John Willkie wrote:
By my way of calculation, if we had had an 8 mhz system, we would have AT LEAST 1/3 fewer TV stations than we do today.
That would be an improvement.
Given the social content of the programming provided on most networks and stations, not having them would definitely be an improvement.No Fox, no WB/UPN/CW. Fewer independents.
And, we would have had to wait more than a few years later for color - or early adopters would have had to turn in their non-compatible TV sets for PAL ones.If the FCC had allowed the 525 line CBS color system proposed in 1947 with it's 9 mHz bandwidth to become law, we would have had color then instead of waiting for the dumbed down 405 line, lower resolution version that finally got approved in 1951.
Yes, the color would have been better either with PAL or the original CBS color system.But, the color would have been better!
John Willkie