[opendtv] Re: News: See the Big Picture? Don't Forget to Examine the Fine Print
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 11:10:42 -0400
At 10:29 AM -0400 5/3/04, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
>Craig Birkmaier wrote:
>
>> And since when did 16:9 become the defacto world standard for
>> digital programming?
>>=20
>> The guys in Hollywood will find this to be quite amusing. Have you
>> got a DVD player yet Bert? Have you noticed that hardly ANY of the
>> movies available are offered in 16:9?
>
>I think I said world wide standard for DTV. Those PBS nature shows
>the article was talking about are transmitted in what aspect
>ratio, Craig? Care to guess?
4:3 on the NTSC channels
16:9 on the DTV channels
14:9 on BBC channels in the UK.
Regards
Craig
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