[BC] TV Standards

[Barry Mishkind]

At 08:27 AM 10/18/2005, DANA PUOPOLO wrote
>Look at what the HDTV 'Grand Alliance' did. Because they refused to wait SIX
>MONTHS, we got saddled with 8 VSB HDTV, which as about a quarter as robust as
>COFDM, the system the rest of the world adopted.
>
>Because they couldn't wait, our HDTV system is INTERLACED, instead of being
>progressive scanned (which would have made it compatible with computer
>video).
>
>Why does America do this over and over and over?

         You'll have to ask the NAB, I would think.

         Any TV folks here who can tell us if
         it was merely six months that left the
         US with an inferior system?




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