The relative quality of 1080i, 720p and 480p couldn't be seen in a demo during the House hearing, for example, because everyone was sitting yards away from the screens. All the pictures looked terrific. A problem for 1080i is that you can't see its advantage unless you're sitting fairly close to a large set, with a screen of perhaps 40 inches or bigger, says consultant John Carey. PBS Engineering Committee Chairman Bruce Jacobs, who handles DTV planning for both North Dakota's Prairie Public TV network and Twin Cities' KTCA and personally supports 720p, says he's skeptical that consumers will accept the cost of the highest formats if they don't see screens that show the difference. To Current 's home page Current Briefing about public TV's transition to digital.
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