Re: HDTV
- From: rfdjr1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 19:23:34 -0500
On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 17:20:11 GMT, Doug Smith W9WI <w9wi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>rfdjr1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> Is there a date by which all TV is to be hi-def as mandated by the FCC? How
>> about wide screen? Will that be mandated too? Thanks.
>
>Congress has set a date in February 2009 on which analog over-the-air
>broadcasts must cease. After this time, all over-the-air TV broadcasts
>must be digital.
>
>There is no mandate for high-definition or wide screen. It is possible
>to transmit a standard-definition digital signal; it will be legal to do
>so even after the 2/2009 deadline; and I would imagine some stations
>will do so.
>
>Cable and satellite systems will be allowed to deliver analog signals to
>subscribers' TVs even after this deadline.
Okay, thanks. For some reason, I thought digital equated to HD.
.
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