High Definition TV questions

1) Are Hi-Definition DVD's available and if so can I play them on my DVD
Re-Writer with my present hardware and software ?

2) Does the system use Anamophic Windscreen or true Windscreen ?

3) Is the colour of the same resolution as the luminance or is it half the
resolution or worse like PAL ?

Agamemnon wrote:

2) Does the system use Anamophic Windscreen or true Windscreen ?

Can you please explain what you think the difference is ?

"Mark Carver" wrote in message
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Agamemnon wrote:

2) Does the system use Anamophic Windscreen or true Windscreen ?

Can you please explain what you think the difference is ?

True Widescreen = 1265 x 768 individual pixels

Anamophic = 1024 x 768 individual pixels

Agamemnon wrote:
1) Are Hi-Definition DVD's available


No.


and if so can I play them on my
DVD Re-Writer with my present hardware and software ?


No.


3) Is the colour of the same resolution as the luminance or is it
half the resolution or worse like PAL ?


Dunno, but I doubt you'll be complaining about quality.


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Agamemnon wrote:

: True Widescreen = 1265 x 768 individual pixels

: Anamophic = 1024 x 768 individual pixels

I think you meant 1365, not 1265, but in any case none of those
figures have anything to do with broadcast HDTV which is either
1920 x 1080 pixels or 1280 x 720 pixels.

P.S. the word is "anamorphic" (with an 'r').

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Agamemnon wrote:
1) Are Hi-Definition DVD's available and if so can I play them on my
DVD Re-Writer with my present hardware and software ?

*consults crystal ball*

Hmm well I'm afraid my Crystal Ball doesn't know what hardware and
software you have.


2) Does the system use Anamophic Windscreen or true Windscreen ?

It uses Car Windscreen.


3) Is the colour of the same resolution as the luminance or is it
half the resolution or worse like PAL ?

It's the same as any other mpeg2 source.

Agamemnon wrote:
1) Are Hi-Definition DVD's available and if so can I play them on my DVD
Re-Writer with my present hardware and software ?

There are some high definition DVDs of dolphins and people exploring
caves and stuff available in microsoft VC9 format, which is one of the
mandatory formats (along with H264 and MPEG2) for HD-DVD and Blu-ray
DVD. These will play with windows media player on a high-spec PC. There
are samples free to download from the microsoft website.

2) Does the system use Anamophic Windscreen or true Windscreen ?

the resolutions are 1920x1080 or 1280x720, both of which are 16:9, so
yes its not anamorphic

3) Is the colour of the same resolution as the luminance or is it half the
resolution or worse like PAL ?

I assume VC9 and H264 are the same as MPEG2 in this respect

"Mark Carver" wrote in message
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Agamemnon wrote:

2) Does the system use Anamophic Windscreen or true Windscreen ?

Can you please explain what you think the difference is ?

Square pixels dear boy, when the world is HD the broadcasters can stick their
dastardly elongated SD pels somewhere North of their VBI


Az.

Aztec wrote:
"Mark Carver" wrote in message
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Agamemnon wrote:


2) Does the system use Anamophic Windscreen or true Windscreen ?


Can you please explain what you think the difference is ?


Square pixels dear boy, when the world is HD the broadcasters can stick their
dastardly elongated SD pels somewhere North of their VBI

Ah, I see, that's what Mr Armageddon was getting at, well all HD resolutions
are native 16:9 are they not ?

"Mark Carver" wrote in message
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Aztec wrote:
"Mark Carver" wrote in message
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Agamemnon wrote:


2) Does the system use Anamophic Windscreen or true Windscreen ?


Can you please explain what you think the difference is ?


Square pixels dear boy, when the world is HD the broadcasters can stick their
dastardly elongated SD pels somewhere North of their VBI

Ah, I see, that's what Mr Armageddon was getting at, well all HD resolutions
are native 16:9 are they not ?

Yes, the main one's are. However you see stuff like 1080x1440, as used in
Australia due to bandwidth constraints, also seen in the US when some affiliates
are wielding their shoehorn.


Az.