Hello, Mark Schubin wrote: Ø It's convenient, but it's not strictly necessary. (...) Ø The TVs had no trouble switching between 25.00 and 29.97 frames, Ø let alone between 29.97 and 30.00, and ALL of them used RF inputs. The issue is not whether the TVs would sync on 60.00 versus 59.94 Hz, the issue is whether the visible amount of cross-color and cross-luma would be acceptable. Assuming that neither the color carrier nor the audio carrier _can_ be moved from their standard values, then if ATSC changes the line frequency then (a lot) more crosstalk will be visible. It's also quite likely that the comb filters that could repair that will stop working. (But a TV good enough to have comb filters would also have better inputs that don't need comb filters.) A cheap converter box must work also with a RF connection (luma + chroma + audio over a single cable) to an antique NTSC TV. So, that's why you have 59.94. Because you don't want to have to answer the phone on millions of angry viewers. It's just a minor numerical inconvenience to you... Groeten, -- Jeroen Jeroen H. Stessen Specialist Picture Quality Philips Consumer Lifestyle High Impact Innovation Center High Tech Campus 37 - Office 8.042 NL 5656 AE Eindhoven - Nederland [cid:image003.jpg@01CBF84F.F0D7A400] ________________________________ The information contained in this message may be confidential and legally protected under applicable law. The message is intended solely for the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, forwarding, dissemination, or reproduction of this message is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by return e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.