[opendtv] Re: Mobile TV coming of age
- From: "Barry Wilkins" <Barry.Wilkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 09:32:47 +1200
Hello Jeroen,
I have a question about the latest Philips 42PF9966 42" plasma TVs. It
concerns the ability or otherwise of being able to expand a 2.35:1
aspect image to fill the screen vertically while retaining the correct
proportionality of images, i.e. simply eliminating some of the width to
result in 16:9 aspect. I find the present models will not allow this.
They either fill the screen but distort the images horizontally, or you
have the black bars top and bottom. I know that many people may prefer
to see the whole width but I would be perfectly content with a larger
image that made full use of the screens proportions. So, does this new
model allow proportional expansion in both planes? Do you know if there
will be a larger content of source material in 16:9 aspect? I find that
documentaries/drama on DVDs from the UK/Europe have a larger proportion
of 16:9 content. Also, the quality is generally perfecto!
I am very interested in one of these new screens but It is a large
investment for an item that for the majority of the time may not be
utilized efficiently in terms of picture height.
The resolution of the 42PF9966 is I think 1366 X 768. This must be an
NEC type display rather than the Fujitsu 1024 X 1024 type used in
earlier models. Is this prefered because the Alis screen was interlaced
and the new one progressive?
Kind regards,
Barry Wilkins=20
-----Original Message-----
From: jeroen.stessen@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jeroen.stessen@xxxxxxxxxxx]=20
Sent: Tuesday, 13 July 2004 6:29 p.m.
To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [opendtv] Mobile TV coming of age
Hello,
Found at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3880069.stm
This part was interesting:
"The TV function is fun and convenient but also very expensive. I only
watched about 45 minutes and it cost me about $50."
Duh !
Greetings,
-- Jeroen.
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