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From: toddpw@tybalt.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel)
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Subject: Re: HDTV
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Date: 20 Mar 90 12:01:12 GMT
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sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) writes:

> But I hope they go with square pixels
>because I have a feeling that HDTV will become the new computer graphics
>standard also. 

I doubt that. It would require them to define a screen width and height
and a dot frequency IN ADDITION TO all the other parameters they are already
arguing over.

Computer graphics are hard to broadcast via radio because of transmission
bandwidth restrictions that force you to trade between quality and cost in a
major way.

The standard should be designed with graphics in mind but don't expect them
to broadcast 24 bit megapixel to the mass public any time soon. Wait until
we have fiber optic cable everywhere.

Todd Whitesel
toddpw @ tybalt.caltech.edu