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Posted by gaffo on 10/25/05 04:06
littlejoeflub@yahoo.com wrote:
> Rich wrote:
>
>>When comparing all the playback and recording formats,
>>nothing seems to be as dramatic as going from an old
>>"scan line plagued" analog tv to an HDTV with any format.
>>The difference is really shocking. Analog sets shouldn't
>>even be produced any more, they are an abomination.
>>However, should HDTV and digital sets have an analog
>>tuner-convert in them since some programming is still
>>being broadcast in analog form? How long should this be
>>continued, having the analog tuner included?
>>-Rich
>
>
> In addition to analog tuners (which haven't been able to pick up decent
> OTA signals since the mid-1980's when the cable industry boomed and
> made even easy reception with a coat-hanger impossible) they should
> also get rid of all the analog inputs on Standard and HDTV Ready-tv's
> like Composite (Red-White-Yellow), Component (Red-Green-Blue), S-Video,
> along with the old-fashioned 75ohm Coaxial RF connector and make
> digital inputs like DVI the norm.
>
> Only problem with that idea is now what do I own that has DVI outputs
> anyway? Last I checked my satellite dish and dvd player were still
> hooked up to my HD-Ready TV with component (analog) and s-video
> (analog) connections. The only thing digital is the delivery method
> not the end product. Same goes for low-end Digital Cable (an oxymoron
> IMO).
>
> Personally I can't wait for the day when everything is all-digital and
> there is no analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog conversion necessary
> whatsoever. I mean we're only what 15 years behind Europe and Asia in
> HDTV implimentation. Heck, we're still beaming that same 50yo outdated
> 525-scan-line tv signal around the country so some old geazers can
> watch lawrence welk on that old black-and-white tv set they've had
> since before their kids had kids. Prices won't stay up forever.
> Unlike 40 years ago when color tv's were introduced to a large B/W tv
> audience I don't see that many people in todays society not being able
> to afford to upgrade to the new HDTV standard. Even my aunt, who's in
> her mid-60's and on a pension, bought an HDTV, dvd player, and home
> theater system and can't wait for the rollover.
>
whats wrong with B&W Tvs??
I bought a new one 5 yrs ago for 20-bucks.
I suppose you hate B&W moives too?
You hate radio for its lack of picture also?
and books for their silence and lack of picture?
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in 48 hours -- and then what? Which sergeant, which
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unilaterally, went beyond the international law, went
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-- with no allies at our side. It would have been
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