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Posted by Bill's News on 12/06/06 22:39
Jukka Aho wrote:
> Lincoln Spector wrote:
>
>> I used the computer example as proof (a proof that everyone
>> in this
>> group has probably seen) that the flag exists.
>
> I noticed you did, but that was never in dispute (at least on
> my part)
> so no proof was necessary. :)
>
>> I don't know what the standard is, but here in North America,
>> there
>> obviously IS a standard that allows DVD players to tell TVs
>> that it's
>> a widescreen image. My DVD player and TV are from different
>> companies, and it knows.
>
> Good for you. I was curious about the North American situation
> since
> I've only ever seen Europeans, Australians, etc. discussing
> wide
> screen signaling. I was beginning to think that perhaps a
> similar
> concept doesn't exist in 525/60 countries, or it isn't
> standardized
> between products from different manufacturers, or doesn't work
> over
> analog signal paths, or isn't available on the SD sets. Or any
> combination of those things.
>
> Then again, the whole 16:9/DTV/HDTV transition has been
> handled in a
> somewhat different way in the US and in Europe. Here, all
> these
> transitions - from 4:3 to 16:9, from analog to digital, from
> SD to HD
> - have been somewhat disconnected from each other, and the
> transition
> from 4:3 to 16:9 came first. (People have been buying analog
> SD 16:9
> sets since about 1995 or 1996 - generally long before they
> even knew
> that the transition to DTV is coming - and 4:3 sets have also
> supported 16:9 switching for an equally long time. [Before
> they
> disappeared from the stores, that is.])
>
>> Here's an interesting fact: When I switch inputs, the TV
>> gives me
>> tech specs on the new input. For the VCR (coaxial cable
>> connection,
>> DirectTV Tivo (S-Video), and LaserDisc player (composite
>> video), it
>> says NTFS--the American TV standard. For the DVD player, it
>> says
>> either 720x480 4x3 or 720x480 16x9.
>
> I think you mean NTSC. :) Connecting the DVD player using a
> composite
> video cable could make for an interesting test. Does the
> automatic
> aspect ratio switching still work that way?
I think that your fluency in written English may confuse its
idiomatic speakers as to your origins. Your well written, easy
to follow English, just might be construed as condescending by
those of us monoliguists barely able to construct a proper
sentence in our own language ;-0)
Personally, I'd like to say thanks for your video/TV/DVD
tutorials and the expanse of knowledge you share regularly - and
patiently. It's like attending class all over again, and I mean
that in a good way!
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