[opendtv] Re: Case for 720p60

  • From: Cliff Benham <flyback1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:03:59 -0400


Are there reliable numbers from a disinterested third party that provide an accurate view of how much of the programming being broadcast is still SDTV?

How about numbers that tell how much of 'primetime' is SDTV?

How about numbers that show the rate of change from SDTV to HDTV?

Cliff

Craig Birkmaier wrote:
At 4:39 PM -0500 4/16/10, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
Dan Grimes wrote:

 I'm sure many have seen this and there isn't anything in the
 report that hasn't already been discussed on this site, but I
 thought I would send it out anyway:

 Executive HDTV Report-
 Fighting for M/H and 3D Dollars:
 Why 720p60  may rise again

 Available at:  http://www.coax.tv/

Seems to me that the case for 720p is obvious enough, anytime you have any reason to want to share the channel with other content. The reason for 1080i is passed. HD cameras now provide progressive output, so why bother transmitting 1080i?

Simple.

To amortize the investment the networks and stations have made in the format. Just as they continue to deliver most of the broadcast day in SDTV.

Regards
Craig


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