Steve Baumgarten wrote: > First, your post is excellent, informative and well explained end to > end. But in particular your discussion of the difference between analog > and digital transmission methods reminded me of this wonderful short > video essay about Claude Shannon who basically pioneered the analog to > digital paradigm shift: > > http://vimeo.com/98345492 > > It was the change that no-one saw coming: the idea that we could take a > book, a painting or a song and send it through cables and wires and even > thin air to the other end of the world - and it would be identical on > the other side. But this idea underpins everything about the Information > Age we live in. > How did we make such a mind bending transition into the digital world? > And how does it work? It turns out it's all based on a concept that is > surprisingly beautiful in its simplicity. This short video essay > explores what that idea is and tells you about the man who figured it > all out. > > About 6 minutes long and highly recommended even for (especially for) > non-techies. > > SBB > > Thank you for that link to a very informative video. That video should > be required viewing to anyone thinking of buying a $500 digital cable of > any type (USB, coax, network cable, etc.).
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