[opendtv] Re: Optimizing the system
- From: "Dale Kelly" <dalekelly@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:56:55 -0800
Bert wrote:
> You have absolutely no logical economic reason to
> restrict HD quality to less than 1080 lines. The only
> valid excuse is RF channel or storage device capacity, as
> I've said all along, which is considered on a case by
> case basis.
Craig,
I believe that Bert has made his case logically and correctly.
Does it require additional discussion?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "OpenDTV (E-mail)" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 1:12 PM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: Optimizing the system
> Me:
>
>> > It is pointless for an HD-DVD manufacturer to use
>> > anything less than a 1080-line mode unless there's a
>> > problem with disk capacity.
>
> Craig:
>
>> Bull. Only a TINY percentage of ALL customers will be
>> able to see the difference between 1080P and 720P, and
>> 720P can be upconverted easily to 1080P by the few sets
>> that will have this ability.
>
> This is too hilarious for words!
>
> So tell me this: what would you lose by storing everything
> as 1080 line in the HD-DVD, vs 720 line?
>
> Would it cost more? No.
>
> Would it be incompatible with some players? No.
>
> Would it mandate that users buy a more expensive display?
> No. It just means that some or even most won't be able
> to enjoy the full glory of the recorded material, but
> so what? This would still provide as good a picture as
> their sets will allow.
>
> Gee, it seems there's no point in compromising the
> software, then. And, of course, upconversion does not
> create information out of nothing. So the "economic"
> issue is just vapor.
>
>> MORE BULL. The broadcaster has 6MHz, which currently
>> equates to 19.2 Mbps for EVERYTHING they want to put in
>> their multiplex. IT IS ABSURD to believe that
>> broadcasters should optimize that multiplex for a few
>> percent of the total audience.
>
> Which is why I have repeated every single time that this
> is subject to channel capacity *only*. Nothing else. (At
> least, nothing else after local stations have upgraded
> their own production facilities to HD, which they're sure
> to do in due course, just as their audio facilities have
> been upgraded to true hifi audio since the early 1970s.)
>
> You have absolutely no logical economic reason to
> restrict HD quality to less than 1080 lines. The only
> valid excuse is RF channel or storage device capacity, as
> I've said all along, which is considered on a case by
> case basis.
>
> Bert
>
>
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