The "D" style connectors (D1, D4, etc.) are are what most Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) television sets are equipped with these days. These D-shell connectors are used instead of using individual RCA component connections on Japanese TV sets. Cables that convertt from D-shell to RCA type component connections are available at most Japanese electronic retail stores, and I'm sure there are online establishments that sell the cables as well.
Here in Okinawa, Japan there is only one HDTV channel (NHK - public broadcasting) that can be received and that is from a "BS" satellite dish. This HDTV channel uses the MUSE analog HDTV format. Although the a still picture on this system looks quite stunning, is it said that this MUSE analog system suffers from motion artifacts. Besides that, I beleive that it is much more bandwidth intensive than an equivalent digital HDTV signal.
There are only three other analog NTSC channels on that same satellite, but I have to say that the picture quality on these channels far surpasses any terrestrial NTSC signals that I've seen (both broadcast and cable), and exhibit only a subtle moire effect. I beleive NHK is planning on launching some sort of digital BS system next year. As far as other digital satellite systems go, there currently are two: Sky PerfecTV and DirecTV Japan.
I picked up a 32" Hitachi Progressive Scan 16:9 NTSC TV (also with a VGA input) about a year ago here in Japan. It only set me back about US$1150, and that included a roll-around stand and free delivery. Every time I'm back in the US I wonder where all of the 16:9 displays are. They are a dima a dozen over here. After watching NTSC on a TV with a progressive scan converter, you'll never want to look at an interlaced TV again. I find this to be just as desirable if not more so than 16:9.
>Sure, those OSs all have their problems, but when >was the last time you saw a VMS box crash? I have seen our AlphaServer 8400 running OpenVMS 6.2 crash a couple of times. Although twice in two years is still damned respectable.
Before seeing this on slashdot I was trying to look up the domain record for my domain and couldn't find it! In a panic I emailed my web service provider. Glad to see it wasn't just me, but this is still not good. NSI needs to get their act together.
If you properly calibrate your TV, the artifacting effects to which you refer will be much less noticeable. Also, many people don't realize you need to turn the "sharpness" or "picture" control to it's lowest setting on most TV sets. A high sharpness or picture setting exagerates the artifacting effects by introducing more noise to the picture. Also, an S-video or component video connection is a must.
I suggest getting the DVD "Video Essentials" to help calibrate a nice home theater setup.
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Wrong. DV uses intraframe compression (DCT) vs. interframe compression codecs such as MPEG2.
The "D" style connectors (D1, D4, etc.) are are what most Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) television sets are equipped with these days. These D-shell connectors are used instead of using individual RCA component connections on Japanese TV sets. Cables that convertt from D-shell to RCA type component connections are available at most Japanese electronic retail stores, and I'm sure there are online establishments that sell the cables as well.
Here is a simple solution for adding NTFS support to a RedHat 8.0/7.3 installation:
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Here in Okinawa, Japan there is only one HDTV channel (NHK - public broadcasting) that can be received and that is from a "BS" satellite dish. This HDTV channel uses the MUSE analog HDTV format. Although the a still picture on this system looks quite stunning, is it said that this MUSE analog system suffers from motion artifacts. Besides that, I beleive that it is much more bandwidth intensive than an equivalent digital HDTV signal.
There are only three other analog NTSC channels on that same satellite, but I have to say that the picture quality on these channels far surpasses any terrestrial NTSC signals that I've seen (both broadcast and cable), and exhibit only a subtle moire effect. I beleive NHK is planning on launching some sort of digital BS system next year. As far as other digital satellite systems go, there currently are two: Sky PerfecTV and DirecTV Japan.
I picked up a 32" Hitachi Progressive Scan 16:9 NTSC TV (also with a VGA input) about a year ago here in Japan. It only set me back about US$1150, and that included a roll-around stand and free delivery. Every time I'm back in the US I wonder where all of the 16:9 displays are. They are a dima a dozen over here. After watching NTSC on a TV with a progressive scan converter, you'll never want to look at an interlaced TV again. I find this to be just as desirable if not more so than 16:9.
>Sure, those OSs all have their problems, but when >was the last time you saw a VMS box crash? I have seen our AlphaServer 8400 running OpenVMS 6.2 crash a couple of times. Although twice in two years is still damned respectable.
Before seeing this on slashdot I was trying to look up the domain record for my domain and couldn't find it! In a panic I emailed my web service provider. Glad to see it wasn't just me, but this is still not good. NSI needs to get their act together.
If you properly calibrate your TV, the artifacting effects to which you refer will be much less noticeable. Also, many people don't realize you need to turn the "sharpness" or "picture" control to it's lowest setting on most TV sets. A high sharpness or picture setting exagerates the artifacting effects by introducing more noise to the picture. Also, an S-video or component video connection is a must.
I suggest getting the DVD "Video Essentials" to help calibrate a nice home theater setup.