[mythtv-users] DTV: It Has Begun

[Michael T. Dean]

On 09/09/2008 12:06 PM, jedi wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 09, 2008 at 02:56:07AM -0700, Allen Edwards wrote:
>   
>> The standard actually allows 480i as well.  They just opened it up and left
>> it to the broadcasters to do what they wanted.  So, they can broadcast one
>> nice fat 1080i signal, or 5 480i signals in the same bandwidth. Let the
>> market decide.  This has probably been a good thing because the video
>>     
>
> ...yeah, because there are so many local channels broadcasting 
> multiple versions of the same original content (as opposed to
> reruns). So the choice is watch a crappy version of your favorite
> show or watch something you don't really want to watch.
>
>    Dunno how the "the market" comes into play there.
>
>    All OTA stations are local monopolies. Some stuff (sports) 
> even gets blacked out on cable because of this.

But the local station can choose to broadcast different content at 
different framerates, allowing it to select the most appropriate for the 
source material.

Mike