[opendtv] Re: News: Will local stations pull plug on cable?
- From: Mark Schubin <tvmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 15:26:12 -0500
Mark Aitken wrote:
>???
>Did I miss something? I thought that Gary Shapiro had made HDTV the "Law
>of the Land"!
>
>HaH! :^)
>
>
In case any of you have missed it, here's what I have found in recent
ads for TVs:
- "HDTV Built-In" - This means the TV has an ATSC receiver/decoder, even
if the TV, itself, is 4:3 (or even narrower) and has no more than 640 x
480 resolution.
- "HDTV Compatible" and "HDTV Supported" - This, when it it used
meaningfully, appears to mean you can stick an HDTV signal into the TV
even if all you'll get will be seen on a 4:3 (or narrower) screen with
no more than 640 x 480 resolution.
- "HDTV Ready" - This seems to be the only reasonably reliable indicator
of an HDTV display, but it means no ATSC receiver/decoder.
TTFN,
Mark
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