RE: FW: [dvduk] New Sky boxes (DVDUK : OT)

["Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>]

Sorry ... this is my "hot button".

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kenneth Watt [mailto:kennethwatt@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 12 June 2001 21:03
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] FW: [dvduk] New Sky boxes (DVDUK : OT)
>
>
> Well said Phil, you tell it like it is mate.
>
> K.
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> Sent:	12 June 2001 20:28
> To:	ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject:	RE: [ukha_d] FW: [dvduk] New Sky boxes (DVDUK : OT)
>
>
> No Keith ... you must be mistaken.
>
> I distinctly heard Chris Smith on the radio on my way into work a
> couple of
> months ago and he was saying just what an opportunity digital TV
> was for the
> British public and how much better everyones picture quality and
reception
> was going to be.
>
> Are you telling me what he said wasn't right?
>
> Hmmm ... I guess there must be some reason why our new digital system
was
> designed from the ground up to *EXCLUDE* all those horrible American
ideas
> such as "High Definition" and extendability ... pah ...
who'd
> want something
> like that eh? I mean whatever next? They'll be wanting to go from
> 405 lines
> to 625 soon and then I bet you those decadent pussies will want to add
> colour too! I know ... lets scupper their plans ... let's design a
system
> that's pretty much obsolete from the start and then force everyone
into it
> by selling the analogue waveband.
>
> Oh ... those "free" boxes to watch free to air broadcasts
... yes, they're
> free as long as you pay a subscription. Yes, I know it's not
> quite free but
> it's nearly free isn't it? Oh yes ... you still have to pay your
> TV licence
> ... the actual definition of what it's for is getting pretty fuzzy now
but
> we still want you to pay it. Oh yes sir ... you can get your free box
> without paying a subscription ... that'll be £400 sir.
>
> Sir?
>
> Sir!...
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Keith Doxey [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 12 June 2001 20:16
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] FW: [dvduk] New Sky boxes (DVDUK : OT)
> >
> >
> > Have you noticed the artifacts creaping into some of the SKY
channels
> > recently as they cram more channels on the same number of
transponders
> > thereby reducing the bit rate.
> >
> > I was watching Discovery the other night and a truck crossed a
bridge in
> > about 5 or 6 noticable steps rather than smooth movement. Have
> > also seen the
> > picture refreshing on other channels particularly when there is a
> > chop shot
> > from one camera to another.
> >
> > Maybe they hope that Composite especially over UHF will mask
> some of this.
> >
> > Keith
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 12 June 2001 20:10
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] FW: [dvduk] New Sky boxes (DVDUK : OT)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Well, gee, S-video is a US standard, here we use SCART.
its
> > > only recently
> > > > that sets have started to come with NTSC capability,
and S-video.
> > >
> > > Is S-Video a "US" standard? I seem to think it's
been around
> for a long
> > > time. I have a couple of older TV sets that have s-video
> capability but
> > > don't have a hope of displaying NTSC.
> > >
> > > S-Video and SCART are completely different things though -
> S-Video, like
> > > composite and RGB is a standard for the transmission of
video
> > > signals. SCART
> > > is a connector, just like mini-DIN and phono.
> > >
> > > I think that the ommission of S-Video as an output format
from a
> > > $ky box is
> > > almost as stupid as the ommission of an SPDIF output from
the
> > spec too (I
> > > believe that Nokia did include an SPDIF output but that's
about
> > it) for an
> > > emerging digital format to exclude a commonly available
video
> > format (and
> > > the best quality routeable format for most of us) and any
> form of multi
> > > channel audio is frightening.
> > >
> > > Phil
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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