[BC] Re: NBC Olympic Video

[RokprtMike@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/15/2006 12:22:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
broadcast-request at radiolists.net writes:

>possibly so, but its not like i'm the only one seeing all these  motion
>artifacts in 1080 and if all those complaints were so easily  discredidted to
>the native resolution of the sets viewing the content,  dont you think all
>the network engineering VP's that are lurking in  corners of the Internet
>like AVS forums would be disputing all the  claims of motion artifacts
>instead of just saying nothing?  None  the less since I dont feel like
>dropping 10k on a 1080 plasma and a  250lb tv would be much harder to hang on
>the wall I'll stick with what  I got and take your word for it.
Bern,
 
Engineering VPs? They don't have any engineering VPs anymore. Most of the  
large projects at NBC are outsourced. They have a few real engineers there,  not 
PE types but BSEE types, and they are busy doing other things. There is one  
person responsible for the HDTV part of the picture not sure who is 
responsible  for the NTSC version. NBC doesn't have the staff it once did.
 
The Olympics unit is an autonomous group with about a half dozen or so  
full-time staff members. The equivalent of an Engineering VP is a hands on  guy and 
can operate it as well as design it. 
 
The rest is outsourced and the crews are made up of most of the people they  
have used in the past. Many are retirees.
 
I have seen what you are talking about on my analog set but haven't  seen the 
HD version.
 
They are in the "cruise or crash"mode now.



Mike Hemeon - CPBE