Steve Adeff wrote: > On Thursday 12 January 2006 16:27, Tony Godshall wrote: > >> According to Steve Adeff, >> >>> no card that I know of does HD and SD together well. If you want to do >>> QAM/ATSC, then get a cheap HD tuner card, ~$100 and if you want to do SD >>> get a PVR-150, ~$70 or PVR-500 ~$150. >> >> In my experience, whatever card can receive digital HDTV >> can also receive (digital) SDTV. In my area, KQED transmits >> five or six (digital) SD channels when it's not transmitting >> HDTV. It's important not to confuse digital SD with analog >> TV, and certainly not to use "SD" as a shorthand for the >> latter. The PVR-150 will only capture analog. >> > true, but from what I understand, "digital SD" is technically ED since > the > exact resolutions etc vary depending on channel, carrier, etc.
From http://www.hdtvprimer.com/ISSUES/what_is_ATSC.html 1080i and 720p are called High Definition TV (HDTV). 480p is called Enhanced Definition TV (EDTV). 480i is Standard Definition TV (SDTV). Mike _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
