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- From: pjyamamo@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca (Peter Yamamoto)
- Subject: Re: Toshiba Bazooka Wide...
- Message-ID: <93Jan27.124235est.168673-2@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca>
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- Organization: DCS Covert Operations Squad
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 17:42:33 GMT
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- Hi!
-
- In case anybody else is interested here is the "correct" answer (with
- regards to the Toshiba Bazooka Wide) I received...
-
- It is IDTV (16:9), has zoom, etc.
- I think the listed prioce was Yen640000.
-
- > From: kimp@stu.rpi.edu
- > Subject: Toshiba Bazooka Wide?
- > To: pjyamamo@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca
- > Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 06:30:59 -0500
- >
- > I am not sure about Toshiba's Bazooka Wide Television, but it could
- > be one of the IDTVs (Improved Definition TV). IDTVs have about the
- > same aspect ratio (16:9 or 1.78:1, as opposed to 4:3 or 1.375:1 for
- > TV) as HDTV (High Definition TV). Some IDTVs are "upgradable" to
- > HDTV when it becomes available (such as Philips). IDTVs have line-
- > doubler, which doubles the resolution of video source. In addition,
- > they feature "zoom" function, which zooms in and out for letterboxed
- > movies. Furthermore, for some camcorders with widescreen mode (16:9
- > anamorphic), IDTVs can "unsqueeze" the image that would appear
- > "squeezed" on normal TVs. First batch of IDTVs should cost $5000 to
- > $7000 and will be available this year.
-
- Thanks to all who answered,
- Peter
-