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From: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: HDTV request for info
Summary: No interlacing!!!!!
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Date: 18 May 89 17:56:45 GMT
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In article <5300005@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> phil@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
>}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.



Besides trying to get HDTV to use square pixels, in order to make it truly
useable by computer standards we need to make sure that HDTV is non-interlaced.

Speaking as an Amiga owner, I can attest to the fact that interlacing is no
fun. If HDTV is interlaced then even with square pixels it will not be suitable
for a serious computer display.

Does anyone have the HDTV specs handy? Does it specify whether interlace is in
there?



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