTFN,
Mark
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