Antwerp, 24th August 2005 • At the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Polish union Solidarnosc, Jean-Michel Jarre will perform at the historical Lenin Shipyards in Gdansk (Poland). The concert will be broadcast live in “High Definition” (HD) via Euro1080’s HDTV channel HD1.
Euro1080, the European HDTV Media Company based near Antwerp (Belgium), started its activities on 1st January 2004. In addition to HD1, Europe’s first HDTV channel, Euro1080 launched this year two other HDTV stations: HD2 and HD5.
HD1 is a pan-European HDTV-station. Its superior HD image quality images can be viewed by satellite (Astra1H, Sirius2-3 en Hellas Sat) and 20 cable companies. A large number of cable companies intend to distribute the HD channels of Euro1080 in the near future.
HDTV (High Definition Television) guarantees superior image quality. Instead of the 625 lines (of which only 575 are visible) of the current European TV screen, the HDTV image consists of 1080 lines. HDTV can display at least 4 to 5 times more detail than analogue TV. The aspect ratio of HDTV is 16:9, instead of 4:3, which is common for standard television. This 16:9 ratio gives the image a panoramic effect.
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