There's a critical point where the need to upgrade all your broadcast equipment to HD outweighs the advantage of broadcasting SD material on a HD line. It's not a simple or cheap endeavor to go all HD - and frankly a lot of broadcasters and advertisers don't see the immediate $$ impact. Just 1 D5 or HDCAM VTR is going to set you back at least $60k, and upwards of $80 for a better deck.
and what the hell difference does Judge Judy in 1080 vs NTSC really make? anyone who watches something like that, let's be honest, doesn't know the difference. These are the same people who stretch out their SD channels so it fits the whole screen. Gag.
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There's a critical point where the need to upgrade all your broadcast equipment to HD outweighs the advantage of broadcasting SD material on a HD line. It's not a simple or cheap endeavor to go all HD - and frankly a lot of broadcasters and advertisers don't see the immediate $$ impact. Just 1 D5 or HDCAM VTR is going to set you back at least $60k, and upwards of $80 for a better deck.
and what the hell difference does Judge Judy in 1080 vs NTSC really make? anyone who watches something like that, let's be honest, doesn't know the difference. These are the same people who stretch out their SD channels so it fits the whole screen. Gag.