BOC-L Digest / Still in the Shadows

[deadearnest]

analogue TV?????I am more in the dark than I thought - I may be displaying
a lamentable grasp of technology here, but I didn;t think theTV had anything
to do with it - after all I get analogue and digital on my TV -sorry, but a
lot of this loses me!!!
Andy G
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Mather <paul at GROMIT.DLIB.VT.EDU>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET>
Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 10:27 PM
Subject: Re: BOC-L Digest / Still in the Shadows


> On Mon, May 31, 2004 at 09:51:40PM +0100, deadearnest wrote:
>
> => All I can say is that, for the supposed global economy we are supposed
to
> => inhabit, for the supposed technological age in which we live, why the
> => sodding hell we STILL have this stupid intercontinental format thing
going
> => on, is beyond me. The manufacturers of the whole shooting match
> => want.......errrrrrr........shooting!!
>
> The problem only occurs when trying to play digital media (DVDs) on
> analogue output devices (e.g., analogue televisions).  This problem
> does not manifest itself when playing a DVD to a digital output device
> (e.g., a multisync computer monitor).
>
> Don't blame the manufacturers of DVDs---blame the "golden handcuffs"
> of all those old analogue TVs people still want to use on which to
> show their shiny DVDs!
>
> It is the analogue TVs that are being finicky, and that's why DVDs are
> "formatted" for a particular broadcast standard (NTSC or PAL/SECAM).
> More modern analogue TVs may be less finicky (e.g., PAL TVs that can
> also do a 60 Hz pseudo-PAL for showing NTSC), and some DVD players may
> be more accommodating when it comes to the two TV standards, but, in
> the end, some people may fall between the cracks and be left with a
> DVD they can't view on their TV.
>
> I guess when analogue TV broadcasts are phased out, this will no
> longer be an issue, as those that want to watch TV will be forced to
> upgrade. ;-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul.
>
> e-mail: paul at gromit.dlib.vt.edu
>
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