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Re: HDTV

Dib9@aol.com wrote:
 
> I agree that the transition will likely be delayed, but I disagree that HDTV
> will not catch on.  Americans like new technology and these things often move
> faster than we think.  (i.e. VCRs, satellitte TV, the Internet)  I also think
> the prices of sets will drop pretty quickly.  (see VCRs, computers)
 
It may catch on eventually, but I think it will be very slowly.  More like
FM and color TV than like VCRs or personal computers.  And not all new
technology does catch on.  Remember video laser disks?  Remember quad
stereo?  Remember 8-track cartridges?  Remember OS/2?

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