[BC] TV Standards

[Bernie Courtney]

Isn't post season MLB on Fox? why wouldn't it be in HD?

I know at least some of the Yankee home games were on YES which is HD, not
sure if YES is running 1080 or 720 though- I never really cared since my
remote never stops on it :)

bern

On 10/18/05, Robert Meuser <Robertm at broadcast.net> wrote:
>
> well I guess the problem is I never watch sports when I am not working.
> The
> possible exception is post season baseball. We all know how slow baseball
> is and
> being it is on the low def network who would know anyway.
>
>
> R
>
> Bernie Courtney wrote:
> > For the prime time shows I'll agree 100%.
> >
> > But when it comes to watching something fast paced with both rapid
> player
> > and camera movement, like hockey, (about the only sport I actually watch
> on
> > my own time) I'd much rather watch it in 720p since the picture produced
> is
> > much cleaner, and with higher resolution when the subject is in fast
> motion.
> >
> >
> > bern
> >
> > On 10/18/05, Robert Meuser <Robertm at broadcast.net> wrote:
> >
> >>Bill gates was wrong
> >>
> >>unless you are viewing 1080P which is not transmittable, no progressive
> >>format
> >>matches 1080 I which I am watching as I type. If you have a true 1080 I
> >>compatible set, the difference between that and lower formats is
> stunning.
> >>NBC
> >>PBS and CBS prime time HD shows nuke ABC and FOX, even their employees
> >>admit the
> >>point. 720 P sucks.
> >>
> >>R
> >>
> >>DANA PUOPOLO wrote:
> >>
> >>>The higher resolutions are all interlaced. Bill Gates asked the FCC to
> >>
> >>wait
> >>
> >>>because he believed that a bit more time was needed to improve the
> >>
> >>synergy
> >>
> >>>between computers and HDTV. His pleas fell upon deaf ears.
> >>>
> >>>Are we seeing a pattern here?
> >>>
> >>>-D
> >>>
> >>>------ Original Message ------
> >>>Received: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 01:57:55 PM PDT
> >>>From: Jimsnell at aol.com
> >>>To: broadcast at radiolists.net
> >>>Subject: Re: [BC] TV Standards
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Because they couldn't wait, our HDTV system is INTERLACED, instead of
> >>
> >>being
> >>
> >>>>progressive scanned (which would have made it compatible with computer
> >>>>video).
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>WHAT? We have been running 970P for 6 years!
> >>>All our local news shows are in true 16X9 970P HD!
> >>>We also just started using COFDM with one of
> >>>our live trucks.
> >>>
> >>>Jim Snell
> >>>Maintenance Supervisor
> >>>WJW FOX8 Cleveland
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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