L. V. Lammert wrote:
At 04:03 PM 5/18/2009 -0400, James Knott wrote:
Neither NTSC nor PAL are digital. In North America, the digital standard is ATSC. Analog signals are disappearing fast.
Actually, that is incorrect. Analog *BROADCAST* signals are disappearing; if you have cable service locally, it will continue analog broadcast for some time. If you have Satellite, you could also use analog video-in or even NTSC/PAL [assuming the EU is similar].
Many cable operators are in the process of switching to digital only too. On mine, many channels are available only on digital and new subscribers can only get digital service. I have two TVs here. One a HDTV set is connected to a PVR and the other, an old analog set is connected to a converter, via S-video cable. The only thing I have that still relies on an analog signal is a VCR. It connects to the TV via composite video cable.
Of course, digital signals are much higher resolution, but analog tuners will still be usable for many years [and get cheaper by the day] if you have a non-broadcast source.
Quite so, but analog sources, used by most people, are going away fast. Also, that old analog set displays a much better picture on digital, than it ever did on analog cable. -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org