120 Hz p seems to be where we're headed; I see Samsung and Sharp are advertising that these days. John Willkie, who wonders just who is transmitting at that rate. Could it be more than a bit of hype? -----Mensaje original----- De: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] En nombre de Stephen W. Long Enviado el: Thursday, November 27, 2008 10:42 AM Para: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Asunto: [opendtv] Re: something There is at least one good thing about the OTA DTV transition - it seems that it really did hasten the rollout of HDTV. I doubt if cable or satellite would have made the investment to switch to HDTV so quickly if OTA was not moving to digital/HDTV. Once most of the desirable channels became HD, SD only shows have less and less visual appeal - once you get use to the clarity of HD, it is almost painful to watch over compressed SD, at least on an HDTV flat panel. This holiday season is seeing my household move to all HD sets - family room (done), MBR, study (done), teenager basement game room - I'm looking for Black Friday deals while on vacation here in Florida. It seems like the real action for sets this year is "true" or "full" HDTV - 1080p. Which I guess means 1080i was only "false" or "Half" HD (smile). I've visited several stores so far - no one displays OTA images - only in-store HD servers (I wonder what the bit rates are - you seldom see macroblock artifacts). It is also amusing to read some of the ads - "HDTV tuner included free." I am looking forward to March 2009. As the full impact of the failure of 8VSB to provide reception similar to NTSC becomes evident, it will be a blast to watch the politicians crank up their rhetoric to find out "who did this to the American people." As said in the movie Happy Feet - its a show, dinner and a show. I can't wait to watch. Stephen Long -----Original Message----- From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Cliff Benham Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 12:36 PM To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [opendtv] Re: something Craig Birkmaier wrote: > "HDTV?" > > "THAT'S IT!" > > > Happy Thanksgiving everyone! At least you didn't mention "Turkey" in the same breath with "HDTV". #;^) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.