Latest articles by ALDO CUGNINI
Displaying growth
Some say we've gotten to the point where the venerable CRT is about to become obsolete. This month, we'll take a look at the existing and emerging display
STB rules
As is widely known by now, the federal government has released details of the congressionally mandated coupon program for subsidizing digital-to-analog
Digital audio
Last month, we looked at some of the audio processors used in today's digital broadcast plants. This month, we'll dig a bit deeper into multichannel audio
Monitors
The venerable CRT monitor is coming to the end of its lifespan. The shock is how quickly this seems to be happening. Most experts are steadfast in their
Compression toolkit
Many video operators probably take the operation of the various processing devices in the video chain for granted, especially as they affect the video
Compression tech
The ubiquity of compressed video brings some interesting challenges to broadcasters transmitting video programs. One of these is an increasing tendency
ATSC enhancements
Now that ATSC is about to embark on its status as the primary TV transmission method in the United States, let's take a look at a number of changes to
Audio level control
Electronically processed analog audio has been around since about 1876 when Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray filed patents for transmitting the human
The IPTV picture
IPTV is said to be what you want, when you want it, or essentially video on demand. It evolved as a way for owners of the telephone system infrastructure
Video over Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi is all around us, destined to be as ubiquitous as terrestrial broadcast. Can it eventually replace broadcast? Could it make DTV obsolete in a short
Mobile video technology
Mobile DTV is continuing to roll out in the United States. The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) recently projected that the new service will reach more
Interactive services
The killer app of computer interactivity, when considering popularity, is probably the Web browser. But interactivity requires more than just a browser;
Mobile video technology
With the ATSC standard for mobile DTV released last year, and the potential for a half-billion worldwide mobile TV subscribers by 2013 (according to ABI
Broadcast monitors
Video monitoring technology continues to evolve at an amazing pace. Just consider the variety of new broadcast and production monitors that were announced
MPEG-4 AVC
With the growing interest in repurposing video to multiple media and diverse means of display, including mobile TV systems, it is useful to consider how
Video interfaces
Professional digital interfaces continue to evolve in parallel with higher-resolution professional and consumer video formats. The once simple arena of
DRM keys
Content managers are worried that their content will be illegally pirated, and content users are worried that their content use will be unfairly restricted.
