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SMITHSONIAN HDTV DISPLAY
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David
Jul 26, 1998, 3:00:00 AM7/26/98
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Rick Davis wrote:
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> Does anyone who's seen it know what HDTV format is currently being
> displayed in the Information Age section of the Smithsonian American
> History Museum? Is the display the true 1080-line HDTV format that was
> approved by the FCC or is it the lower-rez DTV standard? Judging by
> the relative disinterest of museum goers at the display I think it
> will be a helluva long time before a significant number of Americans
> will have HDTV sets in their living rooms! :)
>
> Does anyone who's seen it know what HDTV format is currently being
> displayed in the Information Age section of the Smithsonian American
> History Museum? Is the display the true 1080-line HDTV format that was
> approved by the FCC or is it the lower-rez DTV standard? Judging by
> the relative disinterest of museum goers at the display I think it
> will be a helluva long time before a significant number of Americans
> will have HDTV sets in their living rooms! :)
I can only infer from the picture I saw a few years back on a Pioneer
HDTV laserdisc and monitor: the resolution was quite near film-quality
so I'd guess 1920x1080. One could almost see the detail on individual
leaves of a tree, and the shots of a European castle were breathtaking.
Yes, it breaks my heart that people just ho-hummed by it. I wanted to
grab them by the collar and shout, "Wake up, people! This is phenomenal
for home use." No one ever lost money *under*estimating the tastes of
the American public.
David M.
Rick Davis
Jul 27, 1998, 3:00:00 AM7/27/98
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Maagic
Jul 27, 1998, 3:00:00 AM7/27/98
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It won't be "phenomenal for home use" until I can go out and buy a set
for $400
for $400
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