Fox News clues us in on breaking news — I’m glad they were able to get this new and important story out:
All TV stations and networks in the U.S. are required to transmit their programming only in a digital broadcast signal by the year 2006 — which means high-definition television, or HDTV, is quickly becoming the norm.
… High-definition TV is the best digital quality available. The image is extremely sharp and detailed, the audio is CD-quality sound and the TV screen is a widescreen format.
… “The NFL, the World Series in digital high definition and widescreen … that is going to be absolutely spectacular,” he said.
Of course, Fox doesn’t broadcast in HD, so perhaps they can be forgiven for not realizing that this technology has been on the air for five years.
Meanwhile, NBC7 in San Diego has just discovered another late-breaking bit of news:
Hiding messages on DVD — a trick originated by computer software designers — is a trend affecting some of your favorite movies, NBC 7/39 reported.
The messages are being called “DVD Easter eggs” because of their element of surprise and unpredictability.
“It can be anything from an alternate ending to a film, to a hidden interview with a filmmaker, a video game, (or) a blooper reel,” said Marc Saltzman, author of DVD Confidential. “The point is, these are not listed on the back of the box. They are truly hidden on the disc.”
Those reporters are just on top of everything, aren’t they?
