> On 11/1/07, M. Adam Davis <stienman@gmail.com> wrote:

 How far are we
> willing
> to take this HD-FAD? If you ask me, it looks dangerously familiar to the
> story of people hearing the difference between 256kbit MP3's and their
> 320Kbit cousins. I remember reading about a lab-test where they subjected
> numerous people, including 'audio-freaks'  with super-human hearing, to
> numerous MP3 bit rates and uncompressed music, just to find out that human
> hearing can't hear ANY difference 256Kbit+ IIRC. Knowing that there are
> some
> even higher HD resolutions on their way, I wonder: HOW MUCH more can one
> see
> with higher-than-HD?

Well it's not terribly different to megapixels selling cameras.  People
will buy a 7MP camera with the cheap lens that can't resolve more than
2MP, over a 5MP camera that's otherwise better quality.  Consumers like a
number to compare products with, even if it's meaningless in practice.


 - David

-- 
http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive
View/change your membership options at
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist