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I saw this on a "Modern Home [email protected]" newsletter. It's
in an ad for Pure Link, which I always thought was a reputable company:
"The countdown has started. In just 36 short months, analog broadcasting
will end and un-protected analog HD programs will no longer be available.
Analog component outputs will be "down-rezzed" to 480p, the same resolution
as today's DVD. HDMI will be the only way to see HDTV from HD-DVD, Blu-Ray,
HD cable/satellite, and HD Gaming Consoles at 720p, 1080i, or 1080p
beginning Jan 1, 2009."
There are several inaccuracies here, if I'm not mistaken:
First, analog broadcasting ends on March 1, 2009, not January 1, 2009
(might be another March date, but March).
Second, as things stand now, OTA will not be downrezzed over component.
The broadcast flag may change that, however, if it comes into being.
Third, although HD cable/satellite HDTV MAY at some time be downrezzed to
component, the timing of that has nothing to do with the OTA digital
transition.
Fourth, Blue-Ray has said that they will downrez, but, again, it's not tied
to the OTA transition, this will happen when Blue-Ray is released. The
jury, I believe, is still out on whether or not HD-DVD will downrez
(although there's probably not much doubt that they will). I don't know
enough about gaming consoles to comment on those.
Last, the phrase. ".... un-protected analog HD programs will no longer be
available." is quite a stretch.
Overall, a pretty misleading, if not downright false, ad. By the way,
they're selling HDMI switchers.
Brad
Brad Krehbiel, PE
Crown Center Redevelopment Corp.
Phone: 816-274-8564
Fax: 816-274-4567
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I saw this on a "Modern Home [email protected]" newsletter. It's
in an ad for Pure Link, which I always thought was a reputable company:
"The countdown has started. In just 36 short months, analog broadcasting
will end and un-protected analog HD programs will no longer be available.
Analog component outputs will be "down-rezzed" to 480p, the same resolution
as today's DVD. HDMI will be the only way to see HDTV from HD-DVD, Blu-Ray,
HD cable/satellite, and HD Gaming Consoles at 720p, 1080i, or 1080p
beginning Jan 1, 2009."
There are several inaccuracies here, if I'm not mistaken:
First, analog broadcasting ends on March 1, 2009, not January 1, 2009
(might be another March date, but March).
Second, as things stand now, OTA will not be downrezzed over component.
The broadcast flag may change that, however, if it comes into being.
Third, although HD cable/satellite HDTV MAY at some time be downrezzed to
component, the timing of that has nothing to do with the OTA digital
transition.
Fourth, Blue-Ray has said that they will downrez, but, again, it's not tied
to the OTA transition, this will happen when Blue-Ray is released. The
jury, I believe, is still out on whether or not HD-DVD will downrez
(although there's probably not much doubt that they will). I don't know
enough about gaming consoles to comment on those.
Last, the phrase. ".... un-protected analog HD programs will no longer be
available." is quite a stretch.
Overall, a pretty misleading, if not downright false, ad. By the way,
they're selling HDMI switchers.
Brad
Brad Krehbiel, PE
Crown Center Redevelopment Corp.
Phone: 816-274-8564
Fax: 816-274-4567
To unsubscribe please click: [email protected]
To receive the digest mode (one email a day made from all posted that same day) send an email to:
[email protected]