[opendtv] Re: Optimizing the system
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 20:47:44 -0500
This goes round & round. I refuse to believe blue laser highdef DVD's
will be anything other than 1080 lines, though possibly telecined to
1080i, 4:2:0, non-anamorphic, and filtered for interlace.
I will bet a nickel, to be held in escrow if needed.
- Tom
Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
> Michael Hazarian wrote:
>
> [Recording material in HD-DVDs as 1080 versions of HD]
>
>
>>Would it reduce future sales of "new and improved, Super
>>HD-DVD" versions of the same media that consumers have
>>already purchased? YES!
>
>
> Excellent point! Maybe that's the logic behind Craig's
> seemingly incomprehensible stand. Finally something
> that makes sense.
>
> Let's provide the smallest possible improvement with
> HD-DVDs, just so we can soak consumers with a complete
> redo of their yet-to-begin HD-DVD library in the
> shortest amount of time. It's called planned
> obsolescence.
>
> So it's nothing to do with "economics" of the consumer.
> It's "economics" of the media moguls he's fussing
> about.
>
> Oooooooh. Who knew? Boy, was I off base.
>
> Of course, this plays against the economics of the CE
> manufacturers, who would have a much easier time
> selling their upcoming over-60" sets if consumers
> were already equipped with 1080-line software.
>
> Bert
>
>
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