Randy Hoffner

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.

I held hopes that once the analog signal was shut off and KABC-DT moved to RF channel 7, I would be able to receive it off-air.

A German company developed a full television system that used over 1000 lines during World War II

New audio standards complicate issue

It is still difficult and expensive to manufacture large-screen OLED displays.

Perceived loudness, particularly of commercials, has been a problem and a complaint as long as commercial television has been with us.

These people obviously don’t read my column, do they?

A brief view on measurement gates and the loudness meter.

Video of comparable quality can be compressed to a considerably lower bit rate, often claimed to be half the bit rate, of MPEG-2.

We interrupt the series that has been running in this column on "ultra resolution," to bring you a message about what's going on in television today.

Where did this strange parameter come from, anyway, and why do we need it?

The broadcast station business suddenly seems to be less of a financial sure thing than it used to be.

Any reader who has been in the television broadcasting business for awhile is very much aware of the meaning of the expression, "The only constant here is change."

If you have attended any recent tradeshow featuring displays or paid attention to the display press, you will have seen and heard about 1080p displays.

The 24 fps film format has been used on television since television began.

We continue to see rapid changes in the way television may be delivered to viewers, and some of the research on what interests viewers in this respect is revealing—even surprising.

You may be hearing about the demise of the venerable CRT, which has been the display device used in most of the TV sets we have watched since television became a commercial reality.