[opendtv] Re: Olympics picture quality
- From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:30:41 -0700
Well, I already knew that, or at least I knew NBC hadn't ordered any Snell &
Wilcox "standards converters" for this Olympics.
I'll let you decide if it's superior. With Snell & Wilcox, you never know
there's a problem, since they always tend to exceed expectations,
expectations that include working invisibly. Snell does not issue press
releases about the superior quality of their equipment. They don't have to,
and besides, marketing in TV is a word of mouth business: virtually all
advertising monies are wasted, and PR is discounted heavily.
Note: I have absolutely no connection with Snell & Wilcox, other than having
had a few drinks with folks from that company. Heck, "they" don't even
answer my emails!
John Willkie
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[mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Doug McDonald
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 2:00 PM
To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [opendtv] Re: Olympics picture quality
John Willkie wrote:
>
> Why the difference between live -- or close to live with the first
> broadcast -- and the replay? Would you put the best quality standards
> converters (Greece is a 50hz country) on the live broadcast or the replay?
>
The story on AVSForum is that there are no Snell and Wilcox HD
convertors, at least not the latest and greatest type. They are
using some other company's model, which claims it is superior
(they say they match 8x8 blocks).
Doug McDonald
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