[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 08:43:54 +0100
No Craig, 16:9 in the Digital channels in the UK, 14:9 on the analogue ones.
If your going to tell people off at least get your facts right. 16:9 is the
worldwide standard for digital television, look in the SMPTE and ITU
documents and you'll not find any other shape.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Birkmaier" <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 4:10 PM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: News: See the Big Picture? Don't Forget to Examine
the Fine Print
> At 10:29 AM -0400 5/3/04, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
> >Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> >
> >> And since when did 16:9 become the defacto world standard for
> >> digital programming?
> >>=20
> >> The guys in Hollywood will find this to be quite amusing. Have you
> >> got a DVD player yet Bert? Have you noticed that hardly ANY of the
> >> movies available are offered in 16:9?
> >
> >I think I said world wide standard for DTV. Those PBS nature shows
> >the article was talking about are transmitted in what aspect
> >ratio, Craig? Care to guess?
>
> 4:3 on the NTSC channels
> 16:9 on the DTV channels
> 14:9 on BBC channels in the UK.
>
> Regards
> Craig
>
>
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