[opendtv] Re: Why Europe should choose 720P for HDTV
- From: Mark Aitken <maitken@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:23:51 -0500
Doug, could you (please) clarify what you mean here??? I hope you are
not saying that FOX is not HD...
Doug McDonald wrote:
>> agree 4:2:0 is way too sparse. (as is 24 FPS)
>>
>>But why screw around? If they made HD-DVD's with modern codecs they
>>could probably use 4:4:4 at 1080p@24. It is true that 1024x576 RGB
>>could look very good but we might as well go the whole way once we can
>>afford the bits.
>>
>>Just because we couldn't see it on almost all current displays (1080i or
>> 720p fixed) doesn't mean we shouldn't do it.
>>
>>
>>
>
>That last is false ... it CAN be easily seen, and noticed,
>as it is actually AVAILABLE TODAY, almost every day. It
>is visible on Fox OTA TV. It is clearly inferior to true HD 720p.
>
>Craig (the >>), you really NEED to get true HDTV on a
>respectable 720p or 1080p pixel-perfect 50 inch display
>in your own home!
>
>Doug McDonald
>
>
>
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Regards,
Mark A. Aitken Director, Advanced Technology
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