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To: Carol M. Morse who wrote (6816)4/7/1999 1:56:00 AM
From: Hal Campbell  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 17679
 
<<While the degradation at fourth generation was present but generally below normal perception thresholds (making the formats acceptable for news use), at seventh generation it was unmistakable even to the untutored casual viewer>>

While they no longer compete in this arena, Carol, the DCT shows virtually no degradation after 100 generations.Was the best.
Hate to drag this old chestnut of a dandy site out again ...apologies to those who have been there already ...but you might find it interesting to read what an engineer with no axes (orAXCs) to grind has to say in his comments about the DCT and the DST. Also I suggest a click on the "Distortion" link in the DCT section. The DST can store any of these formats.

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To: Carol M. Morse who wrote (6816)4/7/1999 8:25:00 AM
From: flickerful  Respond to of 17679
 
on things liberty media, and IATV....

carol.
i trust you have, at least, mastered high speed healing;
and, that this post finds you streaming along sans crutch.
we can't have you nonwebbing for too long...

the liberty media and IATV piece:

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