Sabrina Kilian wrote:
> the compression artifacts are so pronounced when you stand that close to
> these big TVs. 

You know, I used to think that.  I used to work on compression algorithms, 
so I got really good at seeing the kind of artifacts that jpeg and mpeg 
produce. Every time I went in the store and looked at the HDTV, I saw all 
the compression artifacts in the background and thought 'wow, that sucks.'

Then my TV died, so we bought a big-screen LCD TV. The difference between 
the SD channels on cable and the HD channels on cable is stunning. Stadium 
crowds that used to look like a Monet painting now all have faces and stuff 
even in the background. You can see grass blades. Etc.

Yes, the compression artifacts are still there, but they're *still* smaller 
than the analog blurring and color drift artifacts on a TV set that size. :-)

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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
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   so much "what color is your parachute?" as it is
   "what color is your nose?"

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