* Posts by epsilon

2 publicly visible posts • joined 15 May 2010

The future of cinema and TV: It’s game over for the hi-res hype

epsilon

Frame rate v frame size

Really enjoyed the great article !

At least as far as broadcast TV is concerned, the other topic that particularly concerns me but wasn't really considered in the article was reduced picture quality caused by over-compression.

I know this is one that has been discussed at length over the years but is still relevant. It is still a significant problem with SD TV, perhaps less so with current HD TV but may again rear its ugly head as we try to squeeze yet more information into limited bandwidth. If we want good quality pictures, we need to ensure that the broadcasters/regulators do not continue trying to fit the proverbial quart into a pint pot.

So, it seems what we need is decent resolution, better frame rates and *sufficient bandwidth* to carry the signals.

Google: Street View spycars did slurp your Wi-Fi

epsilon
Unhappy

Do no Google

It takes both software and hardware to collect wi-fi data. Perhaps the software side could have been an error (though, personally, I simply don't believe it) but why is wi-fi hardware fitted to the Street View cars? I can't believe it was installed if there was no intention to use it.

Do I trust Google to remove properly all the wi-fi data collected? No way!

Until now, I thought Google Street View was a useful addition to Google Earth/Maps. Now that Google have abused my 'trust' in this way, I think (sadly) that the UK should go the way the German authorities seem to be going and ban Google Street View entirely.

'Do no evil'?- better 'Do no Google'!