pixelvision concept (fwd)

["Brent Buescher, Jr." <buesch@snake.srv.net>]

>>>>> "Alexander" == Alexander the Great <kanaris@bode.usc.edu> writes:



    Alexander> PXLvision works because it uses a higher than normal

    Alexander> tape speed, 8x or something like that, which roughly

    Alexander> allows for 8x bandwidth, then trades off vertical

    Alexander> resolution for horizontal resolution.  So, instead of

    Alexander> 400 horizontal lines, you get only 100. That gives you

    Alexander> four times more pixels per line.





It also, from the footage I've seen, trades off greyscale depth for

horizontal resolution.



Brent