[mythtvnz] Feedback requested on an article on Digital TV
Steven Ellis
mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz
Sat, 07 Oct 2006 15:00:48 +1300
Nick Rout wrote:
> On Saturday 07 October 2006 11:27, Steven Ellis wrote:
>
>> Getting a lot of questions about the new "FreeView" digital network, and
>> there appears to be a lot of confusion amongst consumers. For example
>> most people I talk to assume the new network will be either partially or
>> 100% HDTV from day one. Nearly all of my existing customers have
>> recently bought very expensive HDTVs and are rather annoyed and confused
>> when they discover how bad existing TV broadcasts look on them.
>>
>> I've cooked up an article attempting to show the differences between the
>> existing Analogue broadcasts and what they might expect from the new
>> digital platform. I'm more than open to suggestions and corrections, so
>> please send me any feedback.
>>
>> Have a look at http://www.mythtv.co.nz for a link to the article.
>>
>
> If I were a complete newbie (and face it there are plenty of them out there) I
> might come away thinking:
>
> 1. what is optus B1 / Optus D1
>
Good point.
> 2. whats all this interlaced/progressive stuff all about?
>
Hence the references at the end of the article. That subject needs a
whole article on its own to explain :)
> Nice article. cheers.
>
>
Thanks for the feedback.. Appreciated.
Steve
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