Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 16:54:22 -0600 From: "Michael C . Wu" <keichii@iteration.net> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: VCD (was Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/ata atapi-cd.c) Message-ID: <20010121165422.A44505@peorth.iteration.net> In-Reply-To: <20010121145018.A73989@citusc17.usc.edu>; from kris@FreeBSD.ORG on Sun, Jan 21, 2001 at 02:50:18PM -0800 References: <200101211447.f0LElEk04073@mobile.wemm.org> <KAECKEJJOLGHAFGGNIKMAELICAAA.res02jw5@gte.net> <20010121145018.A73989@citusc17.usc.edu>
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On Sun, Jan 21, 2001 at 02:50:18PM -0800, Kris Kennaway scribbled:
| On Sun, Jan 21, 2001 at 03:36:52PM -0000, Jason Halbert wrote:
| > Err.. In what way is PAL better then NTSC? NTSC may have about 100
| > lines less to scan, but it refreshes 10Hz faster then PAL. I used to
| > work in a facility that had a lot of PAL dubbing... if I watched the
| > PAL monitors for too long I would get a headache. You can actually
| > watch PAL flicker.
|
| I've never noticed the refresh rate, but the quality of picture is
| *noticeably* higher for PAL. I've had two US friends express
| unprompted amazement at seeing the resolution and picture quality of
| stuff taped from australian TV, for example (on my large, multi-system
| TV ;-).
I ask the same questions about why Americans not using
GSM but PCS cell phones. (FYI, the reason for using PCS in the U.S.
was a pure political reason, none other than America wanting
to "lead" the industry. :) )
But since the rest of the world uses SI units and GSM phones,
there is not much "leading" there.
/me dons the Anti-American-Flame asbestos suit
Note to NORAD: Please do not fire the ICBM's with U.S.A. markings
at my apartment. I do not have much use for them nowadays.
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