The Masked Engineer

Big is good… small is not to be trusted, except, of course, when small rules the day, and big is a liability.

Lately, broadcast stations have gotten into the multichannel biz in such a big way that it frequently degrades the primary HD signal.

You might not have noticed that there's a wee mite of a difference between Salt Lake City and the Salt Lake City television market.

YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE NOTICED that Congress doesn't write all the laws. Nature has come up with a few. Last time I checked, the Second Law of Thermodynamics didn't appear in the Federal Code.

You might not have noticed that DTV stations don't have to simulcast the programming on their NTSC counterparts.

You might not have noticed that Philips has done it again.

SIMPLE: Love Thy Neighbor

You might not have noticed that it's possible to watch lousy NTSC. Hey – I ain't for one second suggesting that you ought to watch lousy NTSC; I'm just saying it's possible.

You might not have noticed that there was plenty of fun new stuff at the NAB show this year. "Slow show" my hoof!