Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 21:25:36 -0400 From: George Mitchell <george+freebsd@m5p.com> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how to turn my computer into a TV Message-ID: <4FE51B10.5030701@m5p.com> In-Reply-To: <CAA7C2qjTfKjHB64iFOHDLETvXjhgCrNyF7hNh_Tbb2u-xNnvvQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <20120622152731.303450@gmx.com> <CAA7C2qjTfKjHB64iFOHDLETvXjhgCrNyF7hNh_Tbb2u-xNnvvQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On 06/22/12 11:48, VDR User wrote: > [...] >> NTSC is not a stream of bits. NTSC is analog. The tuner converts >> the NTSC analog waveform into a raw stream of bits. This raw >> stream of bits is too large to conviently store on disk, so it >> needs to be compressed/encoded into mpeg or similar. Some >> tuners include a hardware encoder, but many do not. > > Nope. > [...] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTSC Black-and-white NTSC was standardized in 1941. Color NTSC was standardized in 1953. What digital parts do you imagine were used in those years? -- George
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