The Masked Engineer
Mario Orazio is the pseudonym of a well-known television engineer who wishes to remain anonymous. E-mail him at
Mario_Orazio@imaspub.com.
Want Sharper Pictures? Try the Other Hi-Def!
by Mario Orazio, 10.15.2008
Those LCD displays, I've got to admit, are a problem, but LCDs are getting faster all the time, and they ain't the only display technology in town. More...
Want to Get Real HDTV? Turn Down the Lighting
by Mario Orazio, 09.17.2008
When light spreads out due to an edge, the waves charging straight ahead are going to get to a plane a little earlier than the ones taking a diagonal route. More...
As for TV Technology, It’s All an Illusion
by Mario Orazio, 08.20.2008
TV technology ain’t brain surgery. TV technology ain’t rocket science. TV technology is all about illusions. More...
Do the Right HD Thing: Drop the Numerology
by Mario Orazio, 08.06.2008
You might not have noticed that, for technologists, we’re awfully superstitious. For instance, there ain’t any D-4 videotape format on account of the number four being associated with death in parts of Asia that buy lots of TV More...
Never Mind 1920x1080: Let’s Repeal July 1776!
by Mario Orazio, 06.11.2008
I ain’t got any defense for the way Brits spell defence, and I know they drive on the wrong side of the road, print the spines of their books upside down, drink warm beer, and think 9/11 means Nov. 9. But, when it comes to TV, More...
The Smaller the Screen, The Higher the Bit-Rate
by Mario Orazio, 04.14.2008
This ain’t (exactly) about the transition to DTV. More...
Concatenation Needs Much More Elucidation
by Mario Orazio, 04.02.2008
When HDCAM came out, you could count the number of TV stations transmitting HDTV on the fingers of one hand. More...
Next Generation TV? We Ain’t Ready Yet
by Mario Orazio, 02.20.2008
It’s pretty serious, all right, but you need to take another look at the calendar. There ain’t one single broadcaster required to start transmitting digitally next February. Every full-power U.S. broadcaster was required to be More...
Two Words On HDTV for Producers: ‘Up Yours!’
by Mario Orazio, 12.19.2007
You might not have noticed that HDTV has gotten cheap. More...
NTSC’s Problems Were Fixed in Just 54 Years
by Mario Orazio, 11.21.2007
You might not have noticed that no one complains about excessive blanking anymore. More...
HD Oh My: Aim Carefully At Foot and Pull Trigger
by Mario Orazio, 10.17.2007
You might not have noticed that there’s a simple way to completely eliminate aviation terrorism. You might also not have noticed any cessation of HDTV programming on CBS. Yes, I’m ranting once again about content protection. More...
Upconversion: It’s More Than Meets the Aieeee!!
by Mario Orazio, 08.22.2007
You might not have noticed that it’s no longer 1996. More...
TV Is Pictures and Sound; 'Taint Numbers and Specs
by Mario Orazio, 06.27.2007
You might not have noticed that all television control rooms have monitors of both the picture and sound variety. More...
Mario Awards 2007: A 'Revolutionary' NAB
by Mario Orazio, 05.30.2007
You might not have noticed that half of 2.2 Mbps is 557 kbps. That’s what folks who looked into the new MPH DTV transmission system at NAB 2007 were told anyhow. Learning new stuff like that makes the world’s biggest More...