[opendtv] Re: News: See the Big Picture? Don't Forget to Examine the Fine Print
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 22:20:02 -0400
At 11:21 PM +0100 5/4/04, Alan Roberts wrote:
>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.
Thanks Alan
First let me say that I probably share in the guilt for this problem.
Too often I am trying to paint a big picture without spelling
everything out in minute detail, only to have the thread drift off
into arguments over...well, you got it right.
I have even been known to throw a few bombs occasionally with
intentional mistakes, in hopes of stimulating discussions that lead
to accurate conclusions.
And then there is the problem with closely held views of the various
constituencies. This has caused immense debates over the years, not
only here, but in much more public arenas.
What we are staring at now is nothing less than a changing of the
guard. Broadcasters no longer are the driving force in the evolution
of digital media technologies. This was patently obvious at NAB.
Convergence is finally becoming something more than just a
fashionable term for "that which must be prevented at all costs."
The video industry is finally at the edge of the digital cliff. HD is
the new currency of electronic digital imaging systems. Video has
finally evolved to the point where it can match the quality of other
forms of imagery displayed on the addressable palettes of the
displays that are replacing the venerable old CRT. The old arguments
about filtered versus unfiltered, Nyquist or not, are no more
meaningful today than the nit picking that takes place on this list.
Content creators can choose from multiple media to tell their
stories, without having to make excuses about the video quality;
without having to invest in overpriced tools designed to thwart
competition and fend off the inevitable. the CRT and videotape
formats are being retired.
The golden age of television may finally be at our doorstep.
Regards
Craig
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