Mario Orazio

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.

This ain’t (exactly) about the transition to DTV.

"Time flies." "You can't stop progress." "If you snooze, you lose." Yes, of course I'm ranting this month about the war on piracy.

You might not have noticed that we don't all keep our personal helicopters in our garages.

You might not have noticed that not everything that can be imagined always happens. Yes, I'm ranting this month about new display technologies.

You might not have noticed that HDTV has gotten cheap.

You might not have noticed that no one complains about excessive blanking anymore.

You might not have noticed that Steve Jobs changed his mind. Let me put that another way: You might not have noticed that the most important thing about HDTV is NTSC

You might not have noticed that objective measurements have gone the way of NTC-7. I ain’t sure if that’s good or bad, but it surely does leave a big hole in equipment specs.

Ah, Las Vegas. Where else would you find a woman's near-naked derriere blown up to about two stories high on the side of a hotel in what's now promoting itself as a family-friendly city?

You might not have noticed that not everyone on TV is fat. Yes, this month's rant is about image shapes. Here's what I mean.

You might not have noticed that the term HDTV doesn't necessarily guarantee quality.

You might not have noticed that Snell & Wilcox doesn't yet sell television directors. Yes, this will be another rant-and-rave about mobile TV.

You might not have noticed that the first part of Sherlock Holmes's explanation to Dr. Watson gets ignored.

Digital video and audio don't "degrade gracefully," as their analog counterparts do.

You might not have noticed that it’s no longer 1996.

You might not have noticed, but… you might be tracking the wrong trends.

You might not have noticed that the denizens of the U.S. Capitol have unusual senses of humor. It must have something to do with the marsh gasses. Once a swamp, always a swamp.

You might not have noticed that leeches and maggots have been in federal government news recently. Yes, this month's rant is about Hurricane Katrina and DTV.