Mario Orazio

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

TV technology ain’t brain surgery. TV technology ain’t rocket science. TV technology is all about illusions.

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

"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.

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.

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 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 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.

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.

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

Two mainstream, trusted camera-makers with a host of choices between them. Big sensors abound, and you're the winner

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

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

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

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

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 term HDTV doesn't necessarily guarantee quality.

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 the denizens of the U.S. Capitol have unusual senses of humor. It must have something to do with the marsh gasses. Once a swamp, always a swamp.

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

You might not have noticed that HDTV can be analog.

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: