The amount of electronics thrown away rather than recycled in 2007.
The EPA reports that 82% of electronics disposal in 2007 ended up in the garbage (mostly landfills) rather than a recycling center. (source: EPA, July 2008)
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@MidnightDT,
There is a lot of controversy about 720/60p vs. 1080/60i. I have seen sports on ABC and Fox that look very good and presumably were shot in 720/60p. I have seen a lot of 32"-50" video display devices, both 720p and 1080p, and I defy the average person to be abel to tell the difference, even with their noses at the screen.
1080/60i does NOT provide 1080 lines of vertical resolution, as interlaced signals are field based, 540 odd and 540 even fields at any given time. 720p shows 720 lines per frame at a given moment. The 1080X1920 signal is often rolled off in the horizontal space by HD VTR's,
transmission and displays. The display may not do a good job of deinterlacing and ends up
showing half the vertical resolution and is more likely to have artifacts in the process vs. showing a native progressive signal.
60p motion is smoother and more detailed than 60i. Slow motion is always better in 720/60p vs. 1080/60i. Interlace is technology developed in the '30's due to technology limitations. There is a reason why 480p ALWAYS looks better than 480i--just look at a computer screen vs.a standard def. TV. One thing you can always count on with interlace is interlace artifacts.
There is no reason to be shooting in interlace in 2009 when all new displays are likely to be fixed pixel progressive scan.
What an OB sports truck shoots vs.what is actually aired are often two different things. Sports are often acquired in 720/60p and scaled to 1080/60i for transmission and vice versa.
I have a 100" screen with 1080p DLP front projection setup, I have a very hard time being able to tell the difference between a good 720/60p image and a good 1080/60i image. It's unlikely the average viewer will be able to tell the difference with a 42" or 46" LCD display.
There are so many factors that make for a good vs. not so good image along the chain from camera through transmission to display. Compression rate and bandwidth limiting done by satellite and cable providers really do a number on the image, which can make a much bigger difference than original resolution/frame rate.
1080/60p will be amazing if implemted properly all the way through the chain. In the meantime, I prefer the modern format--720p over interlace.