Just a quick question. Where did you see a reference in my post to 480P as an HDTV image? DTV stands for Digital Television, and 480P is definately a Digital Television format. As for your definition of HDTV, that is also incorrect. An HDTV needs to support at minimum 720P or 1080i. 16x9 support is NOT required as a part of the HDTV standard, although any set-top box will deal with the letterboxing issues associated with downconversion.
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With a properly produced DVD, you are technology-proof for many years. Here's why.
On an anamorphic widescreen disc, the maximum resolution is 480 lines. Throw in a progressive scan DVD player, and you now have a 16x9 enchanced 480P image, which happens to be one of the DTV formats. Having personally seen such a setup, I can attest to the fact that it is absolutely stunning. While not an HDTV image, it certainly does a good job keeping up.
The biggest reason is that the idea that HD-DVD will be commonplace in 5 years is false. Technologically, yes, I imagine it will be possible. But look at the issue at hand. Luca$ won't even allow his movies on a 480 line DVD. Do you expect he's going to allow what is essentially a perfect High Def master of his movies in the hand of Joe Sixpack? Absolutely not. Dash in a bit of the DeCSS situation, and you now have the recipe for delay.
Aside from the MPAA/DVDCCA issues, DVD is a good investment for now and the future.
I paid my $65 today to join the EFF today, and I would encourage everyone else who is able to do the same.
As I was reading about this yesterday and today, it hit me how much the EFF has actually done for the internet community as a whole. From the CDA to DeCSS, the EFF has provided pro-bono legal support for a wide variety of online issues.
Join now. It is the least we can do to say thanks for the way they have supported us in the past.
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Just a quick question. Where did you see a reference in my post to 480P as an HDTV image? DTV stands for Digital Television, and 480P is definately a Digital Television format. As for your definition of HDTV, that is also incorrect. An HDTV needs to support at minimum 720P or 1080i. 16x9 support is NOT required as a part of the HDTV standard, although any set-top box will deal with the letterboxing issues associated with downconversion.
Please check out alt.satellite.direcpc before making any purchase decisions. There is a whole lot of bad mojo associated with this outfit, and most people never receive the advertised performance.
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With a properly produced DVD, you are technology-proof for many years. Here's why.
On an anamorphic widescreen disc, the maximum resolution is 480 lines. Throw in a progressive scan DVD player, and you now have a 16x9 enchanced 480P image, which happens to be one of the DTV formats. Having personally seen such a setup, I can attest to the fact that it is absolutely stunning. While not an HDTV image, it certainly does a good job keeping up.
The biggest reason is that the idea that HD-DVD will be commonplace in 5 years is false. Technologically, yes, I imagine it will be possible. But look at the issue at hand. Luca$ won't even allow his movies on a 480 line DVD. Do you expect he's going to allow what is essentially a perfect High Def master of his movies in the hand of Joe Sixpack? Absolutely not. Dash in a bit of the DeCSS situation, and you now have the recipe for delay.
Aside from the MPAA/DVDCCA issues, DVD is a good investment for now and the future.
I paid my $65 today to join the EFF today, and I would encourage everyone else who is able to do the same.
As I was reading about this yesterday and today, it hit me how much the EFF has actually done for the internet community as a whole. From the CDA to DeCSS, the EFF has provided pro-bono legal support for a wide variety of online issues.
Join now. It is the least we can do to say thanks for the way they have supported us in the past.