There has been a lot of discussion on AVSForum about Survivor in HD. Seems that the consensus is that ain't gonna happen in our lifetimes.
But there is an alternative - Fox-like - that would give a better picture, native 16 x 9, and would be relatively cheap for Survivor to implement (given the cash cow that the program must be.)
Get rid of the old camcorders and start using professional DV camcorders, such as the Sony DSR-570WSL. These would give a much higher resolution 16X9 picture for the digital feed and could also be used for the standard feed (at 4:3, even the cropped picture should exceed NTSC bandwidth restrictions.)
In addition, they're lighter and cheaper, which should make the photographers happy, too.
Even cheap consumer DV camcorders give a good picture at 16:9, and some of them have been used for large-venue showings, such as The Blair Witch Project.
Perhaps we should stop complaining about what - given the current price and scarcity of HD field equipment - we can't have, and suggest that reality shows go one step up from the current equipment and give us what they can afford, now.
Could Bob Ross or anyone else in this field comment on this?
Rick
But there is an alternative - Fox-like - that would give a better picture, native 16 x 9, and would be relatively cheap for Survivor to implement (given the cash cow that the program must be.)
Get rid of the old camcorders and start using professional DV camcorders, such as the Sony DSR-570WSL. These would give a much higher resolution 16X9 picture for the digital feed and could also be used for the standard feed (at 4:3, even the cropped picture should exceed NTSC bandwidth restrictions.)
In addition, they're lighter and cheaper, which should make the photographers happy, too.
Even cheap consumer DV camcorders give a good picture at 16:9, and some of them have been used for large-venue showings, such as The Blair Witch Project.
Perhaps we should stop complaining about what - given the current price and scarcity of HD field equipment - we can't have, and suggest that reality shows go one step up from the current equipment and give us what they can afford, now.
Could Bob Ross or anyone else in this field comment on this?
Rick