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- From: shetline@bbn.com (Kerry Shetline)
- Newsgroups: rec.audio
- Subject: Re: Selecting an LD Player
- Followup-To: rec.audio,rec.video
- Date: 1 Jan 1993 23:09:13 GMT
- Organization: BBN
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- Message-ID: <shetline-010193180104@128.89.19.85>
- References: <1992Dec29.171405.1480@lsican.uucp> <1993Jan1.194240.17177@midway.uchicago.edu>
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- In article <1993Jan1.194240.17177@midway.uchicago.edu>,
- cal@gsbux1.uchicago.edu (Cal Lott) wrote:
- > Is that what *Theta* claims about the player, or *Video* claims?
- > Theta is highly regarded company, and mechanical jitter just isn't
- > something that I think they would be terribly interested in.
- >
- > On the other hand, I could see some writer or editor at Video
- > magazine coming up with a gross misunderstanding of jitter and then
- > printing it.
-
- I'd have to try to dig up the old issue, if I've still got it. I'm fairly
- certain that I remember wording to the effect "the manufacturer claims...".
- What botherered me was that there is much more solid ground for claiming
- video improvement, but that was not emphasized as strongly.
-
- P.S.: As an approximation of the visual experience, modern video is about
- as effective as an Edison Cylinder in recreating an audio experience. Maybe
- top-notch HDTV will reach the relative level of 78 RPM shellac discs.
-
- -Kerry
-