Posted by Jan Panteltje on 11/10/07 18:22

On a sunny day (Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:51:08 GMT) it happened "nappy" <n@n.n>
wrote in <gcmZi.17165$4V6.14748@newssvr14.news.prodigy.net>:

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>"Jan Panteltje" <pNaonStpealmtje@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:fh4ncr$l9t$1@aioe.org...
>> On a sunny day (Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:25:27 GMT) it happened Larry in AZ
>> <usenet2@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com> wrote in
>> <Xns99E45F5F5B90Bthefrogprince@69.28.173.184>:
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>>>Waiving the right to remain silent, Johan Stäck <johan@stack.se> said:
>>>
>>>> But I am still hoping to get some feedback on my initial question:
>>>> What is the reason for having interlaced camcorders *today* with
>>>> virtually all end-user gear (TV sets, computer screens etc) needing to
>>>> convert it to progressive (by means of de-interlacing) before displaying
>>>> it?
>>>
>>>"Virtually all" end-user sets *are not* progressive. There are tens of
>>>millions of CRT sets still in use.
>>
>> Desktop:
>> http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,2181410,00.asp?kc=ETRSS02129TX1K0000532
>> TV
>> http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/index.php/digital_tokyo/articles/big_screen_crt_tv_business_in_japan_all_but_over/
>>
>> Many people will upgrade to LCD, with HDTV and digital coming.
>> There were no CRT TVs in the shops here in Europe, last time I looked.
>> Sure, some people have one at home, some people also have manual coffee
>> grinding machines,
>> and some people even pay in dollars, while the world has moved to Euros
>> years ago.
>> ;-)
>
>In the US there are still many CRT versions on shelves in large stores. Lots
>of them.

But the OP is in Europe (Sweden).
Not in some 3rd world country.
:-)

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