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Talk:American History Lecture Twelve (view source)
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::::To clarify, a ''simulcast'' is a broadcast taking place on radio and television at the same time, which would be done for major events like this. The term's fallen out of use because there are so many options for broadcasting an event today, but in the 1960's it was a big deal to simultaneously broadcast, or simulcast, an event like a concert or major news story on TV and radio as it happened.
::::To clarify, a ''simulcast'' is a broadcast taking place on radio and television at the same time, which would be done for major events like this. The term's fallen out of use because there are so many options for broadcasting an event today, but in the 1960's it was a big deal to simultaneously broadcast, or simulcast, an event like a concert or major news story on TV and radio as it happened.
::::A ''simulation'' is not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article. What the Wired article describes is not a simulation, but a broadcast of the event that involved a conversion of video formats in the process where image quality was lost. I'd suggest replacing "a simulated broadcast" with "live, low-resolution video" to resolve the confusion. It also removes the redundant use of "broadcast". --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 13:00, 3 December 2008 (EST)
::::A ''simulation'' is not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article. What the Wired article describes is not a simulation, but a broadcast of the event that involved a conversion of video formats in the process where image quality was lost. I'd suggest replacing "a simulated broadcast" with "live, low-resolution video" to resolve the confusion. It also removes the redundant use of "broadcast". --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 13:00, 3 December 2008 (EST)
:::: the article explains that the image was converted from a slow-scan image (smaller image and 10 frames per second) to broadcast standard because of limits on the bandwidth available from the moon. The word ''simulated'' is used but appears to relate to some initial testing of the process to be used. perhaps '''reformatted''' would better describe the broadcast ? [[User:Markr|Markr]] 13:05, 3 December 2008 (EST)