6 Nov
2003
6 Nov
'03
5:45 a.m.
It depends on the cat, and the refresh rate of the display device. Many
cats perceive motion at a "sampling rate" much higher than TV refresh
rate. So you either need a "slow" cat, or a way to upmix the refresh rate
(i.e. a line-quadrupler or something like that).
Peace... Sridhar
On Tue, 4 Nov 2003, Chad Fernandez wrote:
Wow, my cats have never paid any attention to the TV
even with animal
shows on. They won't look in the mirror either. It's like they know it
doesn't apply to them or something. Maybe because they can't smell it
as being an animal.
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
chris wrote:
Nope not kidding in the least.
And trust me, when you have a room of 30 cats of assorted ages, they most
definitly DO watch the TV to pass time. Companies even make videos
specifically for the purpose. They are of birds or other animals that a
cat would normally chase.
Its not as if they are watching Matlock reruns or anything. These are
videos of small animals flying or running around the screen. Basically,
its a video version of pulling a cat toy around on a string. Lots of
movement and sound, zero plot.
-chris
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