Most video sources, including DVD, standard-definition TV, and 1080i high-definition TV, transmit interlaced images. Instead of transmitting each video frame in its entirety (what is called ...
Low vertical resolution leads to visible scan lines in the image. When you combine this low resolution with interlacing, unpleasant artifacts appear on screen. These artifacts include flicker, ...
Although European terrestrial broadcasters, cable operaters, and satellite broadcasters have been broadcasting DTV for several years, they have, until recently, largely avoided HDTV. Probably in part ...