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blittan
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please guys, chill down or I will lock the thread, keep it to topic an no bad language or assaults on people.
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Sorry guys, but the repeat and inane questions get on my nerves.. couldnt help it.. sorry
my bad.
On with the thread and with the new skin!
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Exactly the same here (Germany).
36 % of all TVs in North America are at least HD-ready (720p)
20 % of those in Western Europe
In 2012, 45% of all TVs worldwide will be HD-ready (9% in 2007).
So, it's still a long way to go ...
source: Goldmedia Research
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aart
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and how is the percentage on 4:3 and 16:9 tv's? I mean I think most of us have a 16:9 in our homes right?
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I'm not OK with you .. in France we have just a little quantity of HD channels .. so to receive them we must pay a lot of money ..
So just few peoples receive hd channels ......
And a lot of people have 4:3 TV .... just look around you and you will see that ..
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djh_
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2008-08-03, 19:22
(This post was last modified: 2008-08-03, 19:26 by djh_.)
It's completely unrealistic and regressive to expect a modern UI to shackle itself to backwards compatibility. I don't expect Blu-ray discs to run on my Dreamcast, just as I don't expect Crysis to run to my calculator. XBMC is not Xbox Media Center anymore, nor are SD or 4:3 considered current-generation tech. Anyone unfortunate enough to be lumped with those should be grateful for every ounce of support they receive from XBMC and its artists, but expect nothing. Furthermore, I pity any skin that mistakedly tries to satisfy both crowds, however noble that might be.
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2008-08-03, 19:47
(This post was last modified: 2008-08-03, 21:10 by MikeBeecham.)
Duncan, whilst I understand your sentiments I also have to disagree with you in some respects. Obviously, I cant argue with you about Aeon, but for MediaStream it's about trying to encompass and provide for as much of the community as we can. I dont want to exclude a portion of the community, just because they cannot afford a certain peice of hardware.
Just because they have less money than other people, does that mean that they should not expect to use something that they COULD use if people provided support for them? No, I dont think so. I think your argument about blu-ray is flawed, only because it's a different animal completely. Blue-ray was NEVER designed for the dreamcast, whereas XBMC WAS designed for 4x3. To not consider it's foundational roots is to deny the very platform that it originated from in my opinion. In using your argument, should we say that because there are now more widescreen televisions that square ones, TV Companies should never broadcast content in 4x3? No, not at all.
It that warrants someone's pity for wanting to serve the wider audience, then so be it. However, Razorfish set out to provide for the community, not a single part of it.
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djh_
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I'm not denying the origins of XBMC or your right to cater to the bottom end of its technical hierarchy. I'm disputing the assumption that artists on the forefront of UI development should cater for that entire spectrum simply because it exists.
I'll admit, though, that my rant was somewhat out of context. It was my assumption that someone had kicked off about SD support when, in fact, they were just happy about it. More the fool me.