Posted by AnthonyR on 11/27/05 17:34

"Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xpr7t.net> wrote in message
news:11ofukdlde4ue16@corp.supernews.com...
> 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.

This is also what i have heard, so it's not a standard HDTV signal that is
mandated, just a digital signal.
And i also heard the government allocated 3 billion dollars for digital to
analog convertors for those whose can't afford new tv to continue to use
their old ntsc analog tv sets well into the future.

AnthonyR.

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