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From: eb2e+@andrew.cmu.edu (Eric James Bales)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: BULLEish on Zenith Data Systems
Message-ID: <8ZCCaG200WI9MMD0YQ@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: 15 Oct 89 20:33:22 GMT
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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>But Japanese and European manufacturers already have
>working HDTV and Zenith still has to develop theirs. I should think
>their *too late* for HDTV.

  HDTV recquires a wider bandwidth which is not available in
the US due to use of the bandwidth by companies, cellular,
etc.  So a method of producing an HD picture has to be
developed which will fit in the existing bandwidth or one that
is only slightly larger, AND that same signal must also be
compatible with the old type of signal because there isn't
room for transmitting two signals for each station (or
companies/government don't want to make room :-).  Zenith is
only slightly behind right now, and could pass the Japanese
with a concerted effort on their part.

                                         -Eric Bales-
                                        Carnegie Mellon

Disclaimer:  I know nothing!