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Article: A History of Picture Quality.
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- Multichannel News
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- November 3, 2008
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by Leslie Ellis
Here's one that just never gets old: Picture quality.
For marketers of HDTV service, picture quality is the differentiator that comes after 'more channels.'
For bloggers, picture quality elicits a steady flow of commentary and frame-grabs about who has the best (or worst, usually) HD picture.
For video engineers, picture quality screams for empirical aid. A solid, repeatable way to quantify picture quality is something most video engineers have long craved.
Here's why measuring picture quality is so hard: My eyes see differently than your eyes. Your eyes see differently than the person sitting next to you. They ...