P3D Re: B + W TV comment

[Dylan The Hippy Wabbit <spacey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike K. wrote:-

>Won't HDTV broadcasts (ten years from now in the ten year plan) require
>converters for regular tv's to see broadcasts?  I didn't think there
>was going to be NTSC simulcasts forever.  The formats aren't at all
>compatible (analog NTSC and compressed digital).

Over here we've just started the switch to digital tv, literally today.
Analogue broadcasts are scheduled to stop in ten years.

Unfortunately, the powers that be have decided not to go for high
definition but for lots of channels.  "And nothing on," -Bruce (not the 3D
guy) Springsteen.

Dave Spacey

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