#9 LCD advantages
Brighter (~450 candelas per square meter vs ~100 candelas per square meter for plasma); better contrast ratio; no susceptible to burn-in like plasmas are; longer lifespan; use less power.
#10 Plasma advantages
Color saturation; screen size (up to 60 inches); faster response time.
I'm gonna pause again. The ones I'm least sure of as of now:
#1. ("What's the difference between the laser in a CD-ROM drive and the laser in a DVD player?")
#4. (". What is the most common interface for transferring digital video from a camcorder to a computer?")
(Thanks for the guess, FreeDuck, makes sense.)
#14. ("How much full-screen, full-quality video will fit on a Video CD?")
#19. (" In your opinion, what is the most impressive development in consumer video in the last 5 years, and why? 50 words or less, please.")
Soz, this is cheating, and I won't stand for it. You're no better than the kids coming here looking for people to solve their math homework problems.
Actually, I don't know any of the answers off the top of my head.
Aw, you got my hopes up!
I know, I know, I feel sheepish, but this IS an ask-an-expert site...
(Meanwhile, did you notice I've found almost all the answers myself? How many math homework teenagers do that? Huh?)
#10. You can buy a bigger plasma than you can an LCD. Plasma can suffer from burn in. At the 42" size that is so popular, plasma is currently less expensive than flat panel LCD.
#16. AVI MOV and MPG
#17. I don't know but it looks great. One thing I do know, real HD is 100% digital from lens to set.
#18. Letterbox images refer to films that were produced in widescreen formats wider and shorter than a 16:9 HDTV. So there are black bars at top and bottom, and there's not a lot you can do about it.
#19. HD and HD Tivo, no question.
#1. The laser in the DVD player has a shorter wavelength. This allows a higher information density on the media, because of the increased resolution.
(Got that one from E.G.)
sozobe wrote:#3: Changing. Typically 4.7 GB. An 8.5 GB dual layer version by Pioneer appeared this year.
Not changing though.
Dual layer DVDs predated them, for example, when you rent or buy a DVD movie, it is dual layer.
There are anti-piracy reasons that recordable media is half the size or expensive.
Thanks!
So correct answer is 4.7 GB?
13. A 32-bit video file contains three 8-bit channels, one for each of the three primary colors. What is the remaining 8-bit channel used for?
i'd guess that it's for the alpha channel(aka transparency).
