Posted by Rick Merrill on 11/26/05 15:39

Richard Crowley wrote:
> framexframe wrote ...
>
>> ok, so what will the new NTSC be anyway? isnt that why this thread is
>> here?
>>
>> today for stardard def, 4:3 aspect, it is 640x480 (or 720 for 16:9), 60
>> fields, 29.97 fps. what will the new standard me in 2008, when ntsc
>> changes to hi def and makes all "square" tv's obsolete?!!
>
>
> By May, 2006, the FCC has mandated that all TV broadcasters
> broadcast DTV. This is *not necessarily* the same as HD TV.
> Remember that there are several DTV and several more HDTV
> standards.

Also (correct me if I'm wrong) that "mandate" does not apply to
local cable access television.

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