Re: [CH] Why different formats?

=Mark (mstevens@exit109.com)
Thu, 27 Mar 2003 11:12:35 -0500

At 09:06 PM 3/26/2003 +0100, joemama wrote:
> > 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

They've been on sale for over a year here in the states, you just have to 
fork over $5 - $10K.  There is limited Network primetime HDTV broadcast 
capability, sort of like when color was introduced.

=Mark