- published: 02 Apr 2016
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Low-definition television (LDTV) refers to television systems that have a lower screen resolution than standard-definition television systems. The term is usually used in reference to digital television, in particular when broadcasting at the same (or similar) resolution as low-definition analog TV systems. Mobile DTV systems usually transmit in low definition, as do all slow-scan TV systems.
The most common source of LDTV programming is the Internet, where mass distribution of higher-resolution video files could overwhelm computer servers and take too long to download. Many mobile phones and portable devices such as Apple’s iPod Nano, or Sony’s PlayStation Portable use LDTV video, as higher-resolution files would be excessive to the needs of their small screens (320×240 and 480×272 pixels respectively). The current generation of iPod Nanos have LDTV screens, as do the first three generations of iPod Touch and iPhone (480×320).
For the first years of its existence, YouTube offered only one, low-definition resolution of 320x240p at 30fps or less, only extending - first to widescreen 426×240, then to genuinely higher resolutions - once the video service had become well established, it could afford radically improved storage space and transmission bandwidth, and could rely on a good proportion of its users having high-speed internet connections. More recently, YouTube has also extended further into the LDTV realm by adding an even lower 256×144p resolution with a halved framerate - giving an overall effect reminiscent of early online video streaming attempts using RealVideo or similar, where 160×120p at single-figure fps was deemed acceptable - to cater to those whose network connections could not even widthstand the rigors of "240p".
Mr. Bean is a British sitcom created by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, and starring Atkinson in the title role. Atkinson co-wrote all fifteen episodes with either Curtis, Robin Driscoll, or both, with Ben Elton co-writing the pilot. Thirteen of the episodes were broadcast on ITV, from the pilot on 1 January 1990, until "Goodnight Mr. Bean" on 31 October 1995. A clip show, "The Best Bits of Mr. Bean", was broadcast on 15 December 1995, and one episode, "Hair by Mr. Bean of London", was not broadcast until 2006 on Nickelodeon.
Based on a character originally developed by Atkinson while he was studying for his master's degree at Oxford University, the series follows the exploits of Mr. Bean, described by Atkinson as "a child in a grown man's body", in solving various problems presented by everyday tasks and often causing disruption in the process. Bean rarely speaks, and the largely physical humour of the series is derived from his interactions with other people and his unusual solutions to situations. The series was influenced by physical performers such as Jacques Tati and comic actors from silent films.
Donna yoru mo ake ru kyou ga umare teyuku
No one mita kotonai brand new morning
Sotto namida fuite I will arui te iku
Kie nai negai wo utsusu ano silent sky
Tooku tatte tadori tsuke rebaii
Ikisaki ha jibun ga kime rukara
Brave kono mune niitsudemo
Ima hokore ruyouni
Just osore zuni iki teku
Yume dakewo shinji te
Donna sukima dattara you and I ume raretano
No more wakaranaikedo yes life goes on
Kitto kizutsu itemo we can doa wo akete te sorezoreno michi sagasu mou I
Won't cry
Sugi ta kioku itsuka kotae ninaru
Sayonaramohajimarini kawa rukara
Brave kinou yorimo takaku
Mottosono teno bashite
Just negai kanae teyuku
Yuru ginai kokoro de
Brave kono mune niitsudemo
Ima hokore ruyouni
Just furimuka zu iki teku
Yume dakewo mitsu mete
Brave kinou yorimo takaku
Mottosono teno bashite
Just negai kanae teyuku