ATSC has not been kicking around in TVs and on street corners for 25 years. It was established 25 years ago, but not until 1998---10 years ago, give or take six months---that the first ATSC tuner-equipped STBs and TVs appeared on the market. 99.999% of the HD-ready TVs which streeted that year used plug-in or external ATSC tuners.
Yep, sounds about right. I remember getting so excited about HDTV in the '80s when I first heard about it. It seemed like FOREVER until I was able to finally get my first HDTV in early 2002. HD was long in coming, but it's sure worth the wait.
The specification may have been around for 25-years. The spec and the adoption of the spec are two different things. Is someone celebrating the adoption as being 25-years?
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MrSatyre @ May 9th 2008 1:48PM
ATSC has not been kicking around in TVs and on street corners for 25 years. It was established 25 years ago, but not until 1998---10 years ago, give or take six months---that the first ATSC tuner-equipped STBs and TVs appeared on the market. 99.999% of the HD-ready TVs which streeted that year used plug-in or external ATSC tuners.
Mr. E @ May 9th 2008 2:33PM
Yep, sounds about right. I remember getting so excited about HDTV in the '80s when I first heard about it. It seemed like FOREVER until I was able to finally get my first HDTV in early 2002. HD was long in coming, but it's sure worth the wait.
GhostDoggy @ May 10th 2008 6:46PM
The specification may have been around for 25-years. The spec and the adoption of the spec are two different things. Is someone celebrating the adoption as being 25-years?