[opendtv] Re: News: See the Big Picture? Don't Forget to Examine the Fine Print
- From: "Alan Roberts" <roberts.mugswell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 23:21:25 +0100
Craig, I'm only too well aware how literally people take postings here,
that's why I wanted it to be right. It's the level of argument over fine
details that stopped me contributing for the years I worked at the BBC, I
didn't want to get drawn in, and still don't. I'm happy to provide accurate
information, but won't get drawn into arguments, life's too short.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Birkmaier" <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 8:28 PM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: News: See the Big Picture? Don't Forget to Examine
the Fine Print
> At 6:58 PM +0100 5/4/04, Alan Roberts wrote:
> >OK, I'll accept that. The word analogue was required to avoid confusion.
> >Also, you should have taken out "BBC" because although ALL UK analogue
> >channels are 4:3, they sometimes carry widescreen programming
> >cropped/letterboxed to 14:9 and sometimes deep letterboxed as 16:9. BBC
> >Sport doesn't do either, they crop to 4:3 so that it fills the screen in
> >analogue. It's very dangerous making statements about what's actually
done
> >in the UK, without direct access to it to check.
>
> Thanks Alan.
>
> Sometime people take thing too literally here. i was merely trying to
> point out that all content must be accommodated across many
> infrastructures. I personally believe that viewers are beginning to
> accept the notion that content does not ALWAYS need to fill the
> screen they are using at any given time.
>
> Motion picture theaters have been aspect ratio agnostic for
> years...but they have movable curtains to mask off the unused
> portions of the screen.
>
> Regards
> Craig
>
>
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