Posted by Rick Merrill on 11/26/05 17:48

Richard Crowley wrote:
>
> "Rick Merrill" <rick0.merrill@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message
> news:brKdncdOvv42HBXenZ2dnUVZ_s2dnZ2d@comcast.com...
>
>> 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.
>
>
> Cable companies are not "broadcasters". They generallly
> don't originate program material and they don't use radio
> frequency spectrum. They have their own (different)
> rules that the FCC enforces.

Obviously. So that means that the Analog Cable companies can
still continue with their analog portions as long as they want.

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