Thursday, April 23, 2009

Ten Myths About Digital

Videography created a list of myths surrounding digital technologies. This article stemmed from all the buzz and confusion surrounding the DTV transition and involves misconceptions spewed by those pretending to be in-the-know or those simply uninformed. Much of the confusion is a result of the lack of an official, appropriate, and widely accepted definition of the word 'digital'. The undefined expression has many meanings, applications, and interpretations, many of which the author details, in length, in the article.

The list:
1. On Feb. 18 of next year, broadcasters will have to start transmitting HDTV.
2. Digital is another word for binary.
3. Digital is always perfectly reproducible.
4. Digital is better than analog.
5. Digital is noise free.
6. Digital is new.
7. Digital is more flexible.
8. Bits are bits.
9. Old media are analog.
10. Digital will change everything.

The Article

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