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Subject: Re: how to turn my computer into a TV
From: George Mitchell <george+freebsd () m5p ! com>
Date: 2012-06-23 1:25:36
Message-ID: 4FE51B10.5030701 () m5p ! com
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On 06/22/12 11:48, VDR User wrote:
> [...]
>> NTSC is not a stream of bits. NTSC is analog. The tuner converts
>> the NTSC analog waveform into a raw stream of bits. This raw
>> stream of bits is too large to conviently store on disk, so it
>> needs to be compressed/encoded into mpeg or similar. Some
>> tuners include a hardware encoder, but many do not.
>
> Nope.
> [...]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTSC
Black-and-white NTSC was standardized in 1941. Color NTSC was
standardized in 1953. What digital parts do you imagine were used
in those years? -- George
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