[opendtv] Re: Is this Apple's iTV?
- From: Mike Tsinberg <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:14:41 -0400
I think consumer see little difference between 720p, 1080i or 1080p original
content. I think if you play 1080 content on 4K monitor the reaction will be
the same.
Mike Tsinberg
Http://www.keydigital.com
On Mar 16, 2012, at 4:00 PM, "Manfredi, Albert E"
<albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Cliff Benham wrote:
>
>> OK, what percentage of 1080p or higher resolution programming from
>> all sources and transmission schemes is actually available to
>> consumers to watch at home in the world today? What I mean is how
>> much 1080p is actually getting to the inputs on my HDTV?
>
> Cliff, I had a couple of reactions to this better than 1080p resolution of
> the new iPad.
>
> One reaction was the same as yours. The other reaction was, watch Craig gush
> all over this, in spite of the fact that he poo-poohed HDTV from day 1.
>
> The reason I didn't comment was that here is Craig's likely response: "It
> doesn't matter whether the source material is 1080p or better. You still gain
> image quality by oversampling the image to the higher resolution."
>
> I suppose that tablets are held up to viewing distances more or less like
> those of HDTV sets, in terms of picture height viewing distance. So, there's
> probably some rationale for HDTV quality images, at best. IMO, much better
> than that is wasted. But if Apple does it, I suppose we all genuflect and
> Believe.
>
> Bert
>
>
>
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