The broadcast networks tend to focus their HD efforts on primetime and sports. For example, Monday Night Footbal; has been HD for a few years now, and a good chunk of the 8p-11p EST block is HD on any given day. It's usually either daytime programming or locally produced programming that you see pillarboxed on the HD signal.
Some big corrections where you're just completely wrong (or your c&p source was completely wrong):
NTSC
648x486 i30 US TV format PAL
720x486 i25 Europe TV format SVideo
the little 4-pin round connector, usually carries Y/C (luminance & chrominance) channels. Should be able to support a maximum resolution of 800x600.
First of all, NTSC is generally 704x480 or 720x480 and PAL is generally 720x576, in my experience. There does exist NTSC equipment that uses 486 lines, but as those lines are at the extreme edge of the frame, you WILL NOT notice a difference between 480 lines and 486 lines on a normal set. Also, since S-Video only transmits analog video, it only supports the same as either NTSC or PAL - the better image is only due to keeping the luma and chroma separate, it's otherwise the exact same as composite.
Also, another common resolution is 1440x900, which is 5:3. Many 17" widescreen panels run at that resolution.
Since the programming providers (the channels themselves) bundle multiple channels together, if the cable/sat companies are forced to offer a-la-carte under the current system, you'll be paying high dollar for almost every channel, and a-la-carte will only save you money if you only want a very few channels (even 10 is probably too high for the price you're paying). After all, if they have to pay big bucks to ESPN to get that small channel you want to buy, they're certainly going to make you pay for it to offset that big cost.
It never ceases to amaze me how people are willing to pay more, for less channels, just to keep from "subsidizing what they don't want".
The article conflates two issues, and I think this was presented horribly by/.
You see, this article is also about the FCC telling the cable and satellite industries to "clean up their act" regarding "smut on television". The right-wing nutjobs also want the indecency fine raised to $500,000 per incident. That statement you quoted was referring to "smut", not a la carte.
And what happens in the case of extremely rare games, where the only copies are in collectors' hands? You see, when old games are distributed for free like this, it helps keep them alive. If you have a copy sitting on every ROM "pirate's" hard drive, then you know that there's not much likelihood of the game disappearing off the face of the earth due to original media damage. You saw this type of thing happen in the television industry during the early years of videotape - tape stock was so expensive that programs were recorded over, and now much of our early TV history is gone forever. It is in the interest of the original artist to have the work distributed for free over the internet, as it helps keep that work in existence - what good is it to be the author of something if it ends up that all the original media is damaged?
HDTV includes resolutions like 480 for NTSC, but not 576 for PAL.
Actually, HD does no such thing. HD is defined as a video signal with a higher resolution than SD. You might be thinking of EDTV, which is basically 480p.
Why not? If Sony's DRM is being used to aid in the use of unauthorized hacks, then why couldn't they ban you? It's their network, and they have the legal right to ban you if they just plain don't like you, much less for something like this that can effectively ruin the game.
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The broadcast networks tend to focus their HD efforts on primetime and sports. For example, Monday Night Footbal; has been HD for a few years now, and a good chunk of the 8p-11p EST block is HD on any given day. It's usually either daytime programming or locally produced programming that you see pillarboxed on the HD signal.
First of all, NTSC is generally 704x480 or 720x480 and PAL is generally 720x576, in my experience. There does exist NTSC equipment that uses 486 lines, but as those lines are at the extreme edge of the frame, you WILL NOT notice a difference between 480 lines and 486 lines on a normal set. Also, since S-Video only transmits analog video, it only supports the same as either NTSC or PAL - the better image is only due to keeping the luma and chroma separate, it's otherwise the exact same as composite.
Also, another common resolution is 1440x900, which is 5:3. Many 17" widescreen panels run at that resolution.
Since the programming providers (the channels themselves) bundle multiple channels together, if the cable/sat companies are forced to offer a-la-carte under the current system, you'll be paying high dollar for almost every channel, and a-la-carte will only save you money if you only want a very few channels (even 10 is probably too high for the price you're paying). After all, if they have to pay big bucks to ESPN to get that small channel you want to buy, they're certainly going to make you pay for it to offset that big cost.
It never ceases to amaze me how people are willing to pay more, for less channels, just to keep from "subsidizing what they don't want".
Niggardly != nigger.
The Commodore 64 is over 20 years old and there is still a demoscene.
Legally, they can - it's the theaters that have a policy on this. Nothing stops a person from opening a theater and allowing anyone to see R films.
You mean you actually know someone who runs on Windows as a regular user?
Fascist.
The article conflates two issues, and I think this was presented horribly by /.
You see, this article is also about the FCC telling the cable and satellite industries to "clean up their act" regarding "smut on television". The right-wing nutjobs also want the indecency fine raised to $500,000 per incident. That statement you quoted was referring to "smut", not a la carte.
Yeah, really, because it would be y.y and x.x, not x.y and x.x
No, there are 1024 bytes in a kilobyte. Kibibyte is revisionist nonsense and most people that I know laugh at such idiocy.
And what happens in the case of extremely rare games, where the only copies are in collectors' hands? You see, when old games are distributed for free like this, it helps keep them alive. If you have a copy sitting on every ROM "pirate's" hard drive, then you know that there's not much likelihood of the game disappearing off the face of the earth due to original media damage. You saw this type of thing happen in the television industry during the early years of videotape - tape stock was so expensive that programs were recorded over, and now much of our early TV history is gone forever. It is in the interest of the original artist to have the work distributed for free over the internet, as it helps keep that work in existence - what good is it to be the author of something if it ends up that all the original media is damaged?
For gaming?
Nintendo.
Or are you some anti-N fanboy who thinks that Nintendo is only for "kiddies"?
Kind of ironic given the game that the show shares a name with.
It's DMCA.
That's a /. classic?
Right, and monkeys fly out of my ass, too.
No, there's also a Celine Dion album on the list.
I think you meant "So sue me". =P
Yup, that's me.
"LITIGIOUS", you mean.
1920 x 1080 = 2073600
7680 x 4320 = 33177600
33177600 / 2073600 = 16
Why not? If Sony's DRM is being used to aid in the use of unauthorized hacks, then why couldn't they ban you? It's their network, and they have the legal right to ban you if they just plain don't like you, much less for something like this that can effectively ruin the game.
Wrong organization, numbnuts. You're wanting to go after the MPAA, not the RIAA.
Um, the OP was referring to the use of the character "D" within Nethack. Thus, your comment is irrelevant and stupid in context.