If you have a fairly fast PC and a decent Internet connection, you can see what HDTV looks like right now. Well, er, in about twenty minutes from now; some of these files are pretty big.
Microsoft are showcasing their WMV HD format, and new sample clips are being added all the time. If you enjoy what you see, there are even DVDs available with content in the WMV HD format that will play on your PC.
I’ve blogged about HDTV before, and someone called Third Time Lucky has left a link in the comments section to a company called Divico who have a software HDTV decoder and some sample clips to download. I haven’t had time to try them out yet, but watch this space for an update…
http://www.hdtvdevices.com