Mario Orazio

Lately, broadcast stations have gotten into the multichannel biz in such a big way that it frequently degrades the primary HD signal.

It appears that the Commish doesn’t much care about broadcasting anymore.

It's about A) the ability to make the audio comply with specific laws and specifications; and B) to make it sound nice.

Not too long ago my ol' buddy Engineer Hank sat at the top of the mountain. Today, Hank's in the basement

You may not have noticed, but I’m a pretty spiritual character. And I’ve just returned from a retreat.

You might not have noticed that Snell & Wilcox doesn't yet sell television directors. Yes, this will be another rant-and-rave about mobile TV.

You might not have noticed that the first part of Sherlock Holmes's explanation to Dr. Watson gets ignored.

You might not have noticed that objective measurements have gone the way of NTC-7. I ain’t sure if that’s good or bad, but it surely does leave a big hole in equipment specs.

You might not have noticed that not everything that can be imagined always happens. Yes, I'm ranting this month about new display technologies.

You might not have noticed that the term HDTV doesn't necessarily guarantee quality.

"Time flies." "You can't stop progress." "If you snooze, you lose." Yes, of course I'm ranting this month about the war on piracy.

You might not have noticed that not everyone on TV is fat. Yes, this month's rant is about image shapes. Here's what I mean.

You might not have noticed that all television control rooms have monitors of both the picture and sound variety.

Moore's Law has been working over the decades, and individual transistors have gotten really, really small.

Look, there's only one legitimate reason to go to the big show each April. It's to get away from the office and maybe play a little golf in the desert sun.

When light spreads out due to an edge, the waves charging straight ahead are going to get to a plane a little earlier than the ones taking a diagonal route.

All four major U.S. commercial TV networks are associated with movie distribution studios. Three are associated with theme parks.

When HDCAM came out, you could count the number of TV stations transmitting HDTV on the fingers of one hand.

You might not have noticed that it’s no longer 1996.

Maybe there's a method to that madness—something TV broadcasters, regulators and legislators might want to take note of.

This ain’t (exactly) about the transition to DTV.

You might not have noticed that it's been seven-and-a-half years since the U.S. digital television rules came out. Here are some of the reasons why you might not have noticed:

You might not have noticed that not everything that everyone agrees on is correct.