What's the Matter with HDMI?

[Robert G. Seeberger]

http://www.audioholics.com/education/cables/whats-the-matter-with-hdmi

This links to a really good article about cableing and signal that 
explains in understandable detail the properties and limitations of 
the various types of video cables available.
What makes it interesting is the insight it gives into just how 
signals are transmitted and the politics involved in creating 
standards.


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*Of course* it's all about talent . . .

[Ronn! Blankenship]

If you're a female singer, you'd better be sexy


She was an "amazing talent," a young singer with a wonderful voice 
who wrote beautiful songs. But she was no beauty, plus flat-chested 
and overweight to boot.

Remembering the aspiring star, music executive Jody Gerson still 
feels terrible about thinking: "She's never going to get signed, even 
though she's fabulous."

Gerson might feel even worse after Wednesday night's exit of the 
matronly Melinda Doolittle from "American Idol." In today's music 
industry, Plain Janes need not apply. Sex appeal was once considered 
a bonus for a woman; now it's practically a requirement.




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Re: *Of course* it's all about talent . . .

[Damon Agretto]

Yes, how sad that the Musical-industrial Complex has taken over...

Damon, does not listen to Pop...

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From: "Ronn! Blankenship" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 9:22 PM
Subject: *Of course* it's all about talent . . .


> If you're a female singer, you'd better be sexy
>
>
> She was an "amazing talent," a young singer with a wonderful voice
> who wrote beautiful songs. But she was no beauty, plus flat-chested
> and overweight to boot.
>
> Remembering the aspiring star, music executive Jody Gerson still
> feels terrible about thinking: "She's never going to get signed, even
> though she's fabulous."
>
> Gerson might feel even worse after Wednesday night's exit of the
> matronly Melinda Doolittle from "American Idol." In today's music
> industry, Plain Janes need not apply. Sex appeal was once considered
> a bonus for a woman; now it's practically a requirement.
>
> 
>
>
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Re: *Of course* it's all about talent . . .

[Robert G. Seeberger]

On 5/19/2007 8:22:12 PM, Ronn! Blankenship 
([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> If you're a female singer, you'd better be sexy
>
>
> She was an "amazing talent," a young singer with a wonderful voice
> who wrote beautiful songs. But she was no beauty, plus flat-chested
> and overweight to boot.
>
> Remembering the aspiring star, music executive Jody Gerson still
> feels terrible about thinking:
> "She's never going to get signed, even
> though she's fabulous."
>
> Gerson might feel even worse after Wednesday
> night's exit of the
> matronly Melinda Doolittle from "American Idol." In today's
> music
> industry, Plain Janes need not apply. Sex appeal was once considered
> a bonus for a woman; now it's practically a requirement.
>
> 
>

In recent weeks she had trimmed up a bit and was looking better than 
she did early on. Fact is, she was beyond any doubt the best singer on 
the show by a great margin.
My wife is a humongous AI fan, but she is so incensed by 
Doolittle's being booted off by fan voters that she has sworn to 
boycot the finale.
Even Simon Cowell decries the unfairness of the situation.
The fans voted to keep a human beatbox who is just a fair singer and a 
teen with a very good vocal tone but only maginal control. In 
comparison, Doolittle ran through the paces of the shows weekly themes 
and perfomed strongly and convincingly at every step.

No real surprises here. American Idol is crap. The show is usually 
entertaining through most of the season, but in the end the fans 
decide and they almost always decide poorly in the last few weeks. 
Almost every AI winner was second best as a singer or even as an 
entertainer. Most of the time the second place finisher is more 
successful at selling records and drawing crowds to concerts.

Speaking for myself, I enjoyed last seasons Rock Star: Supernova much 
more that any season of American Idol. It had less of a tendency to 
pander to children and teens. But then, we know who is doing the 
voting on American Idol.


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