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 Posted by doc on 06/26/06 15:20 
excellent pathology Jerry Jones.  AND, the lines of resolution that most  
broadcasters use now improve the picture quality immensely! 
 
drd 
 
<jerry@jonesgroup.net> wrote in message  
news:1151299010.724708.58650@r2g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... 
> Somebody - earlier in this thread - stated that "standard definition" 
> is "dead." 
> 
> That's not true. 
> 
> The DTV (digital TV) broadcast standard, in the U.S., includes the 
> following formats: 
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/3jfvl 
> 
> Standard definition will be one of the 18 digital TV formats broadcast 
> in the U.S. 
> 
> Bandwidth restrictions will mean that many stations will "multicast." 
> 
> That means they will have to continue using standard definition IN 
> ADDITION TO high definition as a means of saving bandwidth... 
> especially when broadcasting on multiple digital channels at the same 
> time. 
> 
> In my opinion, the "big improvement" to date has already happened. 
> 
> We've pretty much made the transition from ANALOG to DIGITAL. 
> 
> That's the major improvement. 
> 
> Buy a standard definition CRT television with an integrated ATSC 
> receiver and you will see an incredible difference when compared to the 
> pictures that you will receive using an older NTSC tuner. 
> 
> Even standard definition DIGITAL channels are an incredible improvement 
> over standard definition ANALOG broadcast channels. 
> 
> While high definition is great, it isn't the only DIGITAL format that 
> will continue to be a big part of the future of digital TV. 
> 
> Jerry Jones 
> http://www.jonesgroup.net 
>
 
  
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