Mar
22
1080p Broadcasts?
Filed Under HDTV
I’m often asked when the networks will start transmitting their programming in 1080p. I usually reply something to the effect of: when they scrap 90% of the gear they use, replace it all with equipment capable of transmitting at those bandwidths and have every local affiliate across the country do the same, or in other words, please don’t hold your breath.
The good news however is that much of the 720p programming that is already broadcast into our homes looks excellent and the 1080i content that makes up the majority of all HDTV programming can be de-interlaced inside our televisions and displayed as 1080p. Given the current (good) state of HDTV broadcasting and the fact that the majority of HD displays in use are still 720p, and a few 1080p displays as well, many of them can’t even accept a true 1080p signal.
Again this probably isn’t something you should wait for with baited breath, you’ll surely run out of breath first. It’s unlikely we’ll even see widespread 1080p broadcasts this decade but again, the quality we already have is quite good in many cases, and if it absolutely must be 1080p at 24fps there’s always Blu-ray waiting in the wings.
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