Amelia Posted November 12, 2006 Posted November 12, 2006 NewsTrack - Science Space broadcasts to be in high definition United Press International 10 Nov,2006 HOUSTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Live broadcasts from space next week should be visually stunning and historic, NASA said from Houston, because they'll be broadcast in high definition. The two live high definition television broadcasts will feature Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria on the International Space Station, NASA said in a news release. The broadcasts, scheduled for Nov. 15, will be carried by Discovery HD Theater and the Japanese broadcast network NHK. The broadcasts are a joint effort by NASA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Discovery HD Theater and NHK, the space agency said. NASA officials in Houston said they've flown HDTV cameras on previous missions but had to wait until the mission was over to retrieve and view the tapes, then share them with scientists, engineers, the media and the public. "For the first time ever, this test lets us stream live HDTV from space so the public can experience what its like to be there," Rodney Grubbs, NASA principal investigator, said. HDTV resolution is about six times that of regular analog video, Grubbs said Quote <p><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you."</span></span> Eph 4:29</span><br><br><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp_both/US/OR/Fairview.gif" alt="Fairview.gif"> Fairview Or</p>
Dr. Shane Posted November 12, 2006 Posted November 12, 2006 We are planning to wait a few years for the price to come down. They have come down a lot aleady but I need to finish building our home theater room. Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity
CyberGuy Posted November 14, 2006 Posted November 14, 2006 I am with Shane on this one. I to plan to wait a few years for the price to come down further. After HDTV becomes the main signal on the TV airwaves the sales will go up and the price will come down. Then it will be a buyers market. Maybe in 2008 to 2010 I will buy an HDTV. Unless one of my analog TV's burn out then I will replace it with a smaller HDTV but not until then. Quote Riverside CA
Members phkrause Posted November 14, 2006 Members Posted November 14, 2006 I third that pkrause Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Kountzer Posted November 14, 2006 Posted November 14, 2006 I struggle just having cable, much less an hdtv. Quote I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs. Frederick Douglass
Dr. Shane Posted November 14, 2006 Posted November 14, 2006 It is awesome though to watch documentaries of wild life and such on HDTV. Not only does it look so real, one is unlikely to ever be in a position to see a lot of those things so close up in real life. Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity
Administrators Naomi Posted November 16, 2006 Administrators Posted November 16, 2006 I was blessed with the gift of two HDTV's ... This was a real step up for someone who wouldn't pay for cable TV until she (I) moved to an area in which that was the only to receive TV. The HDTV really is wonderful ... gives new meaning to up close and personal. I don't watch a lot of TV but it is really great to see it so clearly. Just like being there;well almost.:) Quote If your dreams are not big enough to scare you, they are not big enough for God
Dr. Shane Posted November 16, 2006 Posted November 16, 2006 It awesome to consider the views one can see with HDTV that they would never be likely to see in real life. One can climb up mountain tops, view valleys, go deep sea diving, watch pengins on the north pole and hurricanes blowing the the Gulf of Mexico. Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity
CyberGuy Posted November 17, 2006 Posted November 17, 2006 Just wait for 3DTV. That is 3 dimentional TV. Now that would be something. They already working on holograms. It will make entertainmnet seem it is right in your living room. Still years away but who knows what TV will be like in 20 years. Look we did not even have personal computers 20 years ago. Quote Riverside CA
Administrators Naomi Posted November 17, 2006 Administrators Posted November 17, 2006 Yes, it is indeed an exciting time in which to live. I love the new technology and the advantages it affords us....even when it makes me want to throw it all out! Quote If your dreams are not big enough to scare you, they are not big enough for God
Moderators Gerr Posted November 17, 2006 Moderators Posted November 17, 2006 Can't wait 20 yrs hoping for a better picture when HDTV is now available. Pretty soon I may not even want to buy green bananas. Gerry Quote
Amelia Posted November 21, 2006 Author Posted November 21, 2006 Panasonic TH-103PZ600 plasma HDTV Depending on whether you think the p in 1080p stands for progressive, preposterous, or princely, Panasonic's forthcoming 103-inch plasma may be the television for you. At 89 inches wide and 50 inches high, it's about the size of a queen mattress and weighs a floor-groaning 710 pounds. This behemoth offers 1,920x1,080-pixel resolution, a 16:9 image ratio, and a 4,000:1 contrast ratio. The TH-103PZ600 is already available in Japan, and it's expected in the States in December or early 2007 for an estimated $70,000. So, if you just eschew that new BMW, you can have the ultimate HDTV bragging rights. Quote <p><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you."</span></span> Eph 4:29</span><br><br><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp_both/US/OR/Fairview.gif" alt="Fairview.gif"> Fairview Or</p>
Dr. Shane Posted November 22, 2006 Posted November 22, 2006 Hmmm, I may have to reinforce my second floor a little better to hold one of those. Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity
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