Re: re : HDTV

["A. Joseph Ross" <lawyer@world.std.com>]

Mark Shneyder wrote:
 
> HDTV might be the ultimate electronic
> toy of the moment but networks are starting to give it their full
> attention. Last weekend(12/19)CBS produced a national NFL
> telecast(Bill-Jets)using a different camera crew and different
> announcers for the HDTV and the NTSC broadcasts.

Well, it's a start.  But only a start.  HDTV needs its Milton Berle and
Howdy Doody.
 
> As for your unfriendly and uncooperative local
> The bigger problem is that many cable providers still
> haven't agreed to show local broadcasters' over-the-air digital
> programming. The first cable-ready digital sets probably won't appear
> until late 1999.

Doesn't "Must-Carry" apply?
 
> In my opninion, the biggest problem will be with video
> players/recorders. HDTV technology makes all current VCR's obsolete.
> Even today's DVD players are  not compatible with HDTV sets.
> Eventually, a totally new recordable DVD format will be in place but
> that's quite some time away. I just don't see so many people investing
> 6-7 grand into a 250-pound unit for which there's currently no VCR or
> DVD technology available...

I don't see many people buying it at 6-7 grand in any event.  The price has
got to come down.

Will current VCRs work with converters?
 
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