HDTV is no longer a new subject, but still the image maker of the future. It took 30 years of development at a cost of billions of dollars, yet it remains rare.
New standards supplanting old ones find an uphill battle always.
But history knows that new standards do emerge, and do become a new norm. It is just too good to fail. HDTV may not get its best start in the home as did our old system. It will affordably serve mass audiences using electronic projectors that are clear and as bright as found in any film-based theater today. Without any new technical breakthroughs audiences of 300 to 1000 can easily be entertained with these sharp, powerful projectors.