Ed's View - Are We Being Ripped Off?

[Ed Milbourn]

So,the subject has piqued your curiosity, as it should. For, as HDTV grows, we must act as "policemen" to stem attempts to compromise quality. To be sure there are, and will be, many different quality levels due to production variances, HDTV production equipment limitations, and the effect of the production "learning curve." As production experience is gained and equipment improves, the quality will only get better. However, the question remains whether this positive production improvement curve will be, or indeed is being, compromised at the transmission end - regardless of the physical "transmission" mode - OTA broadcast, cable, DBS, etc. Probably not, but again it depends. Why?

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