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I will admit that I am probably going to mix apples and oranges in my
following comments probably because there are issues that I don't
understand or because there have been recent developments that I am unaware
of but here goes.
1) A lot of us that participate in these Tips discussions are early
adopters and as a result our monitors can only accept component or VGA
video input. DVI was on the horizon somewhere five years ago when I bought
my monitor but I don't think HDMI was even being discussed then. Worse
than that, my Sony KP65XBR10W was sold to me as having multiple HD
component video inputs which was incorrect. Sony even initially vehemently
try to convince me that I was wrong. Of course I wasn't. As far as VGA
goes, I am under the probably mistaken impression that the VGA input on at
least my 65" Sony is well below what I would consider HD.
So, as a result we are currently suffering without being able to take
advantage of the forthcoming HD DVD or Blu-Ray players unless we use an
outboard scaler and even then I am under the strong impression that while
the picture quality MAY be better than current DVD quality the component
video output is going to have to be downrezzed because of the copy
protection issues. I do have a smaller, 32" Sony HD LCD, but I want the
ability to do it on the 65" Sony.
I believe that there was mention of a class action law suit in the digest
version of the Tips that I received this morning and the manufacturer
mentioned was Mits. While I agree with the issue, I doubt that "we" have
the critical mass for a lawsuit like this to have any real impact other
than the final settlement being perhaps $500 discount coupons for the
newest set of our choice from our preferred manufacturer.
I would assume that the vast majority of the public at large gets their HD
content from either a satellite or cable company. I am convinced that
literally ALL of the content from those providers is well below native HD
resolution of 1920x1080i. There was a very recent article in one of the
leading video magazines about this. I can't remember if it was The Perfect
Vision or Widescreen Review. I also vaguely remember a statement years
ago, perhaps incorrectly attributed to Mark Cuban, that said something to
the effect "I won't allow anyone to downrez any content I provide from
HDNet". Before I get jumped on about native being 1920x1080i, I do
understand that several other resolutions are also considered HD such as
720p. But, in my experience, ignoring the emotion of motion artifacts that
are present, in some cases on some monitors, with 1080i, you get the best
possible resolution with 1080i or 1080p. I have never had any problem with
motion artifacts on my 65" XBR. Unfortunately I don't think any provider
is providing 1920x1080i content EXCEPT OTA. I believe that the only OTA
provider that's providing 1080i is CBS. I believe that everyone else is
providing 720p. MPEG4 will probably benefit the provider more than the
consumer squeezing more content into less and less bandwidth thereby
allowing the providers to maximize their bandwidth. I'm sure that MPEG4
compression algorithms are much better at compressing the content than
MPEG2 but it surely can not improve the input it receives. IMHO, there
will never be any 1080p broadcast content.
In summary, to be it seems sad to me that we are reduced to discussing the
HD DVD and Blu-Ray players as our primary source of true HD. The cable and
satellite companies will continue to downrez the quality of their video
until there is an outcry. IMHO, there will never be a large outcry because
the public at large doesn't really care that they can't receive the best
possible video quality and they will continue to accept mediocrity as their
personal standard.
Be slow to attribute to malice what can be simply explained by ignorance or
stupidity.
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I will admit that I am probably going to mix apples and oranges in my
following comments probably because there are issues that I don't
understand or because there have been recent developments that I am unaware
of but here goes.
1) A lot of us that participate in these Tips discussions are early
adopters and as a result our monitors can only accept component or VGA
video input. DVI was on the horizon somewhere five years ago when I bought
my monitor but I don't think HDMI was even being discussed then. Worse
than that, my Sony KP65XBR10W was sold to me as having multiple HD
component video inputs which was incorrect. Sony even initially vehemently
try to convince me that I was wrong. Of course I wasn't. As far as VGA
goes, I am under the probably mistaken impression that the VGA input on at
least my 65" Sony is well below what I would consider HD.
So, as a result we are currently suffering without being able to take
advantage of the forthcoming HD DVD or Blu-Ray players unless we use an
outboard scaler and even then I am under the strong impression that while
the picture quality MAY be better than current DVD quality the component
video output is going to have to be downrezzed because of the copy
protection issues. I do have a smaller, 32" Sony HD LCD, but I want the
ability to do it on the 65" Sony.
I believe that there was mention of a class action law suit in the digest
version of the Tips that I received this morning and the manufacturer
mentioned was Mits. While I agree with the issue, I doubt that "we" have
the critical mass for a lawsuit like this to have any real impact other
than the final settlement being perhaps $500 discount coupons for the
newest set of our choice from our preferred manufacturer.
I would assume that the vast majority of the public at large gets their HD
content from either a satellite or cable company. I am convinced that
literally ALL of the content from those providers is well below native HD
resolution of 1920x1080i. There was a very recent article in one of the
leading video magazines about this. I can't remember if it was The Perfect
Vision or Widescreen Review. I also vaguely remember a statement years
ago, perhaps incorrectly attributed to Mark Cuban, that said something to
the effect "I won't allow anyone to downrez any content I provide from
HDNet". Before I get jumped on about native being 1920x1080i, I do
understand that several other resolutions are also considered HD such as
720p. But, in my experience, ignoring the emotion of motion artifacts that
are present, in some cases on some monitors, with 1080i, you get the best
possible resolution with 1080i or 1080p. I have never had any problem with
motion artifacts on my 65" XBR. Unfortunately I don't think any provider
is providing 1920x1080i content EXCEPT OTA. I believe that the only OTA
provider that's providing 1080i is CBS. I believe that everyone else is
providing 720p. MPEG4 will probably benefit the provider more than the
consumer squeezing more content into less and less bandwidth thereby
allowing the providers to maximize their bandwidth. I'm sure that MPEG4
compression algorithms are much better at compressing the content than
MPEG2 but it surely can not improve the input it receives. IMHO, there
will never be any 1080p broadcast content.
In summary, to be it seems sad to me that we are reduced to discussing the
HD DVD and Blu-Ray players as our primary source of true HD. The cable and
satellite companies will continue to downrez the quality of their video
until there is an outcry. IMHO, there will never be a large outcry because
the public at large doesn't really care that they can't receive the best
possible video quality and they will continue to accept mediocrity as their
personal standard.
Be slow to attribute to malice what can be simply explained by ignorance or
stupidity.
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