Re: HDTV Question

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From: Scott Dorsey
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 15:23

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In article <1iqoofINNmek@gvgspd.gvg.tek.com> mrk@gvgspd.gvg.tek.com (Michael R. Kesti) writes:
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>I think that Christopher ahs reached a false conclusion.  Try this analogy:
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>	If CDs are digital, what are the number of available pitches
>	for playback.
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>Of course, being digital in no way limits the number of available pitches.

Bzzt, try again.  Being digital does indeed limit the number of available
pitches.  There is quite a variety of them, and certainly more than the ear
can pick out, but it's not continuous, since time is being quantized when
the sampling is taking place.
--scott

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