[mythtvnz] HD

[Steven Ellis]

Steve Hodge wrote:
> On 9/5/06, Steven Ellis <steven@openmedia.co.nz> wrote:
>> Steve Hodge wrote:
>> > On 9/5/06, Mike Dilger <mike@mikedilger.com> wrote:
>> >> HD is taking a long time, because of the chicken-and-egg problem
>> ("well
>> >> no one has HD ready hardware".... "well no one has HD media to show
>> >> us").   That doesn't mean HD won't happen, but just that it won't
>> switch
>> >> over as quickly as you might think.
>> >
>> > That's why I think it'll be driven by HD-DVD/Bluray in this country.
>> > People will buy HD equipment because the movies are available. And so
>> > the chicken and egg problem goes away for the broadcasters.
>>
>> People aren't buying normal TVs any more. Almost everyone wants a HD set
>> and then is shocked at how bad SkyTV looks on it :)
>
> There's a lot of confusion about HD though - I think there are a lot
> of sales of TVs capable of 480p, especially now that 42" plasmas with
> that resolution are under $3000. SBS in Australia advertise HD as
> meaning "DVD quality picture + DVD quality sound", i.e. 480p + AC3.
> But that's not what I'd call HD. I consider 480p to be evolutionary
> rather than revolutionary compared to SD. I don't think there are as
> large a number of sets being sold that do 720p or 1080i natively.

Some useful references

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-definition_television
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1080i
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/720p

Steve