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Lurf · 12-05-2004, 11:06 PM

Thanks so much, rbinck. We all appreciate your research and time invested on this question. So it seems to be that the compression for transmission of what may have originally been a good sharp picture is the biggest cuprit in producing a soft fuzzy SD picture. And then most of us who believe that bigger is better exascerbate the problem by having big screen monitors way over 40 inches. Hmph! Seems like we're between a rock and a hard place. And you mentioned the the source camera, which, if not high quality, can lend truth to the adage "garbage in, garbage out". (Just notice the difference in picture quality between big budget production commercials and low budget ones.) I had an interesting viewing experience today when watching a locally produced college basketball game. There were three viewing options on my 50" DLP: satellite SD, ota SD and ota analog. The analog picture was excellent and the digitals were just ok. Go figure. Thanks again.

12-05-2004, 11:06 PM	#3
Lurf High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 98	Thanks so much, rbinck. We all appreciate your research and time invested on this question. So it seems to be that the compression for transmission of what may have originally been a good sharp picture is the biggest cuprit in producing a soft fuzzy SD picture. And then most of us who believe that bigger is better exascerbate the problem by having big screen monitors way over 40 inches. Hmph! Seems like we're between a rock and a hard place. And you mentioned the the source camera, which, if not high quality, can lend truth to the adage "garbage in, garbage out". (Just notice the difference in picture quality between big budget production commercials and low budget ones.) I had an interesting viewing experience today when watching a locally produced college basketball game. There were three viewing options on my 50" DLP: satellite SD, ota SD and ota analog. The analog picture was excellent and the digitals were just ok. Go figure. Thanks again. Last edited by Lurf; 12-05-2004 at 11:16 PM.