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From: phil@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: HDTV request for info
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Date: 11 May 89 17:49:00 GMT
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Nf-From: ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!phil    May 11 12:49:00 1989


One good reason that the television industry should seriously consider making
the pixels square is that it will help keep the costs of computer based video
imaging system down.

If the US standard is non-square, then ordinary computer imaging systems will
deviate from the HDTV standard, requiring specially designed systems just for
the broadcast/video media.  That will mean their costs will be higher.

If the US standard is square, then it would be relatively simple for most
computer imaging systems to generate correct video sync, and most probably
would.  That will open up so many systems for use in video imaging.

I look forward to a nice HDTV standard that can be uniform across television
and video media as well as computer systems in most application areas.

The committee that is deciding the standard seems to be stacked in favor of
the television broadcasting (including cable and video media).  We need to
impress upon them that they COULD make a standard that can be uniform across
both uses.  Computer graphics needs are relatively simple compared to all
the needs of the television industry.  There is no reason they cannot do it.

Write to the committe.  Write to the FCC.  Write to your congressperson.
Tell them we want a SINGLE HDTV STANDARD for both television and computers.

--phil howard--