Randy Hoffner
Latest articles by Randy Hoffner
![null](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5U4ct8F5koJ5v4DuzNtiRS-320-75.jpg)
‘Inventing American Broadcasting’—A Look at How It All Began
By Randy Hoffner published
The book by Susan J. Douglas is part of the “Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology” series.
![null](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5U4ct8F5koJ5v4DuzNtiRS-320-75.jpg)
H.265 HEVC, The Next Step for MPEG
By Randy Hoffner published
To understand H.265, let's look at a little MPEG history, to see where it came from
![null](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2Jk5G2Lj8eLJMwRTsTq3wM-320-75.jpg)
Taking Another Look at Loudness
By Randy Hoffner published
A brief view on measurement gates and the loudness meter.
![null](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JoZkdvBnv9KZ2JrYLEU5nP-320-75.jpg)
3DTV: Is It the Next Big Thing?
By Randy Hoffner published
Or could it be the next Teletext?
Twenty Years in TV Technology
By Randy Hoffner published
A lot of television technology has come and gone since 1985, and we will take a quick look at some of the high points in those two decades.
![null](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JoZkdvBnv9KZ2JrYLEU5nP-320-75.jpg)
The High Speed World of 1080p Over 3 Gbps
By Randy Hoffner published
Although there is little equipment supporting it available, the interest in 1080p/60 as a future scanning format has been high enough to result in a SMPTE standard for an interface to accommodate it.
What is 4:2:2?
By Randy Hoffner published
4:4:4, 4:2:2, 4:2:0 -- what do these numbers mean, and where did they come from?
![null](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yVoBiivocgq3EenuLmVMpF-320-75.jpg)
So What About MPEG-4, Anyway?
By Randy Hoffner published
Video of comparable quality can be compressed to a considerably lower bit rate, often claimed to be half the bit rate, of MPEG-2.
![null](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JoZkdvBnv9KZ2JrYLEU5nP-320-75.jpg)
OLED TV: Not Ready for Primetime?
By Randy Hoffner published
It is still difficult and expensive to manufacture large-screen OLED displays.
![null](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JoZkdvBnv9KZ2JrYLEU5nP-320-75.jpg)
Are Viewers Rediscovering Over the Air TV?
By Randy Hoffner published
These people obviously don’t read my column, do they?
![null](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JoZkdvBnv9KZ2JrYLEU5nP-320-75.jpg)
The Future of 'Super HD' Scanning Formats
By Randy Hoffner published
These won't be broadcast or put on cable any time soon, but those in front of SMPTE are intended to be used in digital cinema capture.
The Next Step in HDTV: Super Hi-Vision
By Randy Hoffner published
Those who have been involved in the television industry for a while might remember that the first HDTV system to be commercialized was the Hi-Vision system.
Get the TV Tech Newsletter
The professional video industry's #1 source for news, trends and product and tech information. Sign up below.