“A Tube for Tomorrow?”
Q: What’s so good about HDTV?
- Visual detail, almost 3-D compared to analog, wide screen, 5-channel sound
- Revenue for broadcasters, pay-per-view, paging, home shopping, Internet
- Uses same 6MHz (19Mbps) bandwidth used by standard TV
Q: Why did FCC give away bandwidth?
- Broadcasters have strong influence in Washington
- Start-up costs very dramatic for broadcasters