[opendtv] Re: Time to give up on 1080i for football

  • From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 10:43:55 -0600

Tom Barry wrote:

>> If we are really to believe that 1080/60p takes up no more
>> channel capacity than 720/60p, then we are also claiming
>> that 720/60p takes up no more channel capacity than 480/60p,
>> and by logical extension, 1080/60p takes up no more channel
>> capacity than 480/60p.
>
> What evidence is there that 1080p takes no more channel
> capacity than 720p?  Even if both are filtered to 720 line
> effective resolution I do not believe this.  There would
> still be some extra overhead.

Are you asking me? I totally agree with you. I've always doubted these truisms.

Bert
 
 
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