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TV Stations To Start Intrusive Upgrade Reminder

Postby Mulboyne » Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:11 am

[floatr]Image[/floatr]Asahi: Viewers to get nonstop reminder of analog TV's end
Broadcasters plan to display the word "analog" on television screens starting in the summer to remind viewers they will need new equipment when analog broadcasts end in 2011, sources said...A senior communications ministry official said the plan to end analog broadcasts is not widely known in rural areas, so broadcasters plan to show the superimposition. Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) and commercial broadcasters are considering starting the "analog" display on July 24, exactly three years before the transfer to the terrestrial digital broadcasts, they said... The "analog" message will appear for a certain period and could also contain words such as, "Analog broadcasts will end on July 24, 2011." The superimpositions will remain on TV programs recorded on videotapes or discs. Commercial broadcasters plan to show the superimpositions even during commercials, although advertisers may oppose...more...
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Postby Uhhuh35 » Sun Apr 20, 2008 4:09 am

Broadcasters here in the States are doing the same thing. It's usually a "crawler" on top of the screen that informs you for the 157th time that analog broadcasts will end in February 17th of next year.
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Postby Midwinter » Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:45 pm

Wouldn't a solid logo displayed throughout all TV programs and commercials cause burn in?
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Postby Taro Toporific » Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:56 pm

Midwinter wrote:Wouldn't a solid logo displayed throughout all TV programs and commercials cause burn in?


Nobody in Japan should have CRT screens that could burn in---The Luddites who do, shall be punished.:devil2:
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Postby ttjereth » Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:24 am

Taro Toporific wrote:Nobody in Japan should have CRT screens that could burn in---The Luddites who do, shall be punished.:devil2:


But me a new tv to bring me into the golden age then :p

Both of our tvs are CRT (and both were free), but I hardly ever turn them on. Overall though I prefer the image on a CRT tv (or monitor for that matter) to those on a lot of LCDs and plasma...

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Postby Charles » Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:36 am

Taro Toporific wrote:Nobody in Japan should have CRT screens that could burn in---The Luddites who do, shall be punished.:devil2:

LCDs and especially Plasma screens do burn in. It takes longer, but it does happen.
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Postby kurohinge1 » Fri Jun 13, 2008 1:53 pm



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Postby Mulboyne » Mon Dec 14, 2009 4:19 pm

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Postby TranzorZ » Tue Dec 15, 2009 5:35 am

ugh.....I hate digital garbage....After coming back to the states all the programs look pixelated and blocky, even on an LCD screen! Basically you need HD too if you want the shit to be clear...BULLSHIT!


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