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<blockquote data-quote="rob" data-source="post: 4587">There is a belief that digital is synonym with quality. Manufacturers spread the misconception and the media happily relayed it. I am not going to dwell over the concept of converting an analog signal into a digital one, as I am sure that we are all acquainted enough with all its aspects. Sure, a digital signal has the advantage of not degrading over many transfers, but a digital signal can often we less accurate than the original analog. Asia and its video-cd is a prime example. Yes, it's digital. No, it's not a good image (barely VHS!). Look at MP3. Some people claim that the average listener will not notice the difference with regular CD-sampling quality. Well, I am not sure about that. Why then are so many people waiting for high definition CDs?This brings me to digital TV. Is it me or is the video quality of a movie broadcasted, let's say on SKY, not as &quot;good&quot; as the same movie when I watch it on my DVD player? I see whole blocks of image freezing on my TV! Often it's just a dark background, but sometimes it's a more lighter and busier portion of image. Say, a tree with it's tiny leafs, a curtain on a wall, a green lawn... This is even more noticeable on a large TV or a projector in my case.Many viewers may not notice it. Well, there are still a lot of people who have a 15-inch TV with washed-out colors... But for those who have a trained eye and are used to good DVDs, it can sometimes be annoying.What do you think?Rob</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rob, post: 4587"] There is a belief that digital is synonym with quality. Manufacturers spread the misconception and the media happily relayed it. I am not going to dwell over the concept of converting an analog signal into a digital one, as I am sure that we are all acquainted enough with all its aspects. Sure, a digital signal has the advantage of not degrading over many transfers, but a digital signal can often we less accurate than the original analog. Asia and its video-cd is a prime example. Yes, it's digital. No, it's not a good image (barely VHS!). Look at MP3. Some people claim that the average listener will not notice the difference with regular CD-sampling quality. Well, I am not sure about that. Why then are so many people waiting for high definition CDs? This brings me to digital TV. Is it me or is the video quality of a movie broadcasted, let's say on SKY, not as "good" as the same movie when I watch it on my DVD player? I see whole blocks of image freezing on my TV! Often it's just a dark background, but sometimes it's a more lighter and busier portion of image. Say, a tree with it's tiny leafs, a curtain on a wall, a green lawn... This is even more noticeable on a large TV or a projector in my case. Many viewers may not notice it. Well, there are still a lot of people who have a 15-inch TV with washed-out colors... But for those who have a trained eye and are used to good DVDs, it can sometimes be annoying. What do you think? Rob [/QUOTE]

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