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To: Terry Berg who wrote (3841)	1/3/1998 8:58:00 AM
From: Anthony W	Respond to of 6570

From the HDTV newsletter....a bit dated but interesting I thought ---------------------------------------------------------------- Updated: Wednesday, Oct. 15, 1997 at 01:38 CDT Changing the way we look at TV (and we're not talking armchairs) People standing in the longest line at this year's State Fair of Texas are the ones waiting to see an eight-minute sample of a technological revolution that will change forever one of America's most frequent behaviors. Television of the future has arrived. Actually, it has been around for a while, but it is about to become a reality in homes across the country. At about this time next year, people will be buying new television sets capable of bringing high-definition television broadcasts into their homes. In a few years, the old analog technology that has been the standard since the beginning of television will be phased out entirely, and everybody will need one of the new sets if they want to watch digital TV. We are about to witness, and participate in, the most significant change in the way television works since the introduction of color. The digital, or high-definition, format provides a clearer, more detailed picture; it is so crisp that you can actually see things you missed when looking at them in real life. WFAAhannel 8 has done an excellent job in showing off the new technology at the State Fair and explaining, in layman's terms, how it works. Your current TV set has a 4-to-3 screen ratio -- it's just about square. The new HDTV format is 16-to-9 and similar to that of a movie theater. So the first thing you notice is that the picture is wider and, somehow, more natural to view. That probably has something to do with the way God placed our eyes in a horizontal arrangement across our heads. Why didn't someone think of this sooner? The next thing you see is a picture so sharp that it cannot be sufficiently described with words; you will just have to see for yourself. This is a consequence of more than doubling the scan lines that produce the conventional TV picture. The result is six times the resolution we are accustomed to. The reality of the picture is amazing. Everything from a single hair out of place on the head of the news anchor to the sharpness of the weather maps confirms the reality that high technology has become personal. The wide screen makes sporting events come so alive that you seem to feel the heat of a John Wetteland 98 mph fastball. To compliment the extraordinary visual quality of the HD picture, you will be able to enjoy five channels of CD-quality sound. So when the rocket to the moon takes off, as it does in WFAA's demonstration, the room will shake and you will feel as though you are right there at the launch pad. Did you say you would like to see this new television and don't plan a trip to the fair? Well, the Living Science Center at River Legacy Parks had HDTV before anywhere else in Texas. The Trinity River Raft Ride, an HD presentation sponsored by the 'Arlington Star-Telegram,' takes place in the state's first public HDTV theater every 30 minutes, Tuesday through Sunday. In addition, 'Jaguar, Year of the Cat,' an hourlong high-definition film, shows continuously in the center's exhibit room on a TV set similar to the ones that will go on sale late next year. The two presentations at River Legacy and the exhibit at the State Fair all have a common thread. The production work was done either in part or, in the case of the raft ride, in its entirety by Randall Dark of HD Vision Inc. Randall, who is a pioneer and international authority in the new technology, donated his time and talent to the River Legacy Foundation for the enjoyment of all the visitors to the Living Science Center. Arlington is also home to a young HD producer who just returned from an assignment with the National Park Service. They are building a high-definition theater in California's Redwood National Park where the work of this young producer, who happens to be my son Brian, will be shown. The redwoods special 'Land of the Giants' that he and Randall teamed up to shoot will make its debut in 1998. HDTV will be broadcast by television stations for the first time within the next 12 months. By 2006, in accordance with a congressional mandate passed earlier this year, it will be the new standard and the old analog pictures will have faded into history. By that time, high-definition television sets are expected to cost no more than the TV sets of today -- a good thing, because the ones we have now will be reduced to showing old videos and playing games. Richard Greene, a former mayor of Arlington, is vice president of community relations for the 'Arlington Star-Telegram.'

To: Terry Berg who wrote (3841)	1/3/1998 9:14:00 AM
From: Anthony W	Respond to of 6570

From the CES 1998 web site. Thanks for the link Terry. Its VERY interesting. www.cesweb.org -------------------- Zenith Electronics Corporation Commercial Products, 1000 Milwaukee Avenue, Glenview, IL 60025 (847) 391-7000 FAX: (847) 391-5273 greg.nicorata@zenith.com Products: This venerable name in home electronics is focusing in on the home theater enthusiast. Zenith will show an HDTV receiver, an add-on set top box that works with its Pro900 front projection HDTV-ready set, and about a half dozen new Inteq direct view TVs that incorporate new port technology for new better bass reproduction. Brands: Inteq, Zenith