Re: [RE] CE applications (was: RE: [RE] Focus of discussions)
I don't work day-to-day in consumer applications but I haven't recently seen
that sector make many successful decisions that favor fidelity over
functionality.
The recent successes in the consumer electronics market have all introduced
new functionality (sometimes paired with increased fidelity) - DVD, Direct
satellite, MP3, TiVO.
Advances that focus on improved fidelity have not faired as well - Super
audio CD, DVD Audio, High-definition TV.
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[mailto:owner-stds-802-3-re@listserv.ieee.org] On Behalf Of Dennis Lou
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 12:53 PM
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Subject: Re: [RE] CE applications (was: RE: [RE] Focus of discussions)
On Tue, 2004-08-31 at 11:24, Dirceu Cavendish wrote:
> <DC> I guess anything with less quality than what current CE AV
> equipment provides is unacceptable. Am I wrong? Or would we follow the
> VoIP trend of replacing high quality voice calls with something of less
> quality? Over to CE guys...
> </DC>
I would tend to agree. The only thing I would add is that
for consumer grade equipment, perceived quality (as measured
by a typical ear/eye vs. a spec sheet) must not be less than
current equipment and any quality degradation must be offset
by other beneficial factors (convenience, cost, etc). Examples
are MP3 vs. CD, JPEG vs. lossless compression, etc.
-Dennis