Posted by Roy L. Fuchs on 06/24/06 03:13

On Fri, 23 Jun 2006 06:50:40 -0500, Linonut <linonut@bone.com> Gave
us:

>It is weird. I've not been impressed with the hi-def feeds of the World
>Cup that I've seen. Is it the monitors used, or some limitation in the
>feeds? I though HD would be sharp, but I've only seen that one time --
>in a museum exhibit a few years ago.

Unless you are getting it "off air" it has been reprocessed. In
other words, if it is coming off cable, it ain't true HD anymore.

Satellite HD still IS, as well as off air HDTV content from local
broadcasters. In such cases, one can tell exactly how many grams of
grass stain have been shoved into the player's jersey shoulder.
Literally.

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