Jolly, good, I'm with you on all that. Roll on convergence. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Birkmaier" <craig@xxxxxxxxx> To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 3:20 AM Subject: [opendtv] Re: News: See the Big Picture? Don't Forget to Examine the Fine Print > 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 > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > > - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org > > - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.