> 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