Re: [CH] Why different formats?
=Mark (mstevens@exit109.com)
Thu, 27 Mar 2003 11:12:35 -0500
At 09:06 PM 3/26/2003 +0100, joemama wrote:
> > We've turned the tables though! While the then superior Asian and a few
> > European electronics companies were working feverishly in the 80s & 90s to
> > perfect an HDTV system that was analog based, the fact that US companies
> > entered the fray late meant that they were able to base their system on
> > digital technology. Sometimes procrastination can pay... :-)
>
>Except that there still is no comercially available HDTV.
>
>Tom
They've been on sale for over a year here in the states, you just have to
fork over $5 - $10K. There is limited Network primetime HDTV broadcast
capability, sort of like when color was introduced.
=Mark