CompuServe Messages

Patrick: >I'm puzzled that you consider the lower resolution of 3/4 to be a "higher" format than either Hi8 or SVHS. MII, Betacam, or D2, yes, but 3/4? It is more durable, but you lose resolution.< I *think* the answer has to do w/the difference between "component" and "composite" resolution, keeping in mind that most broadcast and home use equipment can only see composite images. The superior image of component resolution can *only* be seen on all-component equipment, which most folks don't have, whereas 3/4", even though it has a lower horizontal resolution than either S-VHS or Hi8, has a higher composite resolution (320 lines, I think, as opposed to 240). Best, Tim Liebe