[opendtv] [Fwd: Re: [oldvtrs] So Much for HDTV]
- From: Cliff Benham <flyback1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:17:15 -0400
More from the old vtr List on compression
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Subject: Re: [oldvtrs] So Much for HDTV
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:48:44 -0700
From: Ted Langdell <ted@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: oldvtrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On Aug 18, 2008, at 10:58 PM, Tim Stoffel quoted a previous poster who
was grousing about:
...pixilation when fading to black or blockiness when the camera
pans the
> basketball court.
>
This is precisely why I have always said, 'Compression is evil'.
Tim Stoffel
Dunno about Evil... but poorly done, it sure is ugly.
I've been resisting the temptation to purchase an HDTV set largely
because of the MPEG problems.
Its noticeable at times on SD feeds we see on DirecTV, and it distracts
from enjoying the program content. Talking at the television or the
people in charge of encoding decisions isn't my idea of how to enjoy a
program. And my wife wouldn't like me doing that either.
I am hunting for the "right" set of DTV converter boxes for OTA
reception on several sets that depend on my antenna.< >
What's frustrating is that none of the few places I've looked have the
boxes set up and working so you can actually SEE what the results look
like. I'm kinda like that... want to see it work, first.
Best Buy did have some standalone HD tuners also... including a Samsung
DTB-H260F but these weren't connected, either. And if one could talk
them into opening a box and connecting either the DTV or HD tuners,
there's probably not a CRT in the house to connect them to.
Now if they had Genlock... :)
How many of us might be singing this to the tune of Groucho Marx'
"Lydia, the Tattooed Lady:"
Analog, Oh, Analog.
Bring back our Analog.
Without that Macroblocking.
Fades to black without a krinkle.
Nose won't wrinkle.
Ted
Ted Langdell
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