Originally posted by: Karyudo
I don't think that's right. What the FCC is mandating is that all over the air TV stations conform to a (the ATSC?) digital standard. ATSC covers both SD and HD digital resolutions. So SD could be with us for quite some time to come, and TV stations will not be forced to upsample SD to HD.
Originally posted by: mcfly89
The FCC is forcing television stations to conform to HD standards, and over the next several years, all stations will comply to these standards [...].
The FCC is forcing television stations to conform to HD standards, and over the next several years, all stations will comply to these standards [...].
I don't think that's right. What the FCC is mandating is that all over the air TV stations conform to a (the ATSC?) digital standard. ATSC covers both SD and HD digital resolutions. So SD could be with us for quite some time to come, and TV stations will not be forced to upsample SD to HD.
You're probably right about that--it just occured to me that my only source for that one bit of info was a friend of mine. He was the general manager of a public access station, but he also has a penchant for, shall we say, "creative storytelling."