Thanks,
Alan Brooks
At 10:09 PM 9/14/2003 -0700, you wrote:
The number one problem implementing HDTV is cost. That, plus there are seventeen actual standards available and no one can agree on any of them except perhaps CBS & ABC who are broadcasting 1280 X 1024-I. The list of issues gets long and political.
CB
At 04:25 PM 9/12/2003 -0400, you wrote:
I would also suggest that the implementation of high-definition TV has been slowed due to broadcaster's concerns over the copying of digital broadcasts. CBS has even gone so far as to threaten to cancel all HDTV productions unless some technical solutions are incorporated into set-top boxes for cable and satellite reception. As an HDTV consumer in Canada, I get service from ExpressVu. The boxes are made for the Dish network in the US, and the latest HDTV satellite receiver has been held up for almost two years because it incorporates a hard-drive to record broadcasts, much like a VCR. The broadcasting industry has been turning every legal screw at their disposal to ensure that either the recorded product is at a lessor level of resolution or, as an alternative, cannot be downloaded to a PC. I know that this has delayed the introduction of the next generation HDTV receiver.
BTW, NFL football has never looked better! ABC does an excellent job on Monday nights (and throw in 5.1 sound to boot!) and at least two or three of the games broadcast by CBS over the weekend are in HDTV.
Regards,
Ron
Kevil, L H. wrote:
As for better arguments and examples, how about the current problems with DVD-Audio and the music industry's attempts to coerce the hardware manufacturers into building outrageous copy-protection schemes into the hardware itself? Or what about the extra cost of blank CD-RW disks vs CR-R's?-----Original Message----- From: Leo Noordhuizen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 8:49 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Please go Here ( very O.T. rant) What is said below about DAT recorders in Europe is complete nonsense. I am from The Netherlands, and have been working a long time for Philips who was (I think) the inventor of the DAT recorder. The DAT recorder has never been a success. Also in Europe I think it is virtually impossible to buy a recorder nowadays. Also the tapes are probably not available any more. (And this situation already exists for quite some years) So while agree-ing that we should be very aware of what our governments do for whatever clear or unclear reason, we should use correct arguments and examples. Regards, Leo Noordhuizen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Another Happy Linux User" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 6:25 AM Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Please go Here ( very O.T. rant)<rant> One other "small" thing.... How many of you own a Digital Audio Recorder (DAT)? (most will say "not me") You know why? Because the "music industry" has convinced the courts, that we would all be criminals, if we owned one! No crime has been commited, - yet we are all being punished! *Why!* Because we "might" copy music????? The "music industry" has "legally?", blocked the manufacturers from making these devices available. DAT has been a distribution media standard in Europe, for some time now, - most people there have at least one (DAT recorder/player), in their home, - and we (in U.S. and Canada), can't even buy them. (except only, if one owns and/or operates a commercial recording studio). What's wrong with this picture? Oops..... I forgot, - we are criminals, - just looking for a crime to commit against the recordng industry...... </rant> Cheers, Jorgen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
